SEC-CISI Diploma study guide
SEC-CISI Diploma · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
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01UK Financial Services Regulation and Compliance
This domain tests whether you can place a UK investment firm inside the regulatory architecture and apply the rulebook to a live fact pattern: who authorises the firm, which rules bite, what records must exist, and who is personally accountable. FSMA 2000 is the governing statute.
373 words, about 2 min02Ethics, Integrity and Professional Standards
This domain tests conduct under pressure: spotting a conflict before it becomes a breach, deciding whether a benefit is an inducement, and knowing what is expected when something goes wrong. The CISI Code of Conduct expects members to act with integrity and due skill, to be open and co-operative with regulators, to manage conflicts fairly and to protect confidentiality.
383 words, about 2 min03Financial Markets, Instruments and Investment Vehicles
This domain checks whether you can describe what is being traded, how it is priced and how it settles - and whether you can spot when a client's stated objective is mismatched with the instrument chosen. Equities carry residual ownership, votes and discretionary dividends.
347 words, about 2 min04Investment Analysis, Risk and Portfolio Construction
This domain tests whether you can translate client objectives into an allocation and defend it in numbers: expected return, dispersion, correlation, and the cost of being wrong. Total risk = systematic (market) + unsystematic (specific).
336 words, about 2 min05Client Advice, Suitability and Wealth Planning
This domain tests the advice process end to end: gather, assess, recommend, document, review - plus the tax wrappers that make a sound recommendation efficient. Suitability (COBS 9) requires knowledge of the client's objectives, financial situation, knowledge and experience, risk tolerance and capacity for loss .
378 words, about 2 min