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Welcome to the ed. Resource Centre where we are delighted to give you access to a wide range of everyday tools, ranging from up to date financial tables to the biggest online technical insurance library in the UK. These items are brought to you free of charge as part of our objective of supporting the profession.

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CII Code of Ethics and Conduct
Inside you will find the CIIs Code of Ethics & Conduct and Case studies to assist with the understanding and application of the code.

Guide to Content
Click the link to access a printable, comprehensive guide to the technical learning content available to you in ASSESS.

CII MiFID eSummary
This is an eSummary, prepared by the CII Learning Solutions department, on the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), which replaced the 1995 Investment Services Directive (ISD) from 1st November 2007. MiFID covers investment advice, portfolio management, deposits, designated investment business and long-term insurance business in relation to life policies, and training and competence. It excludes general insurance.

Note: Time spent using this eSummary is not logged, although you can record your usage manually within 'My L&D Log'.

Disclaimer: This summary has been prepared for educational and awareness purposes only. It does not attempt to interpret the regulator’s position and should not be relied on for compliance purposes.

Click here to download the PDF.

Tips for Brokers

We are pleased to present this new set of materials 'Tips for Brokers', designed to provide broker ASSESS users in particular with useful tips and best practices. Each document covers a specific sector of the market and can be completed within a few minutes. All of the documents are free of charge and can be reviewed as many times as you would like. Please note that usage is not tracked for reporting purposes.

We will be providing more of these quick reference documents in the coming months so take a look at your Resource Centre from time to time.

   
LINKS TO EXTERNAL RESOURCES
You may be interested in taking a look at the following resources that are external. Links are provided below to the CII Library online and the CII Examination Reports and Guides. There is also a series of 'Useful Links'.

ed. Development Plans
Click on the link to see our development plans for ed. We aim to publish our plans for the next 6 month period on a quarterly basis, so you can see what new content we are working on, and what improvements we are making to the way ed. works.

Nearly all of the development we do is in response to user requests, so please keep the feedback coming in. Use the 'contact us' facility on the top menu whenever you feel like dropping us a line with your ideas.

CII Knowledge Services
A comprehensive source of knowledge services topics. Material is available from CII Knowledge Services either online or in hard copy. ASSESS users automatically enjoy 'public service' access to the CII Knowledge Services online information.

Web Directory
A comprehensive web directory covering sites of particular interest and utility. In addition to industry regulators and trade bodies, the directory provides access to a wide range of technical and market information on financial services-related topics.