<p>^ I would have guessed three years instead of four and in fact when I was taking the CFA it may have been less, but either way didn’t pay much attention since I had more than the minimum. </p>
<p>Your second link shows that you don’t know what investment management (IM) is. Many of the jobs listed there (Securities Underwriter, Auditor, Management Consultant, Actuary) would not be considered IM; not to mention all the people working in treasury departments of corporations and the like that have CFAs.</p>