www.sii.org.uk

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Membership Survey Results 2006
www.sii.org.uk
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Distribution across regions
Regions
49 (n630)
6
4
3
3
10 (n122)
of respondents
Base All respondents (1273) Q1.4
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Membership of Professional Bodies
ACA 10 (n122)ACCA 4 (n52)CIMA 2 (n24)
None (33)
Accountancy (18)
UKSIP 6 (n74)ACIB 5 (n64)CFA 3 (n41)STEP
2 (n24)
Various Others(49)
Base All respondents (1273) Q1.5
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Approved person status Controlled functions
FSI 60MSI 45 ASI 32
FSI 29 MSI45 ASI 56



Controlled Functions
Significant Management Function
CF21 Investment Advisor (28)CF27 Management
Investment (21) CF10 Compliance Director
(13) CF11 Money Laundering Oversight (10) CF1
Director (9)
YES
NO
24
64
Base All respondents (1273)/(600) Q1.9 a/b
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Does your firm pay for subs?
(1)

(29)

(70)

YES
Firm pays all subscriptions direct to SII(72)
I pay and firm repays all subscriptions to
me(27)
Firm Contributes(1)
N/S(1)
Base All respondents (1273)/(949) (2005
Results) Q1.11a/b
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If your firm didnt pay would you?
Accountants (73 n22)Consultants (74
n32)Fund Managers (71 n141)
Base All respondents (1273)/(949) (2005
Results) Q1.12
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Perceptions of Membership
Q How necessary to your profession do you
consider your membership of the Securities
Investment Institute?
(21)
(26)
(24)
6
1
4
3
2
(13)
(11)
(1)
5
Very Beneficial
Not all beneficial
Mean 4.2
Base All respondents (1279) 0
average Q1.13
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Do you use your designatory letters?
FSI 70 (70)MSI 61 (63) ASI 49 (57)
FSI 28 (29) MSI38 (35) ASI 50 (42)
Base All respondents (1273) (2005
Results) Q1.8
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Importance of new Membership Benefits
More important
Less important
10
Importance of existing membership benefits
More important
CPD Events
Designatory letters
PIFS
Reg Refresher
Regional Activities
Conference Discount
SI Review
Online Membership Directory
Less important
Book discounts
Base All participants/users of benefits
(1118) Q2.2
11
Personal membership Benefits


Aware


Base All respondents (1273) / all aware of
benefit (497) Q2.3
12
Importance of potential new Membership benefits
(1 not important - 6 very important)
FSI 3.4MSI 3.3 ASI 3.2
FSI 2.8MSI 3.0 ASI 3.2
FSI 2.6MSI 2.9 ASI 2.9
FSI 2.5MSI 2.9 ASI 3.1
Mean scores
Base All respondents (1273) Q2.4
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CPD Seminars/events
Have you attended a CPD seminar in the last 12
months?
(2)

(37)

How would you rate the overall quality of the
session?
4 Excellent 26 3 Good 63 2 Fair 7 1 Poor
1 N/S 3

(61)
Mean 3.2 (Good to Excellent)
Time of day more likely to attend a CPD event




Base All respondents (1273) / All who have
attended a seminar (454) (Survey
2005) Q3.3a/b/3.6