SIIM Wealth Management

Module information

The SIIM Wealth Management is split into three consecutive modules.   You must study and pass exams for all three modules to complete the SIIM Wealth Management qualification. We recommend you study for one module at a time.  The exams for each module take place twice a year, in June and December, and therefore you could complete this qualification within 18 months.  The modules are as follows

• Financial Markets
  This module focuses on the environment in which wealth management operates.  The module is broken down into the following syllabus areas:

  • economics and interpretation of economic statistics
  • introduction to financial statements
  • investment mathematics
  • investment analysis
• Portfolio Construction Theory
  This module looks at the theory of portfolio construction and behaviour. The module is broken down into the following syllabus areas:
  • portfolio construction theory
  • taxation and trusts

• Applied Wealth Management
  This module reviews practical portfolio construction and management and is broken down into the following syllabus areas:

  • the advisor-client relationship
  • cash management
  • overview of insurance products
  • overview of investment products
  • pension wrappers
  • use of other investments (e.g. property)
  • effective philanthropy
  • tools and techniques
  • the practice of portfolio construction

The syllabus for all three modules of the SIIM Wealth Management are available from the SII website.

Exemptions

Delegates who have previously passed the CISI Diploma modules of Investment Analysis or Interpretation of Financial Statements will be exempt from module 1 (Financial Markets), and can progress directly to module 2 (Portfolio Construction theory). No exemptions are available for either Module 2 (Portfolio Construction Theory) or Module 3 (Applied Wealth Management) of the new SIIM (Wealth Management).

To find out about exemptions that the SIIM Wealth Management carries towards the CISI Diploma, please visit the SII website