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Private Banking Certification: Know Your Client

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Next Intake: 10 Oct 2025 (Fri)
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This programme is conducted on-campus.

Next course starts on
10 Oct 2025 (Fri) See Full Schedule
Fee
SGD632.20* (as low as SGD226.20 after maximum funding) Learn More
Duration

0.5 day
Weekday (9am - 1pm)

Level
Basic
Venue

Singapore Management University

Who Should Attend

  • Assistant relationship managers and wealth professionals advising high net worth clients

Overview

This course aims to give participants a good appreciation of the importance to know your client (KYC), conduct proper KYC, abide by anti-money laundering rules and regulations, ensure proper customer due diligence, and conduct fraud assessments on incoming customers before acceptance.

The goal is for participants not only to conduct proper customer acceptance checking and onboarding, but also to develop a sharp sense of awareness of the suitability of clients for the organisation, and to act as a first line of defense against criminal activities intended to abuse the financial and banking system.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand organisational risk management and compliance requirements for fraud, AML, Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), and Proliferation Financing including the methodologies of CFT and Proliferation Financing
  • Understand customer fraud practices and trends
  • Understand customer onboarding policies and servicing techniques
  • Understand key indicators of compliance breaches or suspicious transactions and the fraud risk assessment approaches as well as customer monitoring approaches
  • Demonstrate all the abilities in the TSC “Customer Acceptance Checking and Onboarding” at Proficiency Level 3

Assessment

At the end of the course, participants will be assessed on their competencies acquired through the learnings via a quiz.  

Participants are required to attain a minimum of 75% attendance and pass the associated assessment in order to receive a digital Certificate of Completion issued by Singapore Management University.

Fee Table

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

SELF-SPONSORED

COMPANY SPONSORED

Singapore Citizen < 40 years old

Permanent Resident

 

$342.201

$342.201

Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old

$226.202

$226.202

International Participant

$632.20

$632.20

All prices include 9% GST
1 50% IBF-STS funding for Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents
2 70% IBF-STS funding for Singapore Citizens aged 40 years old and above

For more information, you may refer to this link. 

Note: Fees may be subject to change, according to prevailing funding terms and conditions from the Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore (IBF).

With effect from 3 October 2022: IBF-STS funding of training courses under the Critical Core skills and Future-Enabled skills categories will only be available to locals (Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents) employed in the financial sector (i.e. by financial institutions or SFA certified FinTech firms).

Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.

IBF - STS Funding (For courses commencing from 1 Jan 2023 onwards)

Standards Training Scheme

IBF-STS Funding of 50% is available to eligible institutions and qualified individuals, subject to meeting the attendance requirement and passing of assessment. The IBF-STS funding is subject to a cap of S$3,000 per participant per programme. 

Singapore Citizens aged 40 years old and above will be eligible for 70% co-funding of direct training costs.

The IBF Standards Training Scheme (IBF-STS) provides funding for training and assessment programmes accredited under the Skills Framework for Financial Services. It is applicable for both Company-Sponsored and Non Company-Sponsored individuals.

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Trainers

Eric Yee
Head of Risk and Compliance
Raintree Asset Management
Eric Yee
Head of Risk and Compliance
Raintree Asset Management

Eric brings over two decades of diverse experience in risk management, compliance, and career coaching across industries. As the Head of Risk & Compliance at Raintree Asset Management, he leads senior management responsibilities, ensuring compliance culture, regulatory adherence, and robust risk frameworks. Previously, Eric held pivotal roles at institutions like Singapore Management University, Bank of Singapore, Credit Suisse AG, among others. His tenure involved leading initiatives in compliance surveillance, regulatory review, and risk management. Eric holds a Bachelor's in Finance from Northeastern University, USA, and a Diploma in Business and Hospitality Management from Damansara Utama College, Malaysia. He's also certified in career development, including US GCDF and CCSP.

Additional Details

About IBF Certification 
This course addresses the following Technical Skill and Competency (TSC) and proficiency level: 

  • Customer Acceptance Checking and Onboarding (Proficiency Level 3)

Participants are encouraged to access the IBF MySkills Portfolio to track their training progress and skills acquisition against the Skills Framework for Financial Services. You can apply for IBF Certification after fulfilling the required number of Technical Skills and Competencies (TSCs) for the selected job role.

Find out more about IBF certification and the application process here.

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