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Distance Learning and Online Certification Program - Certified Basel ii Professional (CBiiPro)
Distance Learning and Online Certification Program - Certified Pillar 2 Expert (CP2E)
Distance Learning and Online Certification Program - Certified Pillar 3 Expert (CP3E)
Distance Learning and Online Certification Program - Certified Stress Testing Expert (CSTE)
 
 
The Financial Conglomerates Directive
from the Basel ii Compliance Professionals Association (BCPA)
the largest Association of Sarbanes Oxley professionals in the world
 
Article 27
Amendments to Directive 93/22/EEC
 
Directive 93/22/EEC is amended as follows:
 
1. in Article 6 the following paragraphs shall be added:
 
‘The competent authority of a Member State involved, responsible for the supervision of credit institutions or insurance undertakings, shall be consulted prior to the granting of an authorisation to an investment firm which is:
 
(a) a subsidiary of a credit institution or insurance undertaking authorised in the Community; or
 
(b) a subsidiary of the parent undertaking of a credit institution or insurance undertaking authorised in the Community; or
 
(c) controlled by the same person, whether natural or legal, who controls a credit institution or insurance undertaking authorised in the Community.
 
The relevant competent authorities referred to in the first and second paragraphs shall in particular consult each other when assessing the suitability of the shareholders and the reputation and experience of directors involved in the management of another entity of the same group.
 
They shall inform each other of any information regarding the suitability of shareholders and the reputation and experience of directors which is of relevance to the other competent authorities involved for the granting of an authorisation as well as for the ongoing assessment of compliance with operating conditions.’
 
2. Article 9(2) shall be replaced by the following:
 
‘2. If the acquirer of the holding referred to in paragraph 1 is an investment firm, a credit institution or an insurance undertaking authorised in another Member State, or the parent undertaking of an investment firm, credit institution or insurance undertaking authorised in another Member State, or a natural or legal person controlling an investment firm, credit institution or insurance undertaking authorised in another Member State, and if, as a result of that acquisition, the undertaking in which the acquirer proposes to acquire a holding would become the acquirer's subsidiary or come under his control, the assessment of the acquisition must be subject to the prior consultation provided for in Article 6.’
 

 
Certified Basel ii Professional (CBiiPro) - Distance Learning and Online Certification Program

The Cost: US$ 297
What is included in this price:

A. The official presentations we use in our instructor-led classes (1880 slides)

B. Up to 3 Online Exams
There is only one exam you need to pass, in order to become a Certified Basel ii Professional (CBiiPro). If you fail, you must study again the official presentations, but you do not need to spend money to try again. Up to 3 exams are included in the price.

To learn more you may visit:
www.basel-ii-association.com/Questions_About_The_Certification_And_The_Exams_1.pdf

www.basel-ii-association.com/Certification_Steps_CBiiPro.pdf

C. Personalized Membership Certificate printed in full colour.
Processing, printing, packing and posting to your office or home

To start is easy. We will follow the steps described at:
www.basel-ii-association.com/Distance_Learning_Online_Certification.htm
 

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE OFFICIAL PRESENTATIONS

We will send you 3 emails.

The first email (704 slides) covers all the presentations that are needed for the CBiiPro Exam. All the questions of the exam are based on these slides.

You can find the course synopsis at:
www.basel-ii-association.com/Certified_Basel_ii_Professional.htm

We also cover the Enhancements to the Basel II framework, July 2009, Supplemental Pillar 2 Guidance
(Supervisory Review Process) from the Bank for International Settlements

The second and the third emails cover the implementation of the Basel ii framework in the United States of America and the European Economic Area. There presentations are especially important for professionals working in multinational or large financial organizations.

These presentations are:

- Basel II in the United States of America (235 slides)

- The Capital Requirements Directive of the European Union (426 slides)

The Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) is the common framework for the implementation of Basel ii in European Union.

If you understand the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD), you can work not only for the implementation of the Basel ii framework in the 27 countries of the European Union, but also around the world for multinational banks and financial organizations with European operations.

The presentations not only cover the European directives, but also include topics like: Hedge Funds and the Capital Requirements Directive, Securitization and the Capital Requirements Directive.

- Regulatory Arbitrage after Basel ii (233 slides)

- The Financial Conglomerates Directive (183 slides)

QUESTION:

Why in a Basel ii certification program we need to understand the Financial Conglomerates Directive?

ANSWER:
Because we have a very different Basel ii implementation in each of the following structures:
A. The bank is the regulated entity at the head of the group
B. The bank is under a mixed financial holding company (MFHC)
C. The bank is under a financial holding company (FHC)
D. The bank is under an insurance holding company (IHC)

Only the first 704 slides (first email), that cover the Basel ii principles, are needed for the exam.
 
 
To find more:
www.basel-ii-association.com/Distance_Learning_Online_Certification.htm