Regulations & Operational Compliance for Funds

Course description

This programme is only available on in-company basis and can be delivered either virtually or in-person, in any location worldwide. Contact us to discuss your requirements.

The course is conducted by a very senior expert with over 25 years of experience. The sessions are very practical and interactive and will include discussions, Q&As and exercises. You will receive a set of course materials and a course certificate on completion.

Fund Managers together with their service providers need to ensure that their funds are operated in a compliant manner. However this is a greater challenge today than ever due to the increasing demands of regulation and the greater complexity of funds. Demands for increased efficiency and robust risk management processes only add to the complexity.

This practical one day workshop will equip you with the most up-to-date knowledge about the latest regulation requirements which apply to the operations of authorised funds.

You will have a chance to explore the impact of MiFID and the latest developments in UCITS Funds as well as the key regulations in the COLL sourcebook.

You will also learn about the transfer agency and fund accounting, concentrating on high risk areas where mistakes frequently occur, such as fund pricing and will examine case studies. Finally, you will work through the techniques and examples of “intelligent oversight” which can greatly simplify the identification and resolution of administration. Examples are provided of due diligence questionnaires and oversight reports.

What will you learn

By the end of this training you will:
  • Understand implications of Brexit on fund management operations and regulation
  • Have a great understanding of all the major regulations affecting fund management today
  • Learn about UCITS Funds and the latest developments under UCITS V Directive
  • Assess the impact of MiFID 2
  • Explore the requirements of the key COLL regulations
  • Recognise the FCA regulation and approach to the operation of investment funds
  • Get a thorough understanding of processes required to provide effective fund oversight
  • Learn about the fund governance procedures
  • Understand the roles and responsibilities of all parties involved
  • Explore the development of effective controls for fund accounting
  • Learn how to manage risks and set up appropriate compliance monitoring frameworks including high risk areas in fund accounting and transfer agency
  • Learn about the challenges of overseeing offshore funds
  • Learn how to structure third party agreements and oversee third parties
  • Understand the aspects of particular concern from the FCA
  • Learn about the FCA’s approach towards operational resilience and fund management
  • Explore the rise in the FCA’s expectations in relation to Environmental, Social and Governance ’ESG

Register for any 2 public courses at the same time and save £100 + VAT (in total, not per course)


Main topics covered during this training

  • UCITS Directives and AIFMD
  • Impact of MiFID 2 on fund management
  • Key COLL regulations
  • Main parties involved
  • Fund governance
  • Fund documentation
  • Fund administration – the Transfer Agent and accountant
  • Developing effective control environment for fund accounting
  • FCA Conduct Risk, Operational resilience and ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance
  • Investment & borrowing powers of UCITS vs NURS funds
  • The RDR & share classes
  • Oversight of offshore funds
  • Third party agreements and oversight
  • Risk management and compliance
  • FCA Review of Outsourcing Oversight

Who should attend

The course is relevant for Managers and Team Members from the Fund Management, Investment Banking and Institutional Investors and third party  with the following background:

  • Fund Management
  • Fund Oversight
  • Fund Administration and Governance
  • Internal Audit
  • Risk Management
  • Lawyers

Regulations & Operational Compliance for Fund Management Training Course

A One Day Course 

Introduction

  • Key Fund terminology
  • Impact of Brexit

The Key Regulations

  • The FCA handbooks
  • COLL
  • COLL extracts – prospectus, dealing, fund accounting

MIFID II

  • The impact on fund managers
  • Retrocessions
  • Dealing commission
  • Product suitability
  • Timescale

The main parties

  • Transfer Agent
  • Fund accountant
  • Custodian
  • Depositary
  • Investment manager
  • Auditor
  • Legal adviser
  • Who requires oversight?

Fund governance

  • Oversight by the Board
  • TCF
  • Risks
  • Oversight of third parties
  • The importance of challenge
  • Fund governance and UCITS IV

Fund documentation

  • The prospectus
  • KIID
  • Investor documentation
  • Report & accounts
  • TER & OCF

Fund administration – the Transfer Agent

  • Dealing
  • Settlement
  • The register
  • Box management
  • What is client money?
  • Where can things go wrong?

Fund administration – the Fund Accountant

  • NAV calculation
  • Income & expenses
  • Distributions

Share Classes

  • RDR
  • Distribution of income
  • Monitoring for share class divergence

Developing effective controls for fund accounting

  • Controls over valuation of individual securities
  • Income and expense accruals
  • Daily fund level checks
  • Periodic checks

Investment & Borrowing Powers

  • UCITS vs. NURS
  • Eligible assets
  • Investment restrictions
  • Advertent and inadvertent errors
  • Derivatives heat map
  • Monitoring investment & borrowing powers

Offshore funds

  • UK vs Ireland & Luxembourg
  • Issues when overseeing offshore fund ranges and third parties
  • Reporting fund status
  • Taxation in the UK

Third party agreements

  • Service Level Agreements
  • Identification of key SLAs
  • Key Risk Indicators
  • Key Performance Indicators

Risk management

  • What are the key risks?
  • The Integrated Risk Assessment
  • Portfolio risk management
  • Risk mitigation
  • Heat maps

Oversight of Third Parties

  • Key Issues
  • Three lines of defence
  • Fund oversight teams
  • Visits to the administrator
  • Risk based reviews

FCA Review of Outsourcing Oversight

  • TR 13/10
  • Key concerns of the FCA
  • The Outsourcing Working Group response

 

Trainer

Vivien is a management consultant with over 25 years experience of transfer agency, fund administration and wealth management. She received her formal education in South Africa and immigrated to the UK in 1999 where she collectively held various senior roles in investment/fund administration firms, until she undertook her own consultancy practice 10 years ago.

