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The EIMF Live Online Learning Experience

EIMF subject-matter experts deliver engaging and interactive courses across a broad spectrum of areas, that can be enjoyed in the comfort of your own chosen environment. 

Course Overview

This program is intended for Investment Professionals engaged in designing and selling financial products, and for Compliance Professionals who need to monitor the promotion of such financial products to investors.

The programme offers a detailed overview of the Products Governance Requirements and the required components of the Key Investor Document (KID) for PRIPS (Packaged Retail Investment Products).

ΣΚΟΠΟΣ ΣΕΜΙΝΑΡΙΟΥ

Upon completion of the programme participants will be able to:

• Understand the regulatory requirements for manufacturing and distributing financial products
  
• Distinguish between the responsibilities of manufacturers and distributors of financial products
• Identify which products are affected
• Comprehend the compliance requirements for the various professionals involved
• Manage and avert potential conflicts of interest
• Examine the various stages of product governance
• Identify PRIPS products and the need for having a KID
• Examine the main components of a KID and the required content

ΣΕ ΠΟΙΟΥΣ ΑΠΕΥΘΥΝΕΤΑΙ

This programme is ideal for professionals working in the Financial Sector, such as:

• Investment Advisors and Customer Support Personnel
  
• Portfolio Managers and Designers of Investment Products or Strategies
• FinTech professionals selling Products & Services
• Professionals working in Compliance and Risk Management
• Other Management, Administration, Marketing and Technical staff
• Corporate lawyers, Accountants, and Consultants

ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΕΣ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΕΣ

Training Outline

Product Governance

• Responsibilities of manufacturers and distributors
• Product stages and product features
• Risk assessment, fees, conflicts of interest
• Positive and negative target markets
• Distribution and marketing

PRIPS / KID

• Types of PRIPS (Packaged Retail Investment Products).
• Key Information Document (KID)
• Risk-Reward Profile
• Organizational requirements
• Recommended actions / Compliance
• Components of the KID
• Preparation of a KID

Training Style

This workshop is designed to enhance the participants’ knowledge of the topic through a combination of key formal presentations, practical examples and discussions.

There will be ample opportunity for participants to compare experiences with industry peers and raise issues of most concern to their organisation, either confidentially or in open session.

Participants will also receive the presentation handouts and transfer the knowledge gained to their workplace.  Overall they will gain considerable insights to better compliance with the MiFID II Product Governance Directive and Regulations including detailed information about PRIPS and the KID preparation.

CPD Recognition

This programme may be approved for up to 5 CPD units in Financial Regulation. Eligibility criteria and CPD Units are verified directly by your association, regulator or other bodies which you hold membership.

Professionals requiring CPD units to meet the education requirements for CySEC licence renewal, and/or for maintaining other professional memberships/certifications which accept CPD in Financial Regulation, are advised to consider training subjects in categories that indicate CPD training in Financial Regulation.

Trainer

Demetris Nicolaou

Demetris is the Executive Director and Portfolio Manager at Hanseatic Capital Management, a fund management company. Before his appointment at Hanseatic, Demetris was the Chief Financial Officer of D. Nicolaou & Sons Ltd. He also worked at Alpha Bank as Head of Asset Management and in the USA at Emerging Markets Management as Co-Portfolio Manager. Demetris is a Non-Executive Director of Axia Ventures, an investment banking firm. He previously served as President of the CFA Society of Cyprus.

He is a CFA Charterholder and holds the advanced Certificate of Professional Competence from CySEC. He also acquired the Certificate in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors, UK. Moreover, he is a Certified Trainer by the Human Resource Development Authority (HRDA). Demetris Nicolaou holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance & Economics and an MBA from the American University in Washington, DC.