The Nairobi Securities Exchange is calling for applicants for a “certified capital markets specialist” course, to be held on 16-20 March at the Ole Sereni Hotel, Nairobi. Registration has been extended to 10 March. Places cost $1,995 + VAT.
The course for 30 participants is organized by Intellisys Business Solutions Ltd in partnership with the International Association of Finance Management, headquartered in Luxembourg. According to its website it is a global organization that provides financial training courses to professionals, institutions and corporations around various locations and programmes in banking, insurance, capital markets, wealth management, risk management and project finance.
The course is facilitated by Michael Preiss, a member of the Interfima management committee. According to his bio he is a senior investment advisor based in London, advising ultra high net worth and key clients in Russia, Middle East and Africa. He has also worked at HSBC Private Bank in Dubai and the Middle East and Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong and Singapore.
There is not an obvious connection with the regional-focused training courses organized by the Securities Industry Training Institute (SITI) and funded by International Finance Corporation as part of its Efficient Securities Markets Institutional Development (ESMID) programme (www.ifc.org) with the Swedish International Development Authority and the World Bank. According to this story, this was launched in 2009 and is based in Kampala, aiming to offer certified courses that would be recognized across the region to thousands over a 10 year period.