CISI Risk in Financial Services
Master the principles of enterprise risk management and corporate governance in financial services.
Updated for 2026. 100% matching with the latest official workbook revisions.
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Syllabus
Module 1: Chapter 1: Principles of Risk Management
Core definitions and specific risks in financial services.
- • Definitions of risk
- • Specific risks
- • Systemic risk
- • Risk appetite
Module 2: Chapter 2: International Risk Regulation
Global regulatory frameworks.
- • Basel Accords
- • LCR and NSFR
- • International bodies
Module 3: Chapter 3: Operational Risk
People, processes, systems, and external events.
- • Operational risk drivers
- • Cyber security
- • Business Continuity Management
Module 4: Chapter 4: Credit Risk
Counterparty failure risk.
- • Default, downgrade, settlement risk
- • 5 Cs of Credit
- • Expected Loss
Module 5: Chapter 5: Market Risk
Risk arising from market price changes.
- • Equity, Interest Rate, Currency, Commodity
- • Value at Risk (VaR)
- • FRTB
Module 6: Chapter 6: Investment Risk
Providing right level of return to investors.
- • Systematic vs Unsystematic
- • Modern Portfolio Theory
- • Sharpe Ratio, Alpha, Beta
Module 7: Chapter 7: Liquidity Risk
Insufficient cash obligations risk.
- • Funding vs Market liquidity
- • Maturity transformation
- • LCR and NSFR
Module 8: Chapter 8: Model Risk
Risk of flawed quantitative models.
- • Fundamental errors
- • Inappropriate usage
- • Model Risk Management (MRM)
Module 9: Chapter 9: Risk Oversight and Corporate Governance
Rules and practices for firm direction.
- • Board of Directors
- • Three Lines of Defence
- • Senior Managers Regime
Module 10: Chapter 10: Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
Holistic firm-wide risk management.
- • ERM framework
- • Risk registers
- • Scenario analysis
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Career Outlook & Value
"Risk management is a critical function in all financial services. The RFS qualification demonstrates a robust understanding of ERM, corporate governance, and quantitative risk metrics."
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CISI Risk in Financial Services
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Student Reviews
From finance professionals who prepared and passed their CISI exams.
Recent Reviews
Well-structured risk course
Everything is well organized. The sections on market and credit risk are very simple, and the questions helped me understand calculations. Got 82%.
Perfect for risk managers
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Covers all types of risk
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