PSE and iAcademy partners in securities specialist course

MANILA, Philippines - The PSE and iAcademy School of Continuing Education signed a memorandum of agreement recently at the Philippine Stock Exchange to launch the 3rd PSE-iAcademy Certified Securities Specialist Course (CSSC). Present at the signing were iAcademy chief operating officer Jose Morales; iAcademy president and CEO Vanessa Tanco-Cualoping; PSE president and CEO Hans Sicat; and PSE chief operating officer Roel Refran.

The Certification Program comprises of 136 classroom hours over weekly sessions on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 6 to 9 p.m. at the iAcademy campus on Ayala Avenue, directly across from the PSE. Program started on August 19 and ends on December 6. Aside from the courses, there will also be a review & mock exam and a comprehensive exam. Participants who pass the exam will earn the privilege of being certified securities specialists.

The program curriculum covers a range of fifteen subjects as diverse as Financial Excel, Quantitative Methods of Finance, Valuation, Fundamental & Technical Analysis, Raising Capital in the Capital Markets and Securities Regulation.

This program was designed by a group of notable professors and market practitioners with the goal of ongoing education for those who are interested in and involved in the markets.

For further inquiries, call 889-7777 local 352 or send an email to [email protected] and look for Ms. Jemelyn Ambrosio.