The European Securities & Markets Authority (ESMA) guidelines have been in force since January 2018. These guidelines set strict requirements in terms of knowledge and skills for professionals who advise about investments. After completing this course, you will meet these requirements. The certificate for this course is one of the requirements to gain access to the DSI certification Institutional Investment Advisor.
The exam of this course is accredited by DSI. That means that the exam meets the qualifications formulated by DSI and gives access to a DSI certification.
Education level
This is a program at HBO (higher vocational education) level.
Objectives
Comply with the ESMA guidelines on knowledge and professional competence
Meet the knowledge and skill requirements for the DSI certification Institutional Investment Advisor
Gain knowledge directly applicable in your daily practice
Set-up and examination
Baseline measurement
Each subject starts with a baseline measurement. This allows you to determine what you already know about a subject. If you are already familiar with the theory, you can go straight to the test to complete the subject.
Content
Financial instruments and markets
Macroeconomic developments and trends
Strategic investment policy
ESG and socially responsible investing
Monitoring, evaluation and adjustment
Duty of care and integrity
Other laws and regulations
Skills
Practice questions
For each topic cluster, the course offers practice questions. This allows you to test what you know about the topics. The practice questions are not representative of the exam. The questions in the practice exam are.
MemoTrainer
The MemoTrainer was created with Ebbinghaus’ theory in mind. He claimed that repetition was the secret to memorisation and created a scheme that would ensure that knowledge was stored in long-term memory. This is what the MemoTrainer is based on.
Review exercises are generated daily via MemoTraining for each participant individually. The questions you answer incorrectly return more often than those you answer correctly. Their progress is visible under Retention.
You can choose the days you want to practice, whether you receive a reminder in your mailbox and the maximum number of questions you want to receive per MemoTraining.
The MemoTrainer contains the practice questions you find with each block and the questions from the practice exam. As soon as you have completed a series of practice questions or the practice exam, these questions will be added to the MemoTrainer and you can start repeating them.
Exam
You will complete this training with an exam at one of Lamark’s testing centers. The first exam is included in the price of this course. You will find a voucher and instructions in the learning environment. You can book re-exams directly from the learning environment. You pay for these separately.
In the learning environment you will find a practice exam that gives you a good impression of the real exam.
Diploma DSI Institutional Investment Advisor
If you pass the exam, you will receive a diploma for this course. You will thus meet one of the admission requirements for the DSI certification Institutional Investment Advisor.
Study duration
The study duration for this course is between 35 and 45 hours, depending on your previous knowledge.
Frequently Asked Questions
Hoe kan ik mij inschrijven?
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Are there also English-language programmes?
Most of our programmes are available in both Dutch and English. In the bar at the top of the programme page, you can see the languages in which the programme is offered.
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