ISFB Certificate
Internal Control and Risk Management
Catalog | Law, Risk & Compliance
Context
This continuing education course aims to provide an in-depth understanding of internal control and risk management in the financial sector, particularly in Switzerland. Based on industry best practices and Swiss regulations, it addresses the main risks encountered in modern finance. Participants will develop skills to assess and mitigate risks, align management practices with regulatory requirements, and develop business continuity strategies. The program incorporates real-life case studies to promote practical application of concepts and strengthen organizational resilience in the face of today's challenges.
Key objectives
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Formulate recommendations for risk management strategies in a given institution
- Design a risk management plan integrating the various types of risk and internal control mechanisms
- Compare risk management strategies used by different financial institutions
- Use internal control principles to assess existing processes within an organization
- Explain the implications of strategic, market, credit, liquidity, operational, human and fraud risks on banking activities
- Identify the main types of financial risk and the applicable regulatory standards.
Target audience
- Risk management and internal control specialists
- Auditors
- Banking and finance executives with an interest in risk management and internal control
Stakeholders
ISFB lecturers have been working in the banking and financial world, or in their respective fields, for many years and are recognized as some of the best experts in our ecosystem in French-speaking Switzerland.
Organization
Program manager: Gilles Chantrier, CRO Swissquote
Product Management: Joseph Baud-Grasset
Certification
- Participants who pass the final exam will be awarded the ISFB Internal Control and Risk Management Certificate.
- ISFB Certificates are recognized and particularly appreciated by our institutional members
- 11 modules, over 7 non-consecutive days (2 days per month on average)
- In person at the ISFB premises
- Weekdays, from 08:30 to 17:30
- Language : French
The certificate consists of 11 modules:
M01 - Regulatory framework for risk management (0.5 days)
M02 - Strategic risk management (0.5 day)
M03 - Market risk management (0.5 day)
M04 - Credit risk management (0.5 day)
M05 - Liquidity risk management (0.5 day)
M06 - Operational risk management: compliance (0.5 day)
M07 - Operational risk management: cyber risk (0.5 day)
M08 - Operational risk management: 2008/21 appendix 2 (1 day)
M09 - Internal control system (1 day)
M10 - Setting up and managing a BCP (0.5 day)
M11 - Principles of foresight (1 day)
Price
CHF 4'250.00 (member price)
CHF 5'670.00 (non-member price)
The member prices apply to all ISFB member institutes and their employees.
Registrations
Please complete the online application form.
Your registration will then be considered as firm and definitive. 3 weeks before the beginning of the training, you will have access to our ISFB collaborative space, then a few days before the beginning of the training to the specific space reserved for the participants of this training.
The general conditions of the ISFB apply as soon as you validate our offer.
Opening of the next session
Session planned for the second half of 2025
Examination information
The validation of the certificate is done through a written exam of the QCS type (simple choice questionnaire, one and only one correct answer) of 120 minutes. The emphasis is on understanding, application and the ability to analyze and solve concrete cases using the tools and methods seen in training. Candidates are allowed to consult course materials, appendices and personal notes (open-ended exam concept)
