What will you learn about?
Legal Aspects of Financial Planning
- Contractual Obligations
- Property
- Security
- Legal & Professional Liability
Ethical Practice in The Financial Services Industry
- Values as the Foundation for Ethical Practice
- Ethical Systems
- Nature of Ethical Dilemmas
- Ethics and Trust
What is the course syllabus?
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Chapter 1 - Contractual Obligations
Topics covered in this chapter are:
- Formation of Contracts
- Form of Contracts
- Interpretation of Contracts
- Extinction of Obligations
- Formal Notice
- Damages
- Penal Clauses
- Execution of Judgments
Chapter 2 - Property
Topics covered in this chapter are:
- Kinds of Property
- Patrimony
- Rights Over Property
- Family Law Concepts
Chapter 3 - Security
Topics covered in this chapter are:
- Types of Security
- Prior Claims
- Hypothecs
- Instalment Sale
- Leasing
- Security Pursuant
- Securities on Ships
- Suretyship
- Solidarity
- Publication of Rights
- Creditor Ranking Upon Payment
- Bankruptcy
Chapter 4 - Legal and Professional Liability
Topics covered in this chapter are:
- Contractual Liability
- Liability Resulting from the Law
- Reception of a Payment Not Due and Unjust Enrichment
- Claims for Damages
- Exoneration Clauses
- Professional Liability
- Legislation
Chapter 5 - Values as the Foundation for Ethical Practice
Topics covered in this chapter are:
- Value Awareness
- Nature of Values
- Values Characteristics and Changes Over Time
- Values Clarification
- How Values Influence Goals
- Importance of Values to any Organization
- Importance of Values to the Individual
- Importance of Values to Society
- Ethical Relativism
Chapter 6 - Ethical Systems
Topics covered in this chapter are:
- Values of Utilitarian Ethics
- Values of Duty Ethics
- Values of Group Ethics
- Values of Existential Ethics
- Role of Reason in Existential Ethics
- Applicability of each Ethical System
Chapter 7 - Nature of Ethical Dilemmas
Topics covered in this chapter are:
- When our Values Clash With Each Other
- Types of Dilemmas
- An Ethical Decision-making Process
Chapter 8 - Ethics and Trust
Topics covered in this chapter are:
- Trust is a Direct Result of Ethical Behaviour
- Trust and Expectations
How will you learn?
CSI’s online learning system helps you meet your study goals. You’ll benefit from:
- Textbook readings available in PDF and printed format
- Learning objectives that keep you focused
- End of chapter activities to help you reinforce your learning and identify topics that may need to be revisited during exam preparation
- Two self-assessments so that you can assess your progress
- Online assistance from CSI’s academic support specialists