Category: Investment Funds
Course Level: Introductory to Intermediate
Duration: 1 day
Contact us for more information.This one-day course provides an overview of different types of Collective Investment Schemes available in the markets.
It includes regulation, marketing and distribution, investment and borrowing powers, pricing and dealing. It also covers the new investment strategies under UCITS III and opportunities offered by UCITS IV.
No prior knowledge is assumed and all terms will be fully explained.
Case studies form an integral part of the course, to allow the delegates to consolidate the information and provide the basis for group discussions.
Objectives:
By the end of this course, delegates will have a greater understanding of:
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- What products are available
- Fund marketing and distribution (KII documents)
- Business relationships
- Fund pricing and charges
- Investment and borrowing regulations under UCITS III
- Impact of UCITS IV
Course Content:
- Features of CISs
- Types of CISs in the market
- Fund distribution
- Investor information
- Business relationships
- Pricing
- Dealing
- Creations and cancellations
- Charges and expenses
- UCITS III Investment RulesApproved securities
- Income distribution
- Fund accounting
- Fund taxation
- Corporate governance
- What's new under UCITS IV?
This course would be suitable for:
- Client services and call centres
- Finance and accounting
- HR and training
- Investment administration and operations
- Investment professionals
- IT and software developers
- Legal & Compliance
- New entrants
- PR and recruitment firms
- Risk management
- Sales and marketing
- Senior managers
This course would be suitable for these exams:
- IMC
- CISI IAQ - Collective Investment Schemes Administration
- UKSIP - Investment Operations
