FINRA International offers a variety of educational programs to help regulators, investors, and financial professionals enhance their skills, stay abreast of current issues, gain product knowledge, and learn about well-established practices for maintaining industry compliance. We recognize that every organization has unique educational requirements dictated by its specific statutory, regulatory and market environment. As a result, we work with organizations in a variety of ways, including: designing customized educational programs, facilitating participation in one of FINRA's existing training courses, or helping students enroll in one of four compliance-related programmes developed jointly by FINRA and The University of Reading.
Regulatory Staff
Market regulators in both established and emerging markets must manage and execute their own securities laws, as well as rules concerning investment business regulations, takeover regulations, investment fund regulations, and more.
To help regulatory staff members understand and carry out their duties, FINRA International develops comprehensive training sessions and operations manuals. These "how to" approaches guide users through the laws and regulations they are charged with interpreting and administering, while outlining best practices for internal process flow within an organization.
In addition, FINRA International offers dynamic education and training programs designed exclusively for regulatory staff. Course offerings include administrative and investigative courses, as well as programs on financial services products and operations.
Financial Services Employees
Many securities markets require financial services employees to be licensed in order to do business. Licensing helps ensure a professional's knowledge of the products he or she is selling, and of the regulations and laws that apply to those products.
FINRA International works with overseas regulatory bodies to develop in-depth examination programs to test securities employees prior to licensing. Once employees are licensed, FINRA International offers continuing education programs to help them stay on top of regulatory trends.
