Product Governance: Fundamentals and Practical Implementation
Author
Nikolas Demetriades
Nikolas Demetriades is a CFA charterholder and holds CySEC’s Advanced and AML certifications. He has hands on experience working with investment firms, fund managers and electronic money institutions, advising on regulatory compliance, licensing, risk management and internal audit.
Through CPDs.Academy, Nikolas combines his industry insight with a passion for practical education, offering courses that help professionals meet their CPD requirements while building real world skills in financial regulation and governance.
This course provides a practical, implementation-focused guide to the MiFID II product governance requirements, designed for compliance officers, product managers, and regulated professionals at Cyprus investment firms and EU financial institutions. You will gain a thorough understanding of the full product governance framework under MiFID II, including target market definition, product approval processes, product review obligations, and the respective roles of manufacturers and distributors, all explained through real-world examples and step-by-step guidance you can apply immediately. A key feature of this course is its inclusion of findings from an actual CySEC regulatory inspection, giving participants rare insight into what supervisors look for, where firms commonly fall short, and what good practice looks like in practice. This supervisory perspective is not available in standard textbook training. Special emphasis is placed on the target market assessment process, with structured explanations designed to support professionals in their day-to-day compliance work. This online MiFID II product governance training counts towards your CySEC CPD requirements (Basic and Advanced certificate holders) and is delivered by a CFA charterholder with direct regulatory and compliance experience. This course is ideal for: * Compliance officers and MLROs at CySEC-regulated investment firms * Product managers and relationship managers subject to MiFID II * Professionals completing their annual CySEC CPD obligations * EU financial professionals seeking practical MiFID II product governance training
Related free resources
If you would like to start with a structured self-assessment of your firm's product governance arrangements, our free Product Governance Self-Assessment Questionnaire provides an annual distributor template covering eight sections and six annexes aligned with MiFID II requirements.
For a practical walkthrough of the distributor framework and the typical gaps supervisors examine, read our blog article Product Governance Self-Assessment for Distributors: What Supervisors Actually Examine.
Course program
Rationale of Product Governance RulesManufacturersDistributorsTarget Market AssessmentDistribution Channels & StrategiesGrey Area Sales, Product Review Requirements & Exchange of InformationCompliance Monitoring & ReportingInsights from a Regulatory InspectionReal Cases of Regulatory FinesTarget Market Assessment: A Practical Walkthrough
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Certificate
A certificate is given at the end of the course.
The course will be available 180 Day
Product Governance: Fundamentals and Practical Implementation
Author
Nikolas Demetriades
Nikolas Demetriades is a CFA charterholder and holds CySEC’s Advanced and AML certifications. He has hands on experience working with investment firms, fund managers and electronic money institutions, advising on regulatory compliance, licensing, risk management and internal audit.
Through CPDs.Academy, Nikolas combines his industry insight with a passion for practical education, offering courses that help professionals meet their CPD requirements while building real world skills in financial regulation and governance.
