Economics

 MSc Economics course offered by Economics Department, University College London, recorded a career outcome rate of 94.2%. Following are the finer details:

• Salary: £42,184 (average) and £38,000 (median)
• Location: UK (67%), Overseas (26.4%), EU (6.6%)
• Industry: Consultancy, Accountancy & Financial Services, Policy & government, Academic Research and HE, Banking and investment, Other professional, scientific and technical activities, Scientific Research, development & analysis, etc.
• Recruiters: Frontier Economics, Bank of England, UK Government, University College London, Charles River Associates UK Ltd, EY, Her Majesty's Treasury, Oxford Economics Ltd, Cabinet Office, etc.
• Job Roles: Actuaries, economists and statisticians, Management consultants and business analysts, Finance and investment analysts and advisers, Social and humanities scientists, Business, research and administrative professionals, Higher education teaching professionals, etc.

You can certainly puruse CFA however, why not dip your hands first in Financial Modelling and Evaluation? It will certainly open more pathways besides being a chartered financial Analyst. 

Find Short term courses (6-10 month period), that also give you a taste of practical experience/ projects so that it builds up not only your knowledge but also your experience confidence.

Personally I know one such institute that does a great job. IIM Skills Financial Modelling and Evaluation was something my friend enrolled not too long back and he only had good words to say.

You should of course look into other options as well. But he mentioned he greatly benefitted from their inhouse work as well as assistance post his curriculum to break into the field of finance. Hope this helps! Cheers!