The M8 mock exam & question bank
M8 (CM-CIS Part 1) is the CMFAS paper on collective investment schemes and capital markets products. It covers securities and financial instruments and is the first of the two CM-CIS papers.
A representative recommends an investment-linked policy to a client. Under the Financial Advisers Act, what must the representative do before the client commits to the purchase?
Pass mark
70%
Format
Multiple-choice questions
Registration
Singapore College of Insurance (SCI)
Question bank
500+ questions
Official M8 exam fee (paid to Singapore College of Insurance (SCI)): S$150-250 incl. GST. Always confirm the current fee and pass mark with Singapore College of Insurance (SCI) before booking.
What makes M8 tricky
Many products to memorise
Stocks, bonds, warrants, derivatives, and unit trusts all appear in M8. It is easy to confuse their characteristics under pressure.
Hard to find your weak chapters
The syllabus is broad. Without analytics you waste study time on topics you already know instead of your real gaps.
Application questions, not just definitions
The exam does not just ask what a warrant is. It asks you to apply the product to a real market scenario.
What M8 covers
- Capital markets and securities
- Equities and the stock market
- Bonds and fixed income
- Warrants
- Unit trusts and collective investment schemes
- Risk and return concepts
- Regulation of investment products
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