The Caribbean is the latest market to benefit from SII qualifications. Under a new agreement, the Caribbean Financial Planning Association (CFPA) will promote the SII qualifications to those working in the banking, insurance and investment sectors of the financial services industry in the region.
The Trinidad-based CFPA is a non-profit educational and career development organisation which serves the finance sector in the 15 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member countries. It will endorse the suitability of qualifications, including the SII’s International Introduction to Investment, International Certificate in Wealth Management and Islamic Finance Qualification.
The CFPA will also assist the SII in securing relationships with training providers for the promotion of the Institute’s Diploma and Wealth Management programmes to students on higher level finance and MBA programmes.
The SII chief executive Simon Culhane FSI said: “We are delighted to sign this Memorandum of Understanding as the Caribbean is an important market and working with the CFPA is an example of the Institute’s collaborative approach to help improve skills within the industry worldwide. The SII’s vocational qualifications allow students to attain globally-portable exams tailored for local markets.”
Jon Golding FSI, president of the CFPA said: “This is an historic event, bringing professional investment education and training to the Caribbean from Britain’s top professional body in this sector, the SII.
“The CFPA is honoured to be the conduit to provide access to practitioners (and potential training providers) for state-of-the-art know-how in the investment world.
“The SII’s courses, qualifications and membership benefits will bring a mantle of much-needed investment professionalism into our region at a time when it is clearly needed.”