The Securities & Investment Institute Enters Pakistan Market: Mondo Visione

The Securities & Investment Institute (SII) is for the first time ever launching its suite of qualifications in Pakistan. The SII, the membership body for those who work in the securities and investment industry, has launched its Education Programme for the Capital Markets with the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) as part of the KSE's Education Programme for their Capital Market Participants.

Taster training sessions were made available recently, run by one of the SII's Accredited Training Providers, the College of Accounting and Management Sciences (CAMS) in Karachi. The launch follows a series of roadshows and presentations to leading broking, investment houses, banks and universities which the SII has been offering over the past month with CAMS and its other training providers, USM and IFIS.

The SII's accredited training providers in Pakistan have begun offering face-to-face training courses to the Capital Markets for the SII's Risk Management, Certificates in Securities, International Investment Management and Derivatives, Foundation programmes in Investment and Islamic Finance qualifications. These qualifications will be aimed at Broker-Dealers, Agents, Fund Managers, Bankers, Investment Bankers and Media employees. Candidates will be able to sit their examinations by computer based testing at test centres in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad where the SII's ATPs are based and receive instant results. Candidates on training courses who register for SII examinations, which are also available by self-study, will receive an SII workbook (study manual) included with their examination entry fee. Further details on training courses in Pakistan can be obtained from siiglobal.org/Pakistan or international@sii.org.uk or from the SII's London office on: +44 20 7645 0703.

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