This 8-hour course aims to equip client relationship manager, relationship manager and investment advisor and covered person to be able to match investment products to client’s risk profile so as to achieve the investment objectives set out and taking into consideration client’s investment suitability.
Target Audience
- Relationship Managers
- Investment Advisors
- Portfolio Managers
- Product Specialists
- Investment Risk Managers
Recommended for:
- Private Banking & Wealth Management
Course Objectives
- To understand the financial institution’s client acquisition strategies and be able to apply them to seek prospects and onboard them as clients.
- To understand the financial institution’s risk appetite threshold.
- To know the financial institution’s product sets available
- To know how to recommend suitable investment products to clients to achieve their investment objectives.
- To be able validate the accuracy of client investment profile research.
- To know how to design client acquisition strategies based on identified target client group profiles.
- To evaluate client investment profiles to determine their financing needs and investment objectives.
Course Outline
Part 1: Client acquisition process and strategies.
- Identify target client group profiles
- Client investment profiles
- Client investment suitability process
Part 2: Financial institution’s risk appetite and product sets.
- Risk appetite statement
- Risk appetite threshold
- Risk management framework
- Risk management tools
- Product sets
- Interest rate products
- Foreign exchange products
- Futures
- Options
- Equity products
- Structured products
- Asset management funds
- Alternative investments
- Legacy planning
- Credit facility and leverage
Assessment - MCQ
About IBF Certification
This course addresses the following Technical Skills and Competencies (TSCs) and Proficiency Level (PL):
- Client Investment Suitability (Level 4)
Participants are encouraged to access the IBF MySkills Portfolio 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/home/for-individuals/ibf-certification/why-be-ibf-certified