You are eligible if you work for a DSI participant, have passed the DISA screening, have signed the DSI Code of Conduct and keep your knowledge of laws and regulations up to date. In addition, you must have performed at least twelve months of full-time work in the past five years that fits the relevant register.

Every DSI-registered professional commits to the DSI Code of Conduct and the ten core principles that guide acting with integrity.

In addition, you follow the DSI Integrity Program which for this registry consists of two components: E-learning Integrity Module and a Workshop. For a detailed explanation of the program and the registration process, click on the link below.

For registration, you must demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of investment products, risk profiles, market forces and relevant laws and regulations (such as MiFID II and ESMA guidelines). For this, you pass a knowledge and skills exam at an accredited training provider.

If you certify for the DSI Institutional Investment Advisor register, you have the option of training with The Ministry of Compliance (TMoC). Depending on your prior education, you may choose a specific course.

Training institutions knowledge

• Institutional professionals with a CFA Level 3 or VBA degree can take TMoC’s deficiency test(DSI Deficiency Investing Institutional CFA/VBA).
• Institutional professionals with other prior education can take TMoC’s Broad Test of Advising(DSI’s Institutional Investment Advisor certification).

Note!
The deficiency program for Institutional Professionals with a CFA Level 3 or VBA degree is only applicable upon joining the registry. For status restoration of certification related to missing a mandatory Continuing Professional Education program, TMoC’s broad DSI Certification Advisor Investment Institutional test applies.

Deficiency programs

Have you already successfully completed the Knowledge section – because, for example, you are already (candidate) certified in the Advising or Informing Institutional register with DSI – and only need to do Skills? For this TMoC has the DSI Deficiency Investing Institutional Skills available.

For institutional professionals who are already certified in the DSI Informing Investment Institutional register, TMoC has an abbreviated exam available – DSI Deficiency Investing Institutional Informing – Advising

After registration, you annually attend the Continuing Professional Education program (PE) at one of the accredited trainers listed below. This way you continue to meet the professional competence requirements of DSI and the industry. You are free in your choice of provider. Please check with your employer in advance whether a collective agreement has been made with one of the trainers.

• NIBE-SVV: ESMA Continuing Professional Education.
• The Ministry of Compliance: PE program – DSI Advising Institutional Investment Advisor (ESMA).
• CFA Society VBA Netherlands: MiFID II stay compliant program