Mandatory Course – Cours Obligatoire – CSF

Oct 25, 2017 | News

Chambre de la sécurité finaceire – CSF Mandatory Course on Compliance.

Every other reference period, or every 4 years, all members of the Chambre must obtain at least 3 Compliance PDUs by following a training activity that was built by or offered in partnership with the CSF.

The 3 PDUs are counted as part of the amount that is usually requested of representatives. The CSF’s second mandatory course on compliance is PROETHICS. This course is only available directly through the CSF Education offers on the CSF website.

The PDUs related to the CSF’s mandatory course on compliance ProEthics can only be awarded once during the two reference periods (4 year period) covered by the course, that is, between the launch of the training activity in November 2016 and the end of the current period on November 30, 2019.

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Through practical advice and tools, the ProEthics training activity’s aim is to help you integrate the best practices in order to allow you to meet your ethical obligations. This course is sure to have a positive impact on your business practices and on the profession as a whole.

Description of PROETHICS (INSURANCE) Course

COURSE AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH THE CSF WEBSITE

Every day, you are reminded that the growth of your business and your professional success are inextricably tied to the satisfaction of your customers. Strictly adhering to the rules of your profession plays a large part in helping you achieve these objectives.

In order to support you in this endeavour, the CSF is proud to offer a course that will help you put into practice the ethical obligations that your status as a financial service professional and the importance of your role with the public require you to meet. The course will help you hone the skills you’ve acquired during the 2013-2015 mandatory course.

This training activity includes audio narration, interviews, scenarios, and questions that will provide a stimulating and enriching experience. You will discover various resources including useful links, recommendations for related training activities, as well as myriad practical tools available on the CSF’s website.

Specific objectives

Understand the new regulations or regulatory changes relevant to your practice.
Review the ethical obligations you have toward your clients, the public, the profession, and other financial service professionals.
Identify the regulations that you must comply with and the behaviour you must avoid in the context of business development or promotion of services and financial products.
Adopt the best practices when it comes to your relationship with your clients in order to foster consumer trust in the profession.

Topics covered

Competence
Overall knowledge 1: Know your client
Overall knowledge 2: Investor profile
Overall knowledge 3: KYC update
Ageing clients
Signature
Financial needs analysis (FNA)
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Features of this training activity

Interactive online training
Even though successfully completing this activity does not require a passing grade, a performance indicator will reveal the percentage of your correct answers in each module as you progress through the activity. This indicator’s purpose is to allow you to measure your level of knowledge in compliance and ethics. Moreover, your result is not made public to other members nor is it kept in your PDU record. Your attestation will be available when you complete the activity.

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CSF Professional Development Requirements

Reference period from December 1, 2015 to November 30, 2017

The Regulation of the Chambre de la sécurité financière respecting compulsory professional development applies to every professional holding an authorization issued by the Autorité des marchés financiers allowing him to practise in any of the following sectors and registration categories:

Group savings plan brokerage;
Scholarship plan brokerage;
Insurance of persons;
Group insurance of persons.

A representative must accumulate the following professional development units (PDUs):

10 PDUs in general subjects;
10 PDUs in compliance with standards, ethics and business conduct;
10 PDUs in topics specific to each sector or registration category in which he is authorized to pursue activities:

CARRYING OVER OF PDUs

A maximum of 5 excess PDUs accumulated during the last three months of a reference period (that is, from September 1 to November 30 of an odd-numbered year), may be carried over to the following reference period or after the exemption period. The transfer of these PDUs must be made by the representative through his secure PDU record via the members’ area.

Virtual Classrooms. Learning that’s Alive.

Oct 17, 2017 | News

With the ILScorp CAIB Exam Preparation Virtual Classroom Programs, you have access to a real LIVE instructor!

Have a question on the material you’re studying… ask the instructor!

Yes your real LIVE instructor is Todd Hochban, available to answer your questions and comments via the Virtual Classroom Discussion Forum. Post questions, review answers and really think about what you’re learning.

The Virtual Classroom Programs allow you to engage with your instructor and fellow students via a learning platform and course material designed to ensure a stimulating and productive way to prepare for your next CAIB exam.

ILScorp Virtual Classrooms are a combination of structure and freedom

ILscorp Virtual Classroom programs are built on a structure of daily assignments and due dates that you must meet, whether it’s taking an online chapter quiz; completing daily questions; watching weekly review videos; or participating in a discussion with fellow classmates. However, within the virtual classrooms structure you have the freedom to choose the best times to participate that sync with your schedule.

