COURSE DESCRIPTION

CPD Accreditation detail:

Professional Body: Compliance Institute Southern Africa
CPD hour allocation: CPD Hours (online learning): 4 CPD hours    
CPD registration number: GiE20181000054 

Learners will gain sufficient knowledge and understanding of all the aspects that are generic to the various classes of business.  This course is offered as a stand alone CPD course and will provide learners with knowledge on the following generic topics:

• The FAIS Act
• The different classes of business defined in BN 194 of 2017
• Financial Institutions within the South African Financial Services sector
• Industry standards and codes of conducts relevant to the various classes of business
• Economic cycles and environmental factors
• Risks to which classes of business are exposed to

LEARNING OBJECTIVE

At the end of this course, the learner will have core knowledge of the following:

• general risks associated with the nine classes of business as well as the sub-classes where applicable
• Investment and risk principles to be considered in the various classes of business
• the typical role players in the financial services industry
• the economic and environmental factors that have an impact on the financial services industry
• the impact of applicable legislation
• the inter-relationship between the various classes of business
• industry standards and codes

WHO SHOULD REGISTER?

• Existing Key Individuals and Representatives who are under supervision in a particular sub-category.
• Newly appointed Key Individuals and Representatives.
• Existing Key Individuals and Representatives not under supervision as a refresher and to earn CPD hours.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

No minimum requirement.