The fast introduction to Investment Funds

Course Description

The course is divided into three modules. The first module examines the
types of funds available and the legal implications thereof. The second
module looks at the entities that carry out the daily operations for a fund;
transfer agency, fund accounting and custody. The last module studies the
types of investments a fund can make and their effect on both performance
and marketability.

Following completion of the full programme, fast training – one of Europe’s
leading management and technical training providers for the financial sector
– will award a certificate to the participant indicating their successful completion of a series of courses designed to give them an in-depth knowledge of investment funds.

Programme Content

unit 1 - Fund Types

• Fund concepts

• Open and closed-ended funds

• Traditional, alternative and hegde funds

• Legal structures

• Fund markets

• UCITS

Unit 2 - Investment Fund Entities

• Functions of the administrative agents (e.g. fund accounting, transfer agency, custody)

• Calculating the NAV per share

• Evaluation of investors and account opening

• Types of fund orders

• Domiciliary functions

• Fund events (e.g. dividends, AGM’s)

Unit 3 - Fund Portfolios

• Fund types and their strategies

• Traditional financial instruments (equities, bonds)

• Derivatives (futures, options)

• New trends (CDOs, swaps)

Target Audience

Anyone interested in developing an all-round understanding of the
investment fund business.

Duration

5 days for up to 12 participants