Date: 23/10/2008

The unified examination of China Securities Professionals was successfully conducted in 40 cities across the nation from October 18-19, 2008. The exam took place while the world is suffering from financial crisis and economic recession in which China is unavoidably negatively impacted.  The Chinese financial regulatory authority starts putting emphasis on the training and certification of its staff to ensure the efficiency of the financial system. Testing titles have expanded from the two to six covering both fundamentals and technical knowledge including Securities Fundamentals, Securities Trading, Securities Offering and Underwriting, Securities Investment Analysis, Securities Investment Fund and Compliance Management. Future certification system for securities professionals will be much more comprehensive according to the design structure.

As usual, ATA provided the exam delivery service for the nationwide test. A total number of 180,000 candidates participated in the tests throughout the two day period; total number of tests delivered was over 300,000.