You time is valuable

Save time, money and effort without sacrificing learning quality by accessing our expert-led online training from the convenience of your home, office or anywhere with an Internet connection. E-learning provides a welcome environment for working adults who need to balance work and family all while preparing for the next CAIB exam to further their careers. Right away, you save hours every week not having to commute back and forth to classes on a campus—and that’s just the beginning.

Next Virtual Classroom Programs Start October 30, 2017

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How the ILScorp Virtual Classroom Programs Work

ILScorp Virtual Classrooms are completed entirely online, and are ideal for students who benefit from learning in a more structured atmosphere with daily tasks and outlines. Within the 4 week program each day is broken down in a calendar showing what course material to cover and questions assigned to answer. There is no set “classroom time” – the daily video course material, tasks and questions can be completed at your convenience, using the calendar as a guideline to keep you on track during the 4 weeks. Through an online discussion forum you will have access to the answers of your daily assigned questions, as well as the ability to ask the instructor your own questions. Every Friday you receive a review video which summarizes the material covered during the week. Once your 4 week program is complete, you can access your course material for a full 3 months. (3 months after the end date of the virtual classroom) This ensures you can review your material until you feel you are fully prepared to write your exam. ILS recommends a minimum study time of 80 to 120 hours.

Warning this program is not for Zombies.

CSF Compliance Courses Expiring on October 18, 2017

Oct 10, 2017 | News

The CSF accreditation for the CSF compliance courses listed below is expiring October 18, 2017.

All access to these courses will be removed as of October 19, 2017.

These courses are available as part of your ILScorp CSF Course Subscription. If you have not completed these courses in the past, you have until Wednesday October 18, 2017 to complete them.

As long as you successfully complete these CSF Compliance courses before the expiry date of October 18, they are valid for your November 30, 2017 CSF Requirements.

If any of these courses are showing in your Completed Course History, you have already taken them and cannot repeat them for your CSF requirements.

COURSES WITH UPCOMING ACCREDITATION EXPIRATION DATE OF OCTOBER 18, 2017.

Dealer Member Examination and Audit
Inspection et audit des sociétes
To honour their principal mandate which is to protect investors and strengthen market integrity, regulatory organizations perform regular audits of their members. Discover the process of an audit and witness the importance and the scope of the work performed by experiences auditors. You will be re-assured.
CSF15-10-36536
3 Compliance

IIROC and Compliance
L’OCRCVM et la conformite
This national self-regulatory organization has the mandate to protect investors and strengthen market integrity. It carries out its regulatory responsibilities through setting and enforcing rules regarding the proficiency, business and financial conduct of dealer firms and their registered employees. Discard the unknown and familiarize yourself with its structure as well as its roles and responsibilities. You will discover the means this organization uses to set and enforce market integrity rules regarding trading activity on Canadian equity marketplaces.
CSF15-10-36524
2 Compliance

The Canadian Securities Industry
L’industrie canadienne des valeurs mobiliéres
A good way to learn or improve one’s knowledge of the securities’ industry! Get acquainted with the various components of the industry’s ecosystem (regulators, stock exchanges and others); demystify their roles and responsibilities; and, understand their place within the industry.
CSF15-10-36534
3 Compliance

Proceeds of Crime Laundering and Terrorist Activities Financing
Recyclage des produits de la crimialte et financement des activités terrorists
The recycling of the proceeds of crime, better known as “money laundering”, is a process by which the proceeds of crime are converted into apparently justifiable capital by complex operations made by the deposit and withdrawal systems of financial institutions. Learn the new laws and main regulations put into place, as well as the requirements set towards the brokerage firms.
CSF15-10-36535
2 Compliance

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New ChAD PDU for 2017 Requirements

Oct 10, 2017 | News

New courses now available as part of the ILS ChAD PDU Course Subscription

With the ILS ChAD Accredited Online Courses Subscription you will:

- have 6 months access to over 70 accredited ChAD insurance training courses in both text and streaming video formats
- access over 100 PDUs in the categories administration and insurance techniques, professional development and professional compliance and Law and Legislation
- have a digital record of your completed course work, which we keep on file for up to seven years

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New ChAD Accredited Courses

COMPLIANCE – 3 PDUs (min of 3 PDUs required)

Introduction to Ethics for Damage Insurance Professionals

Introduction à la déontologie pour les professionnels et les Experts en assurances de dommages

Credit Hours: 3

Credit Type: Conformite/Compliance

LAW AND LEGISLATION – 3 PDUs

Introduction to the laws of the Autorite des marches financiers

Introduction aux lois de l’Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)

Credit Hours: 3

Credit Type: LAW

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – 2 PDUS (maximum of 5 permitted)

Client Service and Sales

Ventes et service à la clientèle

Credit Hours: 2

Credit Type: Professional Development