The CISI, which is the largest professional body for those who work in the securities and investment industry in the UK, first introduced the InegrityMatters test as a requirement for all UK customer facing wholesale/capital markets candidates to complete and pass before sitting their entry level exams in April this year.
So far more than 10,000 candidates have completed the IntegrityMatters online ethics workshop and test.
The CISI said the introduction of IntegrityMatters as a pre-exam entry requirement means it is the first professional body in the world to require new capital market entrants to pass an integrity test.
The body added that, as in the UK, the broadening of the IntegrityMatters test to Ireland, Europe and North America “is being undertaken to ensure that new entrants to the capital markets sector realise the importance of integrity and ethics from the moment they enter the industry”.
Simon Culhane, chartered FCSI and CISI chief executive said: “We are pleased to be introducing the IntegrityMatters test to Ireland, Europe and North America as it means that new entrants to the capital markets sector in these jurisdictions, who will be working directly with firms and clients, realise the importance of integrity and ethics from the moment they enter the industry and they appreciate that integrity comes before profitability.”
