Smarten Up Institute Raises the Bar for Financial Industry Education in
Canada

    
    Courses Led by Industry Experts Now Available to Back Office, Operations
    and IT Specialists




    
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<p><span class="xn-location">TORONTO</span>, <span class="xn-chron">Oct. 4</span> /CNW/ -- Smarten Up Institute, Canada's premier education center for back office, operations and financial IT professionals, has announced their introductory course schedule. Instruction will be available in trade processing, clearing and settlement, FX processing, mutual fund governance, custody, project management, global securities services, communications and technology. Classes will be held in <span class="xn-location">Calgary</span>, <span class="xn-location">Montreal</span>, <span class="xn-location">Toronto</span> and <span class="xn-location">Vancouver</span>.</p>
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    The Art of Communication for the Financial Professional
    --  Three-day course, October 25-27 2010 Vancouver or January 17-19 2011
        Toronto
    --  Led by Marc Gage, renowned producer, director and national news
        reporter for CBC and CTV.

    Global Securities: Trading and Settlements
    --  Four-day course, November 22-25 2010 Toronto
    --  Led by Stan Deudney, former president of the Canadian Depository for
        Securities (CDS), Architect of its SSS and BBS systems and current
        President and CEO of Transatron Systems Inc.

    Brokerage Operations
    --  Four-day course, January 24-27 2010 Toronto or March 28-31 2011
        Vancouver
    --  Led by Andree Ouellet, former examiner at the Montreal Stock exchange
        and current SVP for Corporate Infrastructure Management at Penson
        Canada.

    
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<p><span class="xn-person">Mr. Deudney</span> notes: "The available education options for back office, operations and financial IT professionals across <span class="xn-location">Canada</span> are fractured at best - no one provides dedicated and ongoing education to this crucial sector of the financial marketplace except SUI. Their programs allow an underserved segment of the industry to study with veterans who have been immersed in the global financial markets for years."</p>
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<p><span class="xn-person">Laurie Clark</span>, president and CEO of SUI comments: "The financial industry has had a real need for a comprehensive center of learning and teaching excellence. I envision SUI to be a place where collaborative, flexible and well-rounded leaders emerge with an understanding of the global markets and a deep knowledge of the back office, operations and IT processes that fuel them. They will have the ability to excel in their current role or to achieve the position they aspire to and be well-equipped to navigate the evolution and upheavals of the financial industry."</p>
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<p>Smarten Up Institute was created to preserve and augment the knowledge that back office, operations and financial IT professionals lose to attrition and other changes in the global marketplace. In addition to SUI's flagship programs, the institute offers mentorship programs where students can work alongside the best professionals in the business and gain in-depth knowledge of how international markets function and interrelate.</p>
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<p>SUI will also offer SMART TALK(TM); a live online interactive webinar series that provides an opportunity to chat live with leaders and newsmakers about provocative topics. SUI's roster of SMART TALK instructors will include such industry luminaries as: Versus Associates Strategic Consultant, <span class="xn-person">Doug Steiner</span>, SUI President and CEO, <span class="xn-person">Laurie Clark</span> and Investment Industry Association of <span class="xn-location">Canada</span> (IIAC) President and CEO, <span class="xn-person">Ian Russell</span>.</p>
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    ABOUT SMARTEN UP INSTITUTE:
    
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<p>Smarten Up Institute exists to provide quality education to back office, operations and financial IT professionals who want to excel in today's demanding global financial marketplace. SUI brings an approach to education that is unmatched in <span class="xn-location">Canada</span>. In addition to ongoing educational programs, SUI provides unique opportunities for in-depth exchanges with academic and business leaders who serve in the financial industry. The Institute, based on a university model, equips participants with market-relevant information that is directly applicable to back office, operations and financial IT functions within the global marketplace.</p>
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For further information: Steph Johnson, [phone], [email protected], or Jackie Mavin, [phone], [email protected] Web Site: http://smartenupinstitute.com