DSI Deficiency Institutional CFA/VBA

This Deficiency module closes the gap between the VBA or CFA course and the ESMA guidelines, by covering the topics that are not covered in the two courses. Upon completion of this course, together with a VBA or CFA Level 3 Diploma, you will meet one of the entry requirements for the DSI certification DSI Inform or Advise Investing Institutional.

Preliminary education

This is a programme at HBO level. The Deficiency module closes the gap between the VBA or CFA course and the ESMA guidelines by covering the subjects that are not covered in the two courses.

Course outline

This course is designed as a self-study e-learning programme. The course is divided into blocks with chapters. The whole represents your learning path until the exam.

Practice questions

You will be given practice questions for each topic. In addition, the course has one practice exam that gives you a good impression of the real exam.

Practice with the MemoTrainer

Repetition helps to remember content. With the MemoTrainer you repeat the questions that you have already answered. Review exercises are generated daily via MemoTraining for each participant individually. The questions you answer incorrectly return more often than those you answer correctly. 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.

Taking exams

For the exam you must go to one of the exam locations of Lamark. You will find more information about this in the learning environment under Doing the exam.

Theory

1. Introduction
2. Costs
3. Client classification and information obligation
4. Prudent person rule
5. Documentation in the event of outsourcing
6. Sources of information
7. Pensions regulations and the pension debate
8. Reporting requirements to DNB
9. Skills: explanation and exercise

Diploma Deficiency Investment Institutional CFA/VBA

If you pass the exam, you will receive a diploma for this course. With this, together with a VBA diploma or CFA Level 3 diploma, you meet one of the admission requirements for the DSI certification Institutional Investment Information Provider or Advisor.