Securities & Investment Institute Fellowship is the pinnacle of membership, demonstrating an outstanding commitment to the financial services industry. There are over 3,400 FSI members at present.
Eligibility
Fellowship of the Institute may be applied for by MSI members who hold our Diploma award, SII Masters or the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) qualification, upon achievement of 3 years of logged CPD under the SII CPD Scheme. Please note these are our current requirements. These are subject to change from the 1 October 2009.
The Benefits
In addition to the use of the designatory letters FSI, Fellows receive a wealth of benefits, both personal and professional. These include:
SII CPD Scheme: The free professional development scheme for SII members.
SII Infolink: Free and exclusive to SII members, our searchable online information library.
Regulatory Update: Free, members only guide to changes in UK financial services regulations. FSI Only - request to receive each issue of the Regulatory Update in hard copy.
Free attendance at all our CPD events, and access to the online event archive.
Free access to the Institute's PIFs (Professional Interest Forums).
As with all categories of SII membership, FSI members who enrol upon any SII qualification are exempted from the Qualification Registration Fee (QRF).
Applying
FSI membership costs £175 annually, renewable every April. There is also a £50 joining fee. In order to upgrade to this category from MSI status (for SII Diploma or CFA holders), please download and complete the Membership Upgrade Form. Details of the pro-rata fees are on the form itself.
Honorary Fellowship - FSI(Hon)
From time to time the Securities & Investment Institute awards industry practitioners with an honorary membership known as Honorary Fellowship, or FSI(Hon). As a reward for their outstanding contributions to the financial services industry and/or to the Institute, FSI(Hon) members enjoy life-long, free membership.
There are currently 43 such honorary members, including our very own Chairman, Scott Dobbie. The full list of our Honorary Fellows is below:
John Beardwell, Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Ltd
Kenneth Beaton
David Brewer
Lord Peter Brooke Of Sutton Mandeville CHPC, House of Lords
Peter Bucks
Nigel Challis, KPMG LLP
John Cobb
John Cole
Scott Dobbie CBE, Securities & Investment Institute
Clare Gore Langton, Rathbone Investment Management Ltdv
