Compliance in Private Banking and Wealth Management

Programme Overview

Private banking and wealth management have become a substantive sub-sector within financial services. The wide range of services, special risks and sensitivities create particular challenges in dealing with private clients. This course aims at equipping participants with a clear understanding of the challenges as well as relevant regulations and regulatory expectations in private banking and wealth management.

Total Training Duration: 13 CPD hours
Core FAA CPD: 6.5 hours
Core SFA CPD: 6.5 hours
Classroom Hours: 13
Preparatory Hours: 4

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module, participants will be able to

Understand the risks and apply frameworks in the risk mitigation, including
- Compliance Challenges Facing Private Banks
- Governance and Compliance Framework
- AML/CFT In Private Banking
- Tax Evasion Risk
- Investment Suitability and Client Fair Dealing
- Cross Border Marketing Risk
- Dealing with Independent Asset Managers and Referrers
- Conduct Risk

The course structure consists of a combination of classroom learning and assessments, with a total duration of 13 hours.

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Who Should Attend

This course is designed for compliance professionals within the financial services sector with at least 3 years of relevant experience, including legal, enterprise/operational risk, audit professionals and those in control functions in the 1.5 line of defence. It is also relevant for external lawyers, consultants and accountants advising the financial services sector.

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Certification

Participants who successfully complete the programme will be awarded:

Accreditation

IBF Accreditation

This course is eligible for funding under the IBF Standards Training Scheme (IBF-STS), subject to all eligibility criteria being met.
For more information on the Skills Framework for Financial Services, please visit www.ibf.org.sg/home/for-financial-institutions/resource-tools/skills-framework-for-financial-services.

For more information on the IBF-STS, please visit www.ibf.org.sg/home/for-financial-institutions/resource-tools/skills-framework-for-financial-services.

Certification

About IBF Certification

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

Regulatory Compliance (PL4)
Regulatory and Legal Advisory (PL4)

Participants are encouraged to access the IBF MySkills Portfolio (https://www.ibf.org.sg/programmes/Pages/MySkills-Portfolio.aspx) 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/certification/Pages/Why-be-Certified.aspx

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Note:

Prices shown are based on the prevalent IBF-STS subsidies. T&Cs apply.

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Eligible SG citizens may utilise SkillsFuture Credit to offset course fees. This is only applicable for the regular SkillsFuture Credit, and not applicable for the SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career) additional top-up funding.

^#Unfunded course fee refers to the balance course fee payable after applicable government subsidies. This may include materials fees, registration fees and misc fees.

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