Business Planning: Banking
The Business Planning: Banking exam covers financial and regulatory reporting for banks, combined with the risks and approaches to audit and assurance services to those banks. It is examined via a 2.5 exam, with a pass mark of 55%. The exam is available in June, September and December and you have a maximum of four attempts at this exam.
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Syllabus
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