The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) is launching its South Wales branch with an inaugural event on 18th September at Brewin Dolphin, Cardiff with the Welsh Business Minister Edwina Hart.
Cardiff born Richard Bennett, CISI’s Regional Director, will be running an Integrity At Work interactive workshop focusing on the challenges posed by real business dilemmas.
Using interactive technology the audience will be asked to decide their response from a range of options in different business dilemmas, with the choices being private but the collected results are public and provide fuel for lively debate.
The workshop will also look at the economic case for behaving with integrity and graphically demonstrate how the cost of borrowing between banks significantly increased in the recent banking crisis when trust was in doubt.
The 40,000 strong CISI is a global organisation with representative offices in financial centres including Dublin, Singapore, Mumbai, Dubai and Colombo and sets examinations and offers qualifications for those working, or looking to establish a career in, the wealth management and capital markets industry. It’s Liverpool and North Wales branch has almost 500 members and the current membership for the new CISI South Wales branch stands at 253.
Ms Sandie Dunn of Legal and General, the CISI South Wales branch President said: “The new South Wales region of the CISI brings together the great pool of talent we have in the region, to further promote the message that professional financial services can be found outside of the City of London, with CISI ensuring a mark of quality amongst firms.
“We look forward to running a programme of events, focusing on member’s continuing professional development needs and providing networking opportunities.”
The CISI is supporting the Welsh Government’s initiative to promote Wales to London’s financial institutions with a view to attracting inward investment and job creation, particularly within the Central Cardiff Enterprise Zone. Wales has 25,000 students studying financial and professional services, which is more than any major city in the rest of the UK outside London. The location also has a pool of talent with foreign language skills, which are in high demand from international businesses.
Economy Minister Edwina Hart said:” I wish the CISI branch in South Wales every success and welcome the support of this prestigious organisation in our drive to promote Wales as an extremely successful, cost effective centre for professional and financial services which is one of the fastest growing sectors in the Welsh economy.”