Qualifications in Global Financial Compliance, Financial Services Risk, Cybersecurity Management and Countering Financial Crime are now available online, after being reviewed by a panel of senior practitioners led by FINSIA .
FINSIA chief executive Chris Whitehead says the aim of the new courses is to upskill investors, enabling them to focus on risk management to minimize financial crime.
“The introduction of these qualifications to meet the needs of investment, fund management and brokerage professionals is the latest example of two years of work between the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment and FINSIA,” said Mr. Whitehead.
“We have also partnered with Fitch Learning, part of the Fitch Group, to help candidates with their studies and exam preparation. »
The government estimates that financial cybercrime costs the economy $1 billion a year.
“The scale of the problem shows that there is a lot of work to be done. This is certainly an area where FINSIA believes finance professionals can develop new skills and broaden their expertise,” Mr Whitehead added.
“The course modules focus on the global scope and impact of financial crime. »
CISI chief executive Simon Culhane said the qualifications were being introduced to the market for the first time and could easily be integrated into organisations’ existing learning and development frameworks.
“Professional bodies must ensure that their members have a certain level of knowledge and understanding of the changing face of cyber threats and financial crime with new technologies used in their sector,” Mr Culhane said.
FINSIA and CISI have also worked together to launch ethics workshops and recently announced an online ethics test for financial services professionals.
