Strengthen the integrity and professionalism of your organization.

Become a DSI member

Being a DSI member shows that you take integrity and professionalism seriously. More than 275 financial organizations in the Netherlands are already members. By becoming a member, your employees gain access to certification, Continuing Professional Education and disciplinary protection. This is how you build a reliable organization on which clients, regulators and the sector can rely.

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The benefits for your organization

Why should you become a DSI member? Because by doing so, you demonstrate that integrity and professional competence are your top priorities. Your employees gain access to certification, remain up-to-date through Continuing Professional Education and are subject to independent supervision. Discover all the benefits for your organization below.

Demonstrated compliance and professional standards 1.
Demonstrated compliance and professional standards

You meet the expectations of the AFM and other regulators. DSI certification is the recognized industry standard for professional competence and integrity. By becoming a participant, you demonstrate that your organization actively invests in expertise and acting with integrity.

Trust among customers and stakeholders 2.
Trust among customers and stakeholders

Consumers and institutional parties want assurance that they are working with reliable professionals. Your employees are in the publicly accessible DSI register. That gives immediate insight and confidence.

Continuous development 3.
Continuous development

DSI encourages continuous learning through the Professional Competency Program so that professionals keep their knowledge current and continuously grow in expertise.

Disciplinary assurance of integrity 4.
Disciplinary assurance of integrity

As a DSI member, your certified employees are subject to DSI ethics enforcement. This independent supervision ensures that they adhere to the code of conduct. For your organization, this means an extra layer of quality control and reputation protection.

Visibility and profiling 5.
Visibility and profiling

Your organization will be listed on the DSI website as a participant. You may use the DSI logo in your communications. This shows that you are part of a sector that values professionalism and integrity.

Support your HR and compliance department 6.
Support your HR and compliance department

My DSI gives you insight into the certifications and PE points of your employees. This makes reports to the AFM easier and gives you as an employer control over the professional competence of your team.

Who is participation for?

DSI membership is suitable for organizations in the financial and investment sector that employ professionals who advise, trade or inform on investments. With an AFM or DNB license, you can join directly and have your employees certified.

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How do you become a participant?

Signing up as a DSI participant takes a few simple steps. On average, the process takes 2-3 weeks, after which your employees can start their certification immediately.

Fill out application form 1.
Fill out application form

You fill out the application form with your organization’s details and a contact person.

Agreement on terms 2.
Agreement on terms

You will receive the participant agreement and agree to the DSI statutes and regulations.

Payment of annual dues 3.
Payment of annual dues

You pay the annual participant fee. DSI annually determines the fee per participant based on the average number of those certified over the past three years related to that year’s budget.

Employees can certify 4.
Employees can certify

Once your organization is registered, your employees can apply for their certification through My DSI.

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What are the costs?

As a DSI member, you pay an annual fee of €330 per certified employee (rate 2026). You will receive one invoice per year. New certifications and changes during the year do not require additional payment. For a complete overview of all fees, see our fees page.

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DSI Participation

Frequently Asked Questions

The current list of DSI participants can be found on the DSI website.

DSI Participant Overview.

Organizations with an AFM or DNB license can easily register through DSI. After registration, you get access to all facilities for employers.

Signing up as a DSI Participant

You have real-time visibility into the status of certifications, can make changes, create reports and share data for internal purposes or supervision.

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As an organization participating in DSI, you enjoy several benefits. You benefit from recognition and trust, support with certification and continuous learning, access to the DSI Public Register and insight through the employer portal.

Signing up as a DSI Participant

Participation in DSI shows that as an organization you take integrity and professionalism seriously and actively contribute to trust in the financial sector.

Become a participant at DSI

A DSI participant is an organization in the financial sector that is actively committed to integrity, competence and professionalism of its employees. If a company has an AFM or DNB license, the organization can join DSI and thus also become a participant.

Signing up as a DSI Participant

To notify a merger or acquisition complete this questionnaire. Then the employees certified with DSI can be registered under the name of the other organization, provided it is affiliated with DSI.

If your institution has an AFM license, your employees can certify under the participation as self-employed, temporary, seconded, franchisee or as an employee.

Apply for certification

This page provides an overview of what is involved in certification in a broad sense. Here we consider such things as educational requirements, experience requirements, et cetera. Here you will also find an overview of all 12 DSI registers, where the requirements are discussed in detail.

On this page you will find our general regulations and the appendix to our general regulations, which contains the established minimum requirements and the exams accredited by DSI.

DSI certification overview
All frequently asked questions
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Contact DSI

Do you have a question about DSI membership or would you like to register your organization? Through the contact page you will get in direct contact with our Relationship Manager, Nana Asante. She is the point of contact for our DSI Participants.

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