Amsterdam stock exchange opening by DSI and Validata Posted on July 5, 2022 at 11:44 am.Written by Roeland Jongejan Collaboration agreement DSI Foundation and Validata The DSI Foundation and Validata together stand for honest and reliable professionals in the investment sector. On the occasion of the collaboration in the field of the screening of DSI certified professionals, Floris Mreijen, General Manager of DSI since the 1st of April, opened the Amsterdam stock exchange together with Validata this morning the 5th of July. The DSI Foundation was established on 14 April 1999 as a self-regulatory institute for the investment sector. DSI Foundation’s core task is to work with the sector to ensure that society has greater trust in the financial sector. DSI does that by: Formulating norms for knowledge, skills en integrity; Accrediting examinations and educational programmes; Certifying professionals who meet the stated DSI norms, and listing these professionals in the DSI Public Register; Holding Certified Professionals accountable for violations of the DSI Code of Conduct through DSI Ethics Enforcement. Employment screening of DSI certified persons An employment screening is part of a certification application at DSI. With this we provide an extensive check of professionals in the field of work experience and training at the front of a DSI registration. To carry out this employment screening, the board of DSI has opted for the services of Validata Group. DSI currently carries out this screening itself. The collaboration is expected to start after the summer. DSI participants will receive further notice from which date this will be. Why Validata Group Validata Group is a professional screening organisation with many years of experience in the field of employment screening Validata places a high value on quality certifications (incl. ISO), IT security and privacy. Validata has a modern IT platform that supports or facilitates all of the most common connections with (potential) customers’ HR software applications. Plus, Validata already serves many major employers in the financial sector. That gives us every confidence that Validata is the high-quality professional and flexible partner with whom DSI and our clients can do business, both today and in the future. Questions about the competence of investment professionals? If you have any questions about DSI Certification, please visit the FAQ page with answers to the most frequently asked questions. If you cannot find your question in the FAQ page, or you need personal advice about requesting a specific certification, please feel free to contact us by mail at: certificering@dsi.nl or call us at 020-6201274. We would be happy to help you!
DSI stopped screening professionals Posted on April 1, 2022 at 11:43 am.Written by Roeland Jongejan Starting from 1 April 2022, it is no longer possible to request a DSI screening if the screening is not part of a DSI certification process. DSI will cease conducting screenings entirely as of 30 June 2022. DSI will continue with screenings as part of a DSI certification request for the time being. Focus on core task The DSI Foundation has decided to scale back DSI’s screening activities in 2022. This choice was motivated by the foundation’s aim to focus on its core task. DSI was founded more than 20 years ago as a self-regulation institution for the financial sector. DSI Foundation’s core task is to work with the sector to ensure that society has greater trust in the financial sector. DSI does that by: Formulating norms for knowledge, skills en integrity; Accrediting examinations and educational programmes; Certifying professionals who meet the stated DSI norms, and listing these professionals in the DSI Public Register; Holding Certified Professionals accountable for violations of the DSI Code of Conduct through DSI Ethics Enforcement. DSI will continue to conduct screenings as part of a DSI certification DSI will continue to conduct screenings as part of a DSI certification. DSI ceased conducting screenings that are not part of a DSI certification request as of 1 April 2022. Alternative for new screenings after 1 April 2022: Validata Group DSI strives to offer its screening clients a quality alternative for employee screenings. So we are pleased to announce that after a careful selection process, the Board of DSI has chosen Validata Group to conduct employee screenings. Why Validata Group? Validata Group is a professional screening organisation with many years of experience in the field of employment screening Validata places a high value on quality certifications (incl. ISO), IT security and privacy. Validata has a modern IT platform that supports or facilitates all of the most common connections with (potential) customers’ HR software applications. Plus, Validata already serves many major employers in the financial sector. That gives us every confidence that Validata is the high-quality professional and flexible partner with whom DSI and our clients can do business, both today and in the future. Validata Group would be happy to discuss a potential partnership for screening your organisation’s employees. Click here for more information about Validata Group, their work methods, screening solutions and rates. DSI will process current screening requests until 1 May 2022. DSI will continue to process screening requests received before 1 April 2022. Professionals that had a request open on 1 April 2022 will have until 1 May 2022 to submit all of the necessary information. If the submission is not complete by then, DSI will no longer issue a screening report. All open screening requests must be completed by no later than 30 April 2022. On 1 May 2022, all screening requests with the following statuses will be archived: Status ‘New’ Status ‘Incomplete’ Status ‘Not complete’ DSI will no longer issue screening reports for these screening requests after the deadline. Special rate for screenings with the status ‘Not complete’ DSI will not send an invoice for every open screening request. Screening requests with the status ‘Not complete’ on 1 May 2022 will be billed for only 50% of the relevant screening fee. A standard DSI Pre-Employment Screening will cost € 67 ex VAT, or 50% of € 134 ex VAT. DSI will charge this amount for screening requests with the status ‘Not complete’, because DSI Screening Officers have worked on the requests and the request has been returned to the applicant to respond to feedback from DSI. This is not the case for other statuses, such as ‘Incomplete’, for which the DSI Screening Officers have not yet begun work. The MijnDSI Employer Portal dashboard shows which screenings are linked to you as an employer, and their status. Do you have any further questions? If you have any questions about DSI Certification, please visit the FAQ page with answers to the most frequently asked questions. We have created this DSI Certification FAQ page to offer you as a professional or employer practical tips on how to find your way in the DSI Certification process. The site also explains how to use the MijnDSI environment. If you cannot find your question in the FAQ page, or you need personal advice about requesting a specific certification, please feel free to contact us by mail at: certificering@dsi.nl or call us at 020-6201274. We would be happy to help you!
Stichting DSI focuses on core task Posted on November 23, 2021 at 12:03 pm.Written by Roeland Jongejan The Board of Stichting DSI has decided to phase out its screening activities in 2022. The choice was prompted by the foundation’s wish to focus again on its core tasks. The core task of the Stichting DSI, together with the sector, is to ensure greater public confidence in the investment sector. DSI does this by: Formulating standards for knowledge, skills and integrity; Accrediting exams and training programs; Certifying professionals who comply with the standards drawn up by DSI and registering these professionals in the DSI Public Register; Addressing certified persons who violate the DSI code of conduct through DSI Disciplinary Law. DSI Screening In addition to employers from the investment sector, other employers from the financial sector also use DSI Screening, such as accountants. The personnel screening market is developing rapidly. To remain successful in personnel screening and to continue to meet customer needs, DSI needs substantial investment budgets and capacity to respond to developments. As a foundation, DSI does not have these budgets and capacity. The available budget and available capacity are necessary to fulfill the core task: ensuring greater public confidence in the investment sector. What does this mean for DSI Screening customers DSI is phasing out DSI Screening. The dismantling will not start immediately. Until at least the first quarter of 2022, the screening of personnel will be carried out by DSI. DSI strives to outsource the screening of personnel to a third party and periodically informs its customers about the progress. What does this mean for DSI Certificering customers DSI focuses on certifying professionals from the investment sector. DSI continues to screen existing and new staff for employers in the investment sector. For the time being, DSI will continue to do this itself. The screening of personnel will be carried out by DSI at least until the first quarter of 2022. DSI strives to outsource the screening of personnel to a third party. Of course, when selecting a third party, DSI takes the security & privacy requirements of our customers into account. What this means for DSI employees The employees of DSI were informed about the board decision in the morning of November 23, 2021. DSI periodically informs its employees about the progress and possible consequences of this decision. Questions? Do you have questions about this? For more information, please contact: pers@dsi.nl and/or telephone number: 020-765 28 88.