Investment Events
Seminar Series
July 2025
Understanding and Investigating Investment Fraud – Virtual
Fraud: it’s the five letter word that keeps audit professionals up at night. Despite nearly-constant regulatory reforms, the evolution of technology and improved transparancy, investment frauds continue to riddle financial headlines. Jim Chanos, the short-seller who called Enron’s demise (and notably has recently denied embezzlement claims by his former firm), has even deemed the post-pandemic era as the ‘golden age ...
Understanding and Auditing Alternative Investments – Virtual
This one-day virtual seminar provides participants with an overview of the most common alternative investments in the global market including Private Equity, Private Credit and Hedge Funds. Understanding the Alternative Investment markets and all the critical characteristics of these investments as can be extremely challenging. However, given the concentration of these assets in today’s investment portfolios, Auditors have no choice ...
August 2025
Understanding and Auditing Investment and Derivative Activities – Virtual
We are very excited to combine two of our popular classes into one virtual seminar. For this new special offering, we have combined Understanding and Auditing Investment Activities and Understanding and Auditing Derivative Strategies. We have heard from several of our clients that they would like to attend both virtual classes, but it is difficult to commit to four days. ...
September 2025
Emerging Issues in Investments and Derivatives – In Person
Notice: This course will be held in-person in San Diego/La Jolla. A virtual offering of the course is planned for October 6-8 for those who cannot attend in person. This course is dedicated to new developments in the investments and derivatives world and the challenges for auditors that results. With all of the risk inherent in this highly complicated area, it ...
October 2025
CIDA Review Course – Virtual
The Certified Investments & Derivatives Auditor (CIDA) designation is a globally accepted certification for investments and derivatives auditors and remains the standard by which individuals demonstrate their professionalism in the investments and derivatives auditing field. With a CIDA credential, you distinguish yourself beyond your job title while gaining a sense of personal satisfaction. Earning the CIDA designation highlights your knowledge, ...
Emerging Issues in Investments and Derivatives – Virtual
Notice: This is the virtual offering of the course for attendees who are unable to attend the in-person offering. The in-person course will be held September 23-25, 2025 in San Diego/La Jolla. This course is dedicated to new developments in the investments and derivatives world and the challenges for auditors that results. With all of the risk inherent in this highly ...
CIDA Exam 2025
The CIDA Fall exam will be offered on October 27, 2025. Cost is $400 for domestic candidates and $445 for international candidates. Price includes a non-refundable registration fee of $75 for domestic candidates and $120 for international candidates.
November 2025
Auditing Derivative Activity through Data Analysis – Virtual
We are very excited to offer this new class on Derivative Analytics. Barb Davison (ITCI) has teamed up with Elizabeth Scott from the State Board of Administration of Florida to deliver this very informative and critical session on using data analysis in your derivative audits. Derivatives are very difficult to audit as many of you know. When utilizing an appropriate ...
December 2025
Auditing the Risk Oversight Function – Virtual
We are excited to offer our brand new ‘Auditing the Risk Oversight Function’ course this year. Course outline coming soon! Course Information: The course time will be 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Central Time. For virtual courses, the virtual meeting link and course materials will sent 3-5 days before the course start date. Course Duration: 1 day(s) CPE Hours Available: 8 ...
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