CISI Investment Operations Certificate

CISI Asset Servicing Exam Preparation (UK)

Exam preparation for the CISI Asset Servicing technical unit, aligned to Version 22 for exams from 11 June 2026 to 10 June 2027.

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CISI Asset Servicing

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Build the operational knowledge required for the CISI Asset Servicing examination, from the lifecycle of a corporate action through mandatory and voluntary events, tax, participants, legal duties, risks and controls. Every one of the 50 official question allocations is represented in the eight-chapter syllabus map.

Exam Format & Details

Assessment Multiple-choice examination
Duration 60 Minutes
Standard Pass Mark 70%
Level CISI Level 3
Total Qualification Time 80 hours

Key Benefits

Corporate-actions lifecycle

Follow events from announcement and entitlement through elections, settlement and reconciliation.

  • Mandatory events
  • Voluntary events
  • Operational deadlines

Weighted syllabus plan

Prioritise all eight chapters according to their official share of the 50-question exam.

  • Chapter question counts
  • 60-minute assessment
  • Targeted revision

Controls and risk context

Connect servicing processes with governance, taxation, legal duties and operational controls.

  • Market participants
  • Legal and compliance
  • Risks and controls

Syllabus

Module 1: Life Cycle of an Event 14% syllabus weight

End-to-end corporate-action processing from announcement through entitlement, instruction, settlement and reconciliation.

  • Event capture
  • Key dates and entitlements
  • Instructions and settlement

Module 2: Mandatory Events 20% syllabus weight

Processing events that occur without a holder election.

  • Cash and stock dividends
  • Interest and redemption
  • Reorganisations

Module 3: Voluntary Events 16% syllabus weight

Events requiring investor decisions, elections and deadline management.

  • Rights and offers
  • Tender events
  • Election processing

Module 4: Corporate Governance 10% syllabus weight

Shareholder rights, meetings, voting and issuer governance.

  • Meetings and resolutions
  • Proxy voting
  • Shareholder communications

Module 5: Tax 10% syllabus weight

Tax consequences, withholding and relief relevant to asset-servicing events.

  • Withholding tax
  • Relief at source
  • Tax documentation

Module 6: Participants 8% syllabus weight

Roles of issuers, agents, custodians, depositories and other infrastructure providers.

  • Issuers and agents
  • Custodians and CSDs
  • Information vendors

Module 7: Legal and Compliance 16% syllabus weight

Legal ownership, documentation, disclosure, sanctions and regulatory obligations.

  • Legal title
  • Disclosure rules
  • Compliance obligations

Module 8: Risks and Controls 6% syllabus weight

Operational risks, reconciliations, controls, claims and incident management.

  • Operational risk
  • Reconciliations
  • Control frameworks

Who Is This For?

Asset-servicing and corporate-actions professionals
Custody, operations and post-trade staff
Candidates selecting Asset Servicing as an IOC technical unit

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Frequently Asked Questions

The assessment contains 50 multiple-choice questions and lasts 60 minutes.

This page follows Asset Servicing Version 22, applicable to exams from 11 June 2026 to 10 June 2027.

The eight chapters contribute 7, 10, 8, 5, 5, 4, 8 and 3 questions respectively, totalling 50.

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No. For UK regulated activities, the firm must map the role to the FCA Training and Competence sourcebook and its appropriate-qualification tables. A CISI course title alone does not establish authorisation for every activity. Confirm the requirement with the employer and regulator before booking.

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CISI Asset Servicing in the United Kingdom: pathway, booking and careers

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Regulator and qualification pathway

For UK regulated activities, the firm must map the role to the FCA Training and Competence sourcebook and its appropriate-qualification tables. A CISI course title alone does not establish authorisation for every activity.

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Booking and official examination

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Career and employer context

ICWIM knowledge is relevant to international private banking, client services, wealth operations and entry-level investment-support roles. Regulated UK advice roles may require a different or higher-level qualification.

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