The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) and HELP University (HELP) are delighted to announce that they are collaborating to offer CISI professional qualifications in investment analysis and wealth management to the securities and investment market in Malaysia.

Both organisations have signed an MoU which was witnessed by Alderman Alan Yarrow, Lord Mayor of the City of London, during his recent trip to Asia. While in Malaysia, he made a special visit to HELP University to withess the signing in his capacity as Chairman of the CISI.

HELP is the first university in Malaysia to enter into a collaboration with CISI to provide a highly desirable career pathway for professionals to enter the rapidly expanding financial, investment and securities industries of the Asia region currently experiencing unprecedented growth. 

CISI is the professional body which sets examinations and offers qualifications for those working, or looking to establish a career, in the wealth management and capital markets industries. CISI has over 100 Corporate Supporters and is delighted that two of them, HSBC and Maybank, were among a number of leading banking and financial institutions which attended the signing ceremony.

CISI has 40,000 members worldwide and has been working in Asia Pacific for 10 years, with its regional office in Singapore. CISI is active in many jurisdictions in the region including Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. In these countries CISI works closely with local regulators, corporate clients and members.

With this collaboration, successful HELP University graduates from the CISI courses will increase the worldwide CISI alumni pool and enhance the status of CISI qualifications for global recognition and career mobility. CISI for their part entered into the partnership with HELP because of HELP’s track record as a top business school delivering high quality courses.

HELP University will be offering training courses for the following CISI qualifications – part of an exciting HELP-CISI collaboration to nurture human resource for the future:

• Fundamentals of Financial Services

• International Introduction to Securities and Investment

• International Certificate in Wealth and Investment Management

• International Certificate in Advance Wealth Management

• Chartered Wealth Manager Qualification

• Capital Markets Programme

• Diploma in Capital Markets

• Certificate in Corporate Finance

HELP students who enrol for CISI exams are eligible for one year’s free student membership of the CISI, while HELP academics will be given complimentary membership of the CISI at the appropriate levels.  Ken McGowan, CISI Regional Director Asia, said: “We are extremely pleased to be working with HELP University, which has a firmly established international reputation among global universities and stakeholders. Students at the University will be able to obtain high quality training for CISI examinations, ensuring that they are qualified to the highest professional, technical and ethical standards so that they remain up to date in their skills for today’s competitive jobs market.”

Dr Paul Chan, President and Vice-Chancellor of HELP University, said: 

“We are honoured to work with CISI. The partnership means that HELP has the academic and professional standards to deliver the high quality programs of CISI. The cutting-edge courses will enhance the capability and global employability of HELP’s students. HELP’s ELM Business School students are headhunted by the banking and financial sector and various professional bodies even before they graduate. With CISI quality training they will become more valuable professionals who will lead the Asian business revolution.”

Those students interested in finding out more about this initiative should contact: 

1. Mr Lawrence Chew ([email protected])

Director, Centre for Applied Finance and Economics 

HELP University

15 Jalan Sri Semantan 1, Off Jalan Semantan, 50490 Kuala Lumpur 

T: 603-2711 2000 

2. Tavia Chua, Relationship Manager ([email protected])

Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment 

22 Malacca Street, #04-01, RB Capital, Raffles Place, Singapore 048980

Tel: +65 6438 5007

For further information on the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, contact Lora Benson, Head of Media, London UK Tel: +44 20 7645 0662/+44 7801 521034 or [email protected]

The CISI’s mission is 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.

With its 40,000 worldwide membership, the CISI is the professional body which sets examinations and offers qualifications for those working, or looking to establish a career in, the wealth management and capital markets industry. 

For further information on HELP University, contact Wong Tuck Cheong, Senior Editor +6012-2255136 or [email protected]

HELP University was founded in 1986 with the mission “to help people succeed in life and to live a life of significance through education”. It is a successful model of a viable and innovative private educational enterprise, enrolling large cohorts of students from Asia Pacific, Central Asia, Africa and the Middle East. HELP has strong collaborative relationships with top universities like the University of London, the Australian National University and the University of Queensland, and professional bodies like ACCA and ICAEW. HELP is listed in the 2011 Forbes Top Performing 200 Asia Pacific companies with capitalization below US$1 billion. Its ELM Business School is leading business and entrepreneurial initiatives in the region. HELP’s ELM Graduate School offers a diverse program of 14 master’s and 2 doctoral courses.