AICB-CRCOP Exam Information and Outline
Certificate in Regulatory Compliance (CRCOP)
Syllabus Update Checked on: November 6, 2026
AICB-CRCOP Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
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- Exam Format
- 80 multiple-choice questions; duration 2 hours (Pearson VUE online); compulsory workshop
- 1. Introduction to Regulatory Compliance (10%)
- History and reasons for bank regulation; approaches to regulation
- Board and senior management responsibilities; compliance culture
- 2. Regulatory Compliance in the Malaysian Environment (15%)
- Malaysian financial system and supervisory scope
- Organisation of the compliance function; consequences of non-compliance
- 3. Prudential Regulation and Supervisory Framework (20%)
- Institutional resilience, financial access and conduct
- Compliance and risk governance; consumer-centric culture
- Emerging risks, supervisory oversight, enforcement and penalty framework
- 4. Fundamentals of Laws and Approach of Regulatory Compliance (14%)
- Objectives of financial regulation; banker–customer legal relationship
- Establishing effective compliance programmes; Enron case study
- 5. Regulatory Compliance within an Islamic Finance Paradigm (18%)
- Islamic finance regulation and Shariah Governance Framework
- Shariah advisory authorities; global Islamic financial services
- 6. Safeguarding Customers Interests (23%)
- Market conduct and consumer protection
- BNM policies: fair treatment, product transparency, fees and charges
- Complaint handling, fair debt collection, responsible financing
- Customer information management and permitted disclosure
- Code of conduct for wholesale financial markets; investor protection