FRM

What is FRM^®?

• The Financial Risk Manager (FRM^®) designation is offered by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) and is the globally recognized standard for those who manage risk. Certified FRMs are part of an elite, global network, and are valued by top employers across diverse businesses.

• Requiring the successful completion of a rigorous two-part, practice-oriented examination, the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designation provides a bedrock foundation in a profession and industry that is rapidly evolving. Since the FRM Program’s inception in 1997, Certified FRMs have achieved positions such as Chief Risk Officer, Senior Risk Analyst, Head of Operational Risk, and Director of Investment Risk Management, to name a few.

• The global FRM community is growing dramatically, with Certified FRMs represented at nearly every major banking institution, government regulator, consulting firm and financial services institution around the world.

About the FRM Program:

• Globally recognized.

• No educational or professional qualifications needed to register. Which means anyone can take the exams irrespective of Education background. Even if you have just finished your school!

• (FinTree Tip: FRM program does require some intensive calculations and therefore unsaid eligibility is being “okay” with maths. You don’t need to be a geek, you don’t strictly need to know calculus, but you need to be reasonably “okay” with maths)

• Organized into two parts, each a four-hour exam.

• A candidate can use the FRM designation after completing the following steps-

  • Pass the FRM Part I Exam

  • Pass the FRM Part II Exam within 4 years of passing the Part I Exam

  • Within 5 years of passing the Part II Exam, demonstrate 2 years of professional full-time financial risk work experience