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CISI Fundamentals of Financial Services (Oman)

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5 اختبارات تجريبية × 30 سؤالاً · 120 سؤالاً فريداً · 150 موضع سؤال إجمالاً · محاولات غير محدودة
التعلّم المركّز · مواضيع الاختبار والأخطاء الشائعة والفخاخ والأرقام المهمة
بطاقات مراجعة ممتعة وفعّالة
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محلل أداء وموجّه ذكي يحدد نقاط ضعفك
وضع الدراسة · تعلّم أثناء التدريب
دردشة ذكية مدرّبة خصيصاً على هذا الامتحان
بيانات مصقولة يومياً بملاحظات المجتمع
محتوى حديث ومدقق الدقة

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Module 1: Ethics and Integrity in Financial Services 1 marks out of 30

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Ethical behaviour, ESG, responsible investment and recognised forms of impact investing. Approximately 1 of 30 scored questions.

• Principles of ethical behaviour
• Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG)
• Responsible investment
• Gender-lens investing and microfinance

Module 2: Saving and Borrowing 4 marks out of 30

How financial services connect savers and borrowers through banks, equities, bonds, markets and insurance. Approximately 4 of 30 scored questions.

• Savers, borrowers and financial intermediation
• Banks, equities and bonds
• Government and corporate borrowing
• Risk and prospective reward
• Markets and insurance providers

Module 3: Banking 5 marks out of 30

Retail and commercial banking, borrowing, effective interest, investment banks and central-bank functions. Approximately 5 of 30 scored questions.

• Retail and commercial banks and their customers
• Loans, mortgages, overdrafts, credit cards and other borrowing
• Quoted and effective annual interest rates
• Secured and unsecured borrowing
• Investment banks and central banks

Module 4: Equities 5 marks out of 30

Why companies issue shares, IPOs, shareholder returns, voting rights and ownership risks. Approximately 5 of 30 scored questions.

• Financing a company through shares
• Initial public offerings (IPOs)
• Dividends and capital gains
• Dividend-yield calculation
• Voting rights and ownership risks

Module 5: Bonds 5 marks out of 30

Bond definitions, issuers, features, terminology, credit ratings and leverage. Approximately 5 of 30 scored questions.

• Bond definition and reasons for issue
• Government and corporate issuers
• Repayment, interest frequency and tradability
• Nominal value, coupon, maturity and yield
• Credit ratings and leverage

Module 6: Derivatives 1 marks out of 30

The uses and application of derivatives, futures and call and put options. Approximately 1 of 30 scored questions.

• Uses and application of derivatives
• Definition and function of a future
• Definition and function of an option
• Call and put options

Module 7: Markets 4 marks out of 30

The function of stock exchanges and the markets represented by major global indices. Approximately 4 of 30 scored questions.

• Single-market and global-market exchange functions
• Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500
• NASDAQ and FTSE 100
• DAX, Hang Seng and Nikkei 225

Module 8: Other Areas of Financial Services 5 marks out of 30

Funds, foreign exchange, insurance, planning, fintech and financial innovation. Approximately 5 of 30 scored questions.

• Collective investment, pooling, diversification and expertise
• Foreign exchange, exchange rates and cryptocurrencies
• Personal and corporate insurance and syndication
• Estate and retirement planning
• Fintech, distributed ledgers, crowdfunding and peer-to-peer finance

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The CISI Fundamentals of Financial Services is a Computer-Based Test of 30 multiple-choice questions in 1 hour. The pass mark is 70% (21 out of 30). It's the most accessible CISI exam.

This exam is ideal for apprentices, school leavers, career changers, and anyone new to financial services. It provides a broad understanding of the industry before progressing to more specialised qualifications like IISI.

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Bonds and Fixed Income

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Card 1 of 10Chapter 1: Ethics and Integrity

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What are the four key principles of ethical behavior in financial services?

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Key Examinable Areas5

Difference between ethics and the law.
The 4 key principles of the CISI Code of Conduct.
Definitions of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG).
The difference between Responsible Investment and Impact Investing.
Understanding Microfinance and Gender Lens investing.

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Chapter 1: Ethics and Integrity in Financial Services

1. Introduction to Ethics

Ethics, often used alongside words like values, integrity, and morals, fundamentally means "doing the right thing." In financial services, ethical behavior has always been important, but significant historical failures have resulted in a massive loss of trust. As Dr. Mark Carney stated, "Trust arrives on foot, but leaves in a Ferrari," meaning trust takes years to build but can be destroyed in an instant by unethical actions.

The key distinction for exam purposes is between ethics and the law:

Ethics vs. Law: Legal compliance is a minimum standard. Conduct can comply with a narrow rule and still fail the honest, open, transparent and fair ethical standard.
Principles-Based Regulation: Regulators increasingly focus on high-level outcomes and "prin…

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