Finance | Investments & Funds
Fund Overview Level 2
Course Summary
This course will be of particular interest to staff working directly/indirectly in the fund environment and will provide an overview of a number of topical areas that you might encounter in your career.
This course follows on from the Level 1 session and provides you with a more thorough understanding of the fund environment.
Topics
The course will cover:
- Refresher on what a fund is, different types of funds, different operating structures and structure combinations
- Refresher on funds structured as Limited Partnerships and the key difference between these and other structures
- Regulation and its impact on the Fund Sector (including an overview of the Conduct of Business rules)
- Understanding the Principal Documents and other agreements connected to a Fund and how these drive Fund Operations
- Understanding Equalization and Performance fees
- Understanding currency transactions
- Refresher on Fund Valuations (including a high level review of Open Ended and Closed ended valuations
- Case study - Errors on Valuation
- Pricing errors and their impact on operations
- Case Study - Private Equity Valuation
- Understanding the impact of Illiquid investments on fund operations
- How to read, understand and interpret a set of fund Financial Statements
Course Benefits
The course will look at the key aspects of funds administered in Guernsey and will provide you with further information with regard to the operations of funds in Guernsey.
On completion of the course, you should have a greater understanding of the fund industry and an increased awareness of performance fees, illiquidity, currency transactions and how the regulation and documents drive fund operations.
You should also be able to apply the knowledge to your day to day position, obtaining a greater understanding of the working environment.
Tutor Profile
Vicky Le Poidevin is a fellow of the ICAEW with over 18 years’ experience in the finance sector. She trained with a big four firm and spent time in both the Fund and Trust sector before joining Offshore in September 2016. Vicky’s previous training experience includes delivering courses for both qualified and unqualified staff at a big four firm, evening classes at a professional training agency and to industry professionals in her role at Offshore.
Vicky enjoys adapting her training style to suit the skills of the participants and including practical and real-life examples in her training to ensure it is relevant and entertaining.
Course at a Glance
- Next Start Date: 3 February 2021
- CPD Points: 7
- Course Cost: £295.00
- Course Length: Full day (09:00-17:00)
- Location: GTA University Centre, Guernsey
- Tutor: Victoria Le Poidevin
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