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  • Welcome to CISI Ireland

    The Professional Body of Choice for the Financial Services Sector

    The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment is the leading professional body for securities, investment, wealth and financial planning professionals. The CISI has been dedicated to professionalism since it emerged from the London Stock Exchange in 1992.

    We encourage all of our members, and all who strive for the highest professional standards, to stand tall – proud of the values they hold and the work they do each day.

    The CISI in Ireland
  • UNDERSTANDING
    WELLBEING AND
    ADDICTION

    Resources to boost your brain

    We have collaborated with Synergy Health to offer you online learning modules to help inform you about mental health and ways to tackle addiction.

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  • Certificate in Ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI)

    If you’re in search of a jargon-busting course that not only delves into the core definitions and global developments in the field of AI but also explores its ethical dilemmas and what they mean for financial services, as well as the responses of regulators, this new certificate offers an outstanding overview.

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  • We can all learn from one another

    Our mentoring scheme now includes reverse mentoring, where more senior members learn from more junior members, because we believe knowledge-sharing trumps hierarchy.

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  • Welcome to the CISI Learning Platform

    We are excited to introduce our cutting-edge new Learning Platform, designed to revolutionise how CISI members access and consume our world-class CPD content.

  • New mentoring platform for all CISI Members

    Join today and learn from, or support, other members in our professional community

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  • Professional Refresher

    Enhance the knowledge you have gained from attending CPD events using our elearning tool. Popular modules include:

  • Corporate Cyber Security

    Cyber attacks broke all records in terms of the numbers of cases reported in the last 12 months. It is estimated that a business is successfully hacked every 19 seconds and some risk analysts estimate that $2.9m is lost to cybercrime every minute globally. Understanding the risks and protecting your organisation from these threats is now essential for financial services practitioners.

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    Display your achievements as a CISI member and differentiate yourself from your peers

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  • Your new MyCISI Member App

    Carry your knowledge around with you more easily


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  • Climate Risk Certificate

    The first joint qualification from the Chartered Body Alliance

    Designed to help finance and risk professionals globally in identifying and managing climate-related risks, to support the transition to a low-carbon world.

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  • Vulnerable Customers

    The appropriate treatment of vulnerable customers is a key concern for regulators all over the world, in the financial services sector and beyond. Keeping these customers safe is both a regulatory requirement and a moral imperative, so firms must be proactive in identifying them and providing the best possible service.

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"The scientists have done their job, now it's time for financial services to do ours"
George Littlejohn, Chartered MCSI
a COP26 special
As the leading body for financial services professionals, you can see our wealth of insightful sustainable and responsible finance learning materials for those working in and interested in financial services.

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Online learning
Our cutting-edge elearning tool, Professional Refresher, is designed to refresh or develop your knowledge on a variety of topics, all achievable during your lunch break or commute.
The Review
Our award-winning members’ magazine, available online and in print, incorporates the latest news, insight and thought leadership affecting your profession.
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Build new skills and shine a spotlight on ESG Investing. Watch videos of our most popular events online, anywhere, anytime, on any device.
Qualifications & Assessments
Essential learning on all things relating to sustainable and responsible investment with our short online course or enhance your credibility with these global qualifications.

CISI visit to Ireland - September 2023

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment's recent visit to the Republic of Ireland was interesting and insightful. It was a great privilege to meet the new President of the CISI Ireland Committee, Adele Spillane, CFA, Dip IoD, her predecessor Eugene Kiernan and all the NAC members. We had a great discussion with the Central Bank of Ireland policy team, an insightful CPD event with Jim Powers and dinner with local partners. Thank you to all members and students who form our local community in Ireland.



