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Market Conduct and Consumer Protection Compliance

Addresses the growing focus of African regulators on fair treatment of customers and responsible market conduct. Delegates learn to translate conduct principles into product design, sales practices, disclosures and complaints handling. The course draws on treating customers fairly expectations, consumer protection legislation and financial sector conduct standards used across the region.

What you will be able to do

  • Explain market conduct and fair treatment principles for customers.
  • Assess products and sales practices against conduct expectations.
  • Review customer disclosures and advertising for fairness and clarity.
  • Design complaints handling that meets regulatory expectations.
  • Monitor conduct outcomes using management information.
  • Report conduct risk and remediation to the board and regulator.

Course outline

  1. 01Foundations of Market Conduct
  2. 02Fair Treatment of Customers
  3. 03Conduct in Product Design and Sales
  4. 04Disclosures, Advertising and Clarity
  5. 05Complaints Handling and Redress
  6. 06Monitoring Conduct Outcomes
  7. 07Conduct Risk Reporting
  8. 08Embedding a Conduct Culture

Who should attend

Conduct and compliance officers, product and marketing managers, complaints and client service leads, and risk staff in financial services, telecoms and retail.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
24 to 26 Aug 2026Durban3R13,000
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
14 to 16 Sep 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026Dubai3US$1,500
28 to 30 Sep 2026Lagos3US$1,500
5 to 7 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500
12 to 14 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500
19 to 21 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
26 to 28 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000
2 to 4 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000
16 to 18 Nov 2026Online3US$900
23 to 25 Nov 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Cairo3US$1,500
7 to 9 Dec 2026Accra3US$1,500
14 to 16 Dec 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
21 to 23 Dec 2026Kigali3US$1,500

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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