Structured preparation for the Level 6 GOM unit in the CISI Diploma in Investment Operations, covering all six syllabus elements and the three-hour written paper.
Course syllabus information reviewed for 2026. Always check the awarding body’s latest official syllabus and candidate updates before booking or sitting your exam.
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Global Operations Management is the Level 6 narrative unit in the CISI Diploma in Investment Operations route. It consolidates the operational-risk foundation developed through Level 3 Operational Risk and Level 4 Managing Operational Risk in Financial Institutions, then applies management judgement across products, trading, settlement, regulation, risk governance, asset servicing and custody.
This course follows the latest official syllabus located and reviewed for 2026. The three-hour written paper has compulsory short-answer questions worth 25%, one compulsory operational case study worth 35%, and two questions selected from five worth 40%. Section C may require reports, memoranda or letters, so preparation must combine technical breadth with practical analysis and concise professional communication.
CISI is withdrawing GOM after the Winter 2026 session. The final sitting is 26 November 2026 and CISI strongly recommends it for resit candidates only. Candidates should confirm their eligibility and the latest official syllabus and candidate updates for their sitting. The completed learning hub contains 12 detailed workbook chapters, 140 flashcards, 152 rapid-reference and exam-trap entries, five written-answer planning sets and a syllabus-grounded AI tutor.
| Assessment | Three-hour narrative written paper: compulsory short answers, one compulsory case study and two questions selected from five |
| Duration | 180 Minutes |
| Level | CISI Level 6 |
| Total Qualification Time | 200 hours |
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Prepare the distinct retrieval, case-analysis and professional-writing skills required across Sections A, B and C.
Connect products and trading with settlement, regulation, controls, custody and asset servicing from a management viewpoint.
Build a realistic preparation plan around the current official withdrawal timetable and the approximate 200-hour study requirement.
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Detailed product knowledge across equities, fixed income and funds, with general knowledge of money markets and financial derivatives.
The full trade cycle, charging, confirmation and reporting requirements, major exchange characteristics and on/off-exchange trading structures.
Detailed settlement processes for cash and derivative products and the infrastructure, rules and controls used in major markets.
The operational impact of the UK framework plus global regulation, governance bodies and major regulatory trends.
Operational and other risks, risk controls, resilience, audit, technology, innovation and systems development.
Income, tax, corporate actions, custody obligations, securities lending, cash management, trusts and fund administration.
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Global Operations Management is a three-hour written paper. Section A contains compulsory short answers worth 25%, Section B is one compulsory case study worth 35%, and Section C requires two answers selected from five questions worth 40%.
No. It is a narrative written assessment requiring concise factual answers, applied case-study analysis and discursive professional communication. Section C may ask for reports, memoranda or letters.
CISI states that the final GOM sitting is 26 November 2026 and strongly recommends that Winter 2026 sitting for resit candidates only. Candidates should confirm their eligibility directly with CISI.
Not by itself. The current route also includes Level 3 Operational Risk and Level 4 Managing Operational Risk in Financial Institutions. CISI says candidates who pass GOM have until 31 December 2027 to complete the remaining Diploma requirements.
The official manual estimates approximately 200 hours. It also advises that candidates should have relevant practitioner experience, training or exposure to an operations environment.
The learning hub includes five 20-prompt answer-planning sets, 12 chapter summaries, 140 flashcards, 152 rapid-reference and exam-trap entries, and an AI tutor. These activities train retrieval and response planning; they do not reproduce the official narrative paper or provide an automated written-paper grade.
Yes! Test your knowledge and see our AI tutor explanations with the free CISI Global Operations Management Topic Quiz below. It contains 15 questions from one named topic and is not a full mock exam or overall readiness assessment.
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.
CISI is withdrawing GOM after the Winter 2026 session. The final sitting is 26 November 2026, and CISI recommends it mainly for resit candidates. Confirm eligibility, the current syllabus and Candidate Updates directly before booking.
Exams Academy checkout is displayed in US dollars and the card provider converts it to GBP. The official CISI exam and required workbook are booked and paid for separately at the current CISI price.
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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.
Financial Conduct AuthorityCISI is withdrawing GOM after the Winter 2026 session. The final sitting is 26 November 2026, and CISI recommends it mainly for resit candidates. Confirm eligibility, the current syllabus and Candidate Updates directly before booking.
Find a CISI test centreGOM is relevant to supervisory and senior investment-operations roles across settlement, custody, asset servicing, controls and operational risk. It is one unit in the CISI Diploma in Investment Operations, not a universal licence for every regulated activity.
Exams Academy checkout is displayed in US dollars and the card provider converts it to GBP. The official CISI exam and required workbook are booked and paid for separately at the current CISI price.
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