Certificate in Foundations of Impact Investing

Programme Overview

This programme provides an overview of the context of impact investing. Impact investing has the key goal of generating positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return. Explore the key drivers of the impact market, and differences between ESG and impact investing, and understand and explain key impact measurement concepts, principles, frameworks, and practices. The programme will require participants to put impact investing techniques into practice and explain them to stakeholders through research.

Modules

At the end of the programme, the participants will be able to:

Understand how impact investing affects the economy, and how it differs from ESG.
Explain impact measurement trends and developments to stakeholders.
Research and support the impact measurement and reporting process.

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Who Should Attend

Asset Managers
Investment Professionals
Family Office Advisors and Consultants
Private Banking and Wealth Management

Useful Links

IBF Standards: https://www.ibf.org.sg/home/for-individuals/skills-and-jobs-development/training-support/IBF-STS

Private Banking Code of Conduct: https://abs.org.sg/industry-guidelines/private-banking

Certification

Participants who successfully complete the programme will be awarded:

Accreditation

This programme is accredited under Certificate in Foundations of Impact Investing (TGS-2023021195) by The Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF). Singaporeans and Permanent Residents are eligible for enhanced funding support of up to 70% course fee subsidy under the IBF Standard Training Scheme (IBF-STS), subject to all eligibility criteria being met.

Participants are advised to assess the suitability of the course and its relevance to his/her business activities or job roles.

The IBF-STS is available to eligible entities and individuals based on the prevalent funding eligibility, quantum and caps. IBF-STS provides up to 70% course fee subsidy support for direct training costs subject to a cap of S3,000 per candidate per course subject to all eligibility criteria being met.

Find out more on www.ibf.org.sg

Certification

Upon completion, participants will be:

Eligible for 4.5 CPD hours
Awarded the WMI Certificate in Foundations of Impact Investing

About IBF Certification

This course addresses the following Technical Skills and Competencies (TSCs) and proficiency level:

Impact Indicators, Measurement and Reporting PL3

Participants are encouraged to access the IBF MySkills Portfolio (https://www.ibf.org.sg/home/for-individuals/resource-tools/myskills-portfolio) to track their training progress and skills acquisition against the Skills Framework for Financial Services. You can apply for IBF Certification after fulfilling the required number of Technical Skills and Competencies (TSCs) for the selected job role.

Find out more about IBF certification and the application process on https://www.ibf.org.sg/home/for-individuals/ibf-certification/why-be-ibf-certified

Modules	Full Fees (S$)	Fees after subsidies inclusive of GST (With effect from 1 Jan 2023) (S$)
Before GST	After GST	Company-Sponsored	Company-Sponsored/Self Sponsored
1	1	1	1	1

Note:

The fees listed above are after IBF-STS funding. Any discrepancies in registration details or failure to meet minimum IBF academic requirements will result in an unsuccessful IBF reimbursement claim and students will be liable for the full tuition fees. For funding eligibility criteria and more information regarding the funding, please visit www.ibf.org.sg/home/for-individuals/skills-and-jobs-development/training-support/IBF-STS.

Global-Asia Family Office Circle (GFO Circle) Members are entitled to 10% discount across “Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG)” programmes. Click here for more information on GFO Circle membership.

The information above is correct at the time of publication. The Wealth Management Institute reserves the right to amend the fees and/or terms and conditions as appropriate.