FinanceMalta has launched the first in a series of educational clinics which it plans to organise on a quarterly basis for its members and the financial services community. The educational event entitled Integrity at Work: Honesty, decency and good behaviour, how do your ethics measure up? was led by Simon Culhane, Chartered FCSI and Chief Executive Officer of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (the CISI).
Based in the City of London, the CISI is a global organisation with a mission to help members attain, maintain and develop their knowledge and skills and to promote the highest standards of ethics and integrity in the securities and investment industry. Having representative offices in Dublin, Singapore, Dubai, Mumbai and Colombo, it works closely in cooperation with regulators, firms and other professional bodies worldwide and is in the process of establishing a CISI National Advisory Council (NAC) for Malta. Alex Bustos-Baez Chartered MCSI has been appointed the CISI President for this NAC.
The lively, interactive workshop, which focused on the challenges posed by real business dilemmas, received full marks in the feedback provided by members of FinanceMalta and CISI who attended the event. Drawing on four genuine case studies, attendees were invited to decide their live responses to each situation by using small, hand-held voting devices.
Some of the CISI’s key qualifications have been approved by the Malta Qualifications Council as being appropriate for those working in the Maltese investment industry, including the Islamic Finance Qualification, the Certificates suite and the Investment Operations Certificate.
The CISI is working closely with the Institute of Financial Services Malta to promote its certificate and operations exam suites to those sitting self-study qualifications, and it has also accredited the Malta Institute of Management (MIM) to train for some of its core global programmes.
Mr Culhane said: “We are very pleased to have been invited by FinanceMalta to offer our insight into the ethics and integrity debate, which is integral to CISI’s mission and to the continuing professional development of our global membership.”
FinanceMalta head of administration Dr Bernice Buttigieg added: “Ethics and integrity matters need to be constantly fostered within the financial services community. FinanceMalta is grateful to CISI for having agreed to share these important values with its members in Malta”. FinanceMalta’s next educational clinic is scheduled for June and will address the recent aviation legislation in Malta. This workshop is being organised in collaboration with Transport Malta.