CISI
Level 7
QN: 501/1603/4
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CISI Level 7 Diploma in Wealth Management
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by CISI. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 189 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 7
Awarding Body
CISI
Syllabus Units
3 Units
Guided Hours
189 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Applied Wealth Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to explain the UK Financial Services Regulatory system and its implications for firms and their advisors
- Be able to evaluate the use of cash to meet short and long term funding requirements
- Be able to evaluate the main financial needs of the retail consumer and apply suitable protection products where appropriate
- Be able to evaluate and apply suitable indirect savings and investment products for a client's portfolio to meet their requirements
- Be able to evaluate and apply suitable products to underpin provision for a client's retirement planning
- Be able to evaluate and apply direct, derivative and alternative investments in structuring private client portfolios
- Be able to explore and explain the implications of ethical investment and its impact on a private client's portfolio
- Be able to explain the scope for private clients to engage in philanthropy effectively
- Be able to apply the main asset allocation and risk management tools and techniques in managing a client's portfolio
- Be able to apply the core principles of investment planning to constructing and managing a private client portfolio
2
Financial Markets
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the implications of economics and economic policy for financial markets
- Understand the structure and content of financial statements issued by companies and their impact on the valuation of securities
- Be able to select and apply the principal accounting ratios, and explain their advantages and limitations, in the evaluation and comparison of financial statements
- Be able to select and apply the techniques and concepts of investment mathematics to the Wealth Management process
- Be able to evaluate critically the risks and returns offered by fixed income securities and cash
- Be able to evaluate critically the risks and returns offered by equities and derivative investments
- Understand the securities market structure, trading venues and custody and settlement processes
3
Portfolio Construction Theory in Wealth Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the fundamentals of investment theory
- Be able to compare and contrast the properties and performance of the principal asset classes held directly by clients and via intermediated investments
- Be able to compare and contrast the properties and performance of alternative asset classes
- Be able to evaluate property and collective investments for use in a portfolio
- Be able to evaluate Modern Portfolio Theory and the Capital Asset Pricing Model
- Be able to evaluate the concepts of behavioural finance and how it is used in the industry
- Be able to implement long term and tactical asset allocation strategies
- Be able to appraise different views of market efficiency and their impact on investment style
- Explain the role and responsibilities of fund managers
- Be able to apply a range of techniques to measure portfolio performance
- Be able to assess the impact of personal taxation on the investment decision-making process
- Be able to assess the impact of SDLT / SDRT on the investment decision-making process
- Be able to determine the tax treatment of On-Shore and Offshore funds
- Be able to determine the scope of international taxation and tax planning strategies
- Be able to compare the different types of trusts, how they are taxed and the rights of beneficiaries
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 501/1603/4
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- CISI
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2010