CII Level 4 Certificate in Discretionary Investment Management

Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by CII. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification.

Qualification Level

Level 4

Awarding Body

CII

Syllabus Units

2 Units

Guided Hours

Flexible

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Course Syllabus & Study Modules

Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

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Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how to establish and meet client objectives.
Understand the behaviour, performance, risk profile and correlation of key investment types.
Understand the role of the investment manager.
Understand discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.
Understand investment fund objectives and approaches.
Understand the fundamentals of economics applicable to investment management.
Understand how investment returns are related to investment risk.
Understand the principles and limitations of portfolio theory.
Understand indices and performance measurement.
Understand data and regression.
Understand the principles of basic financial mathematics.
Understand accounts and their interpretation.
Understand information sources and disclosure obligations and bias thereof.
Apply the principles of performance measurement and portfolio theory.
interpret and compare financial information and financial ratios.

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Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the UK financial services industry in its European and global context.
Understand how the retail consumer is served by the financial services industry.
Understand legal concepts and considerations relevant to financial advice.
Understand the regulation of financial services.
Understand the financial regulators' responsibilities and approach to regulation.
Apply the principles and rules as set out in the regulatory frame
Apply the regulatory advice frame
work in practice for the consumer.
Understand the range of skills required when advising clients.
Understand the financial regulators' use of principles and outcomes based regulation to promote ethical and fair outcomes.
Apply the Code of Ethics and professional standards to business behaviours of individuals.
Critically evaluate the outcomes that distinguish between ethical and compliance driven behaviours.