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Monetary Authority of Singapore

CMFAS RES 4 study map for corporate finance representatives

How Singapore RES 4 fits advising on corporate finance, capital raising roles, transaction evidence, conflicts, and representative notification.

Exam focus

Rules, Ethics and Skills for Corporate Finance under the new CMFAS structure.

Who this helps

  • - Corporate finance representative candidates
  • - Capital raising teams
  • - M&A and listing advisers
  • - Compliance teams checking RES 4 evidence

Why this matters

  • - IBF's new-CMFAS announcement maps the corporate finance route to RES 4.
  • - Corporate finance representative evidence should match transaction role, principal route, deal controls, and representative-notification status.
  • - Capital raising can overlap with dealing, fund marketing, financial promotions, and investor classification.

Study map

Transaction workflow

  • - Study corporate finance through mandates, valuation, due diligence, disclosure, capital raising, listings, takeovers-style issues, market conduct, and financial crime controls.
  • - Connect RES 4 topics to the firm's deal approval, conflicts, communications, and records process.

Representative evidence

  • - Keep RES 4 result evidence with deal list, role description, supervisor, client type, compensation, and notification records.
  • - Check whether dealing in capital markets products or product-knowledge modules are also triggered.

Licensing tie-in

  • - RES 4 supports a corporate finance representative route, but the firm still needs the right CMS or exempt status.
  • - Representative notification and MAS FID/register verification remain separate from exam completion.
  • - Deal controls should evidence conflicts, communications, due diligence, investor eligibility, and recordkeeping.

Booking and sponsorship

  • - Use IBF's current CMFAS materials and exam FAQ before booking RES 4.
  • - Use MAS SFA 04-N22 and FAQs to check representative competency and exemptions.
  • - Keep result slips and deal-role evidence together for adviser review.

Verify before studying

  • - Whether the work is corporate finance advice, securities placement, fund marketing, M&A support, or internal analysis.
  • - Whether the principal's CMS licence covers the planned activity.
  • - Whether dealing, product knowledge, client classification, or cross-border marketing controls must be added.

Common mistakes

  • - Using RES 4 as a generic investment banking credential without a Singapore representative route.
  • - Ignoring placement, success-fee, and investor-solicitation facts.
  • - Failing to link exam evidence to actual deal supervision and records.

Disclaimer

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