This document contains a complete and high-quality collection of over 100 verified and solved questions and answers for the CQIB (Certified Qualified Insurance Broker) Final Exam 2025/2026. The content is expertly structured to reflect the most current exam format, with a strong emphasis on Australia’s banking system, financial regulation, ethics, insurance practices, and capital markets.
Students will gain a solid grasp of complex concepts such as:
The role and structure of banks, credit unions, and building societies
Debt and equity capital markets, private placements, IPOs, and M&A advisory
Types of bank loans, deposits, trade finance, and leasing
Key risks: credit, liquidity, interest rate risk, and how banks manage them
Basel III reforms, LCR, NSFR, and APRA capital adequacy requirements
Understanding assets, liabilities, solvency, liquidity, and profitability metrics
History of the Australian financial system, key regulatory bodies, and policy developments
Ethical theories and their application: utilitarianism, virtue ethics, egoism, whistleblowing
FINSIA Code of Conduct, professionalism, and threats to integrity in finance
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), ISO 26000, and the pyramid of responsibility
This study guide is ideal for:
Students enrolled in Finance, Banking & Insurance, Business, Economics, or Law programs
Candidates preparing for the CQIB certification or financial licensing exams in Australia
Professionals seeking to refresh their knowledge of current financial and ethical standards
Applicable institutions include:
RMIT University, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Monash University
University of Sydney, University of Queensland, Griffith University
Other higher education and vocational institutions offering finance, insurance, or compliance programs
Keywords:
CQIB final exam, Australian banking system, Basel III, APRA regulations, capital adequacy, financial services law, debt and equity markets, risk management, professional ethics, whistleblowing, CSR, FINSIA code, ISO 26000, banking operations, insurance broking, exam prep 2025
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CQIB FINAL EXAM 2025/2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100%
PASS
Role of Banks - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. Act as financial intermediary between
savers and borrowers.
2. Facilitates the creation of money.
3. Creates financial products and services.
4. Develops mechanisms for transferring money and making payments.
5. Contributes to the development of the economy.
,Debt Capital Markets - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔When a large company or
government wants to finance a project, it may look to issue bonds to raise
capital.
An Investment bank would help out in planning/documentation of bond
issuance.
Equity Capital Markets - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔When a company needs more
money in order to grow, they may look at undertaking an initial public
offering(IPO). Where it sells it's shares to the public/investors.
The investment bank will put together a prospectus explaining the terms of
the
offering and the risks it carries, managing the issuance process and helping
the price of the offering.
Private Placements - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Where customers plan an offering of
bonds with an institutional investor such as
an insurance company or a retirement fund.
, Can have be a quicker option as there is lower regulatory requirements.
Mergers and Acquisitions - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Where a company is looking to
buy another company, investment banks offer
advice on how the company should proceed with the acquisition, including
the pricing of the offer.
Deposits for a Bank - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Banks source their funds largely from
deposits.
Savings deposits - wages and salary.
Fixed term deposits - lump sum deposited for a specific period.
Current deposits - business accounts.
Types of Bank Loans - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. Overdraft
2. Credit card
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