Prior to setting up her own specialist fund administration consultancy, Vivien spent many years as a project manager for system selections and integrations, platform migrations, fund launches and wind-ups and custody migrations. She joined Smith & Williamson Fund Administration in 2000 where she vastly improved process and automation to manually intensive OEIC/Unit Trust operations over a period of 7 years.

Vivien held the role of Head of Operations in multiple firms both in South Africa, notably RMB Asset Management, and then in the UK at Smith & Williamson, and was instrumental in expanding the SA enterprise vastly over a period of 12 years, including a full firm rebranding.

For the last 10 years Vivien has worked as a business and management consultant with many of the leading managers to implement fund administration services in the UK. She has worked with well known clients across the asset management industry on a range of diverse projects listed above, and also including regulation implementation in the form of EMIR, AIFMD, Form PF, FATCA/CRS, SFTR, MIFID I and II and UCITS I-V.

She is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments and holds status of MSCI. Attaining full Member status indicates a high level of knowledge in financial services as well as a commitment to the principles of professionalism, integrity and excellence. It is both a sign of achieving a higher level financial qualification, and of a desire for professional development.

 

FAQ

We offer banking and finance courses as well as soft skills and business management training. You can either attend an open public course in London or Dubai or arrange customised in-house training to be delivered in any of your offices worldwide.

Most of our public courses are run over 2 full days. Some programmes are offered as a 1 or 3 day training.

In-house training is tailored to client’s requirements and can be organised over 1 day, 2-3 weeks or longer.

Public courses are organised mainly in London and Dubai. Occasionally we organise courses in other centres like Paris or New York. Check our public course calendar for the current list of programmes. We use a range of training venues, all in the centre of the cities and with excellent transport links to the airports and train stations.

In London we use venues in the centre (near Oxford Circus station or in Mayfair) or in the City (near Liverpool Street or Moorgate stations).

In Dubai our courses are organised in one of 4-5* hotels in the Deira district. Once you register we will send you detailed information together with accommodation options if required.

Our in-house courses can be delivered anywhere in the world. We work with over 25 trainers worldwide. Contact us do discuss your requirements. Check our list of available programmes.

Our courses are run in central locations from 9 a.m until 5-5.30 p.m. There are 2 coffee breaks and a lunch break. Lunch is always provided in the venue.

Dress code is smart casual.

All our programmes are taught by senior specialists who have spent many years in their respective sectors, working as senior managers and head of departments, so they understand very well the market and the challenges you are facing.

The experience of our trainers allows us to create very practical programmes, focused on current market trends and challenges. You can be sure that you will gain the knowledge which can be instantly applied in your workplace after the course. You will be analysing real life case studies, take part in group exercises and discussions as well as role plays, whenever applicable.

We want our courses to be as practical and interactive as possible so we limit the number of participants in order to optimise your time with the trainer and allow you to ask questions which are important for you.

In order to understand your requirements and expectations, we will send you a pre-course questionnaire.

You will also receive post-course support so if you have any questions after you left the training, you are welcome to contact us.

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Included in the price of a public course are:

  • Course tutorial
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  • Lunch on the days of the training as well as drinks and snacks throughout the course

The price doesn’t include accommodation, flights, transfers and any additional costs outside of the training venue.

Yes, we always offer Early Bird discount, so the sooner you register the more savings you can make. We also offer group discounts and if you register for 2 or more programmes at the same time.

If you are a full time student or unemployed, we offer a 25% discount of the full price of the training. Student ID or unemployment status confirmation is required to claim this discount.

If you attend one of our courses you will be entitled to a special discount for a year after the last course you attend with us. Also, if you have attended and recommended us to a friend, both you and your friend will receive a special discount. You will receive more information about it after you attend the course.

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Webinars

You can cancel your participation up to a month before the course and receive a refund minus 10% of the full course value. Between 2-4 weeks before the course you will be charged 50% cancellation fee and if you cancel less than 2 weeks before the course you can only offer your place to a colleague. Up to 2 weeks before the course you can reregister for another edition for 10% reregistration fee if there is another webinar offered or you can rebook for a course in London by paying the difference in price plus 10% reregistration fee.

Classroom Courses

If there is any official travel restriction or difficulty related to the COVID pandemic around the time of the course we will convert the training into a webinar or offer to attend the next classroom edition at no extra cost.

If you are unable to attend the course, you can either send a replacement at no extra charge or, up to 10 days before the training, you can transfer your booking to another edition within the next 6 months paying administrative fee of 