Update

Training and Education

	MiFID Training

The FOA has negotiated some discounts for firm's that wish to buy Eukleia Training's MiFID elearning courses.

A 15 minute MiFID Overview course is available and can be easily tailored to match your firm's MiFID impact analysis and to incorporate your own branding.

Further detailed modules on the key MiFID topics such as Suitability, Appropriateness and Client Categorisation are under development and will be available shortly.

All the courses are designed to be SCORM 1.2 compliant and should integrate onto any SCORM compliant Learning Management System.

If you would like to trial the MiFID Overview course please contact Simon Cooper at Eukleia Training on  0207 438 9850 or simon.cooper@eukleia-training.com

Eukleia Training have recently been accredited by the FSSC as a financial services training provider.

	SII Course - Understanding MiFID - 20% discount for FOA members

The SII are running a one day course - Understanding MiFID - on Tuesday 31 July. This event will take place at the SII's training rooms - Centurion House, 24 Monumnet Street, London EC3R 8AQ. Workshop objectives will cover (but not limited to) the following:

• Understand the scope and purpose of MiFID
• Identify the potential impact on both front office and operations
• Know what is happening in the industry to prepare for its implementation
• Recognise and focus on the challenges
• Revise process and procedures manual

This course is aimed at Heads of Compliance, Compliance Officers, Heads of Regulation, Chief Operating Officers, Risk Managers, Company Lawyers, Heads of IT , Heads of Trading and Legal Advisors/Officers.

	Indirect tax seminar

The FOA is arranging a seminar in conjunction with Deloitte to address Indirect Tax concerns. At present, the agenda includes:

Emission Trading - VAT treatment of Certified Emissions Reductions

Metal and other physical commodity trading

New Exchange Contracts - E.G. LME 'mini' contracts

Islamic Finance

Terminal Markets Order Update

Cross-Border Variations of VAT Treatment of Options

EU Force of Attraction rules

Previous seminar sessions on current issues have been oversubscribed. If you wish to register your interest in this seminar in advance and/or suggest additional topics for inclusion then please contact Simon Andrews.

The date and location of this seminar have yet to be finalised.

	Potential CRD forum – Member feedback requested

With the publication of the FSA's SREP guidance, the CRD is once again becoming a topical issue. Subject to interest , the FOA is planning to hold a CRD forum to discuss the new reporting requirements introduced in January 2007, ongoing ICAAP concerns and other issues.

If you would be interested in attending such a forum and have any particular areas of concern that you would like to see included on the agenda, please contact Simon Andrews.