NISM-Series-XVII: Retirement Adviser Certification Examination dated June 30, 2016

National Institute of Securities Markets

Communiqué/Press Release

NISM-Series-XVII: Retirement Adviser Certification Examination

NISM/Certification/Series-XVII: Retirement Adviser/2016/01 dated June 30, 2016

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has accredited National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) as the accredited institute for Certification of the Retirement Adviser Certification Examination.

NISM in consultation with the PFRDA hereby specifies the NISM-Series-XVII: Retirement Adviser Certification Examination as the requisite standard for individuals, proprietors, partners and representatives of a retirement adviser registered under Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (Retirement Adviser) Regulations, 2016.

Individuals, proprietors, partners and representatives of a retirement adviser shall be required to pass the NISM-Series-XVII: Retirement Adviser Certification Examination to fulfill the requirements specified under Regulation 7(b) of the PFRDA (Retirement Adviser) Regulations, 2016.

The NISM-Series-XVII: Retirement Adviser Certification Examination, offered by NISM, will be available from July 20, 2016.

Details of NISM-Series-XVII: Retirement Adviser Certification Examination, are given in Annexure-I and Annexure-II attached to this communiqué/press release.

The text of these Annexures and the registration details are available at www.nism.ac.in.

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G. P. Garg

Registrar

National Institute of Securities Markets

Enclosures: Annexure I and Annexure II