CFA备考要从考纲开始，通过握好考试的侧重点，然后合理的分配好备考的时间这样才可以做到事半功倍，提高CFA考试通过率。CFA一级经历近几年的考纲巨变，现在已经趋于稳定。总体来讲，今年的考纲变化不大：各科目比重没有任何变化，且只有三个变动章节，同时考纲仍延续了 “二级挪一级、三级挪二级” 的指导方针。

CFA课程内容上，Ethics，Economics和 Corporate Finance略有变化：

Ethics考纲变化情况

1
考纲新增部分

1.1SS1 新增 Reading 1  Ethics and Trust in the Investment Profession. 新增6个考点

2
考纲删除部分

1.1SS4 Microeconomic Analysis.

1.2SS5 Macroeconomic Analysis.

1.3SS6 Economics in a Global Context.

Economics考纲变化情况

1
考纲新增部分

2.1新增SS4 Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.含Reading 14 Topics in Demand and Supply Analysis (6个考点). Reading 15 The Firm and Market Structures(原2016年SS4中Reading 16).  Reading 16 Aggregate Output, Prices, and Economic Growth(15个考点,原2016年SS5中Reading 17). Reading 17 Understanding Business Cycles( 9个考点, 原2016年SS5中Reading 18).

2.2新增SS 5 Monetary and Fiscal Policy, International Trade, and Currency Exchange Rates. 含Reading 18 Monetary and Fiscal Policy(20个考点，原2016年SS5中Reading 19). Reading 19 International Trade and Capital Flows( 10个考点, 原2016年SS6中Reading 20). Reading 20 Currency Exchange Rates(10个考点, 原2016年SS6中Reading 21).

2
考纲删除内容

1.1SS4 Microeconomic Analysis.

1.2SS5 Macroeconomic Analysis.

1.3SS6 Economics in a Global Context.

Corporate Finance考纲变化情况

1
考纲新增部分

3.1新增SS10 Corporate Governance, Capital Budgeting, and Cost of Capital. 新增R34 Corporate Governance and ESG: An Introduction 其余部分为2016年考纲SS11 中的R35,R36.

3.2新增SS11 Leverage, Dividends and Share Repurchases, and Working Capital Management.内容为2016年考纲SS11中的R37 R38 R39.

2
考纲删除内容

删除SS11 Corporate Finance.

考纲修改内容

一.Financial Reporting and Analysis部分

1.1 SS7 R24 d describe key aspects of the converged accounting standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and Financial Accounting Standards Board in May 2014;修改为 d describe key aspects of the converged accounting standards for revenue recog¬nition issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and Financial Accounting Standards Board in May 2014;（增加for revenue recog¬nition）

1.2 SS7 R24 f describe the financial reporting treatment and analysis of non-recurring items (including discontinued operations, extraordinary items, unusual or infrequent items) and changes in accounting policies;修改为f describe the financial reporting treatment and analysis of non-recurring items (including discontinued operations, unusual or infrequent items) and changes in accounting policies;（删除extraordinary items）.