Ireland National Advisory Council

President

Adele Spillane MCSI

Director
BlackRock

 

Ciara O’Sullivan

Head of Trustee & Fiduciary Services
HSBC

Clark Elder, Chartered FCSI

Chief Compliance Officer (Ireland)
London Stock Exchange Group

Conor O’Beirne, Chartered MCSI

Wealth Consultant
Goodbody Stockbrokers

 

Joanne Enright MCSI

Lecturer in Finance & Economics
ATU and Financial Consultant at Walbrook Consulting

 

Kevin McHugh FCSI

Consultant, Priory GRC Consulting Limited

 

Stephanie Ford, Chartered MCSI

Head of Compliance & MLRO

Tommy Cronin, Chartered MCSI

Director
Crowbar Consulting Limited

 

Speak to us about our work in Ireland

For any queries about our work in Ireland, or for any business development queries, please contact:

Kat Eletskikh
International Manager, Global Business Development
07935352980
kat.eletskikh@cisi.org

CISI Recognition

CISI is a global leader in investment education at all levels, delivering directly or in partnership with employers and third level institutions. Qualifications are developed by practitioners for practitioners, our qualifications provide career building blocks and global portability.

Some CISI qualifications are eligible for exemptions for the Professional Diploma in Financial Advice (QFA), which is approved by Central Bank to meet minimum competency requirements. CISI qualifications meet all ESMA guidelines.

CISI and the Institute of Banking (IOB)

The IOB recognises several of the CISI’s Professional Refresher elearning modules for CPD purposes.

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CISI and IFS Skillnet

The CISI in Ireland are delighted to work in association with IFS Skillnet in delivering the qualifications below:

International Introduction to Securities & Investment
Investment Operations Certificate (IOC) Technology in Investment Management
Risk in Financial Services Combating Financial Crime Global Financial Compliance

As well as some of our Professional Refresher e-learning modules.

IFS Skillnet is a national network of partner associations and companies operating in the international financial services industry in Ireland. Its aim is to support the IFS sector in maintaining Ireland’s position as a top international financial services centre, through ongoing investment in the development of the skills and expertise of this workforce. To avail of IFS Skillnet funding participating companies must be members of IFS Skillnet.

If you are an IFS Skillnet Member interested in taking CISI qualifications, please contact CRM@cisi.org. For further information on IFS Skillnet contact info@ifsskillnet.ie

CISI and SFS collaborate to help to advance ESG best practice across Ireland’s financial services sector


The CISI in Ireland are delighted to work in association with Sustainable Finance Skillnet to help to advance ESG best practice across Ireland’s financial services sector.

We are delighted to offer firms up to 60% off bulk orders of CISI qualifications, Professional Refresher elearning Modules or bespoke training packages.

Sustainable Finance Skillnet is a national network working to develop skills and leadership capacity to advance ESG best practice across Ireland’s financial services sector.

If you are interested in developing the skills and leadership capacity of your firm and team, please contact Deirdre.Lawson@cisi.org for further information.

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Ethics and Culture

The CISI believes that integrity is a key component of professionalism, defined as the effective combination of knowledge, skills and behaviour. CISI has been to the fore in developing products and services where the highest standards of integrity are embedded and regularly tested.

Integrity at Work

  • An onsite interactive workshop which is tailored to suit any firm, business type or location
  • Over 8000 professionals have participated in this workshop globally in the last 3 years
  • Anonymous voting encourages participants to vote how they would in real life rather than how they know they should
  • Approved to meet Central Bank’s requirement of one hour’s ethics CPD

IntegrityMatters

  • An online integrity test designed to highlight dilemmas practitioners may face at work
  • unique elearning tool developed by the CISI highlights the importance of integrity and enables users to test their ability to make ethical decisions in the workplace
  • over 47,000 professionals have taken the IntegrityMatters test

Speak Up

  • to support a ‘speak up’ culture in financial services, the CISI has developed a suite of resources focusing on the importance of professionals having the knowledge and courage to speak up when they witness failings, large or small, which impact the standards set by their organisation
  • Speak Up interactive workshop - live voting, and interactive discussions, attendees have the opportunity to discuss and debate a series of true to life scenarios, and understand how to speak up with confidence
  • Professional Refresher online learning module – Integrity & Ethics

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