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Certified Fiduciary & Investment Risk Specialist®

The Certified Fiduciary and Investment Risk Specialist® is a certification for professionals working in Trust Audit, Compliance, and Risk Management activities in the financial services industry. It is based on an established set of industry-wide competencies that cover the concepts, rules, regulations, laws, and standard operating procedures that the candidate should be proficient in the trust audit, compliance, and risk management field. 

Why the CFIRS® 

For Individuals: The CFIRS® demonstrates to executive management that you have the skills and knowledge to operate successfully at the highest level of this field. It gives you more visibility, shows commitment to your career and sets you apart from others in the industry.

For Executive Management: The CFIRS® demonstrates to clients, regulators, and others in your organization that your team has the skills and knowledge to operate at the highest level in the field. Having a CFIRS® designee on your team will help position your organization as one that is committed to being at the forefront of the fiduciary industry.

For Regulators: The CFIRS® is evidence of your ongoing commitment to comply and stay up-to-date with regulations. This designation serves as a common understanding of the concepts, rules, regulations, laws, and standard industry operating procedures.

Qualifications to apply for CFIRS®

  • Three years of industry experience and a four-year degree from an accredited college or university
    OR
  • Five years of industry experience

Requirements to earn the CFIRS®

  • Complete Cannon's Trust Audit, Compliance, and Risk Management School
  • Complete the CFIRS® application 
  • Submit a Letter of Recommendation
  • Agree and sign the CFIRS® Professional Ethics and Code of Conduct Standards
  • Pay the CFIRS® exam fee
  • Pass the CFIRS® exam

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