2000s
68,084 CFA charters are earned this decade.
2001
Levels II and III go to 50% item set (they were first introduced in 2000 for a small portion of the exam).
2001
Donald L. Tuttle, CFA Grading Excellence Award established. First recipients include: Donald L. Tuttle, CFA; Greta E. Marshall, CFA; James R. Vertin, CFA; Charles G. King, CFA.
2003
First December Level I exam is administered. 20,657 sit for this exam.
2004
52 percent of CFA candidates are from outside North America.
2004
AIMR changes its name to CFA Institute.
2005
Level II goes to 100% item set.
2005
The Economist and the Financial Times (U.K.) name the CFA Program the “Gold Standard” of investment education.
2007
Practice Analysis becomes continuous. More than 100,000 candidates sit for the CFA exams at 189 exam areas. 277 graders. London becomes the largest test center, surpassing New York, which had been the largest since 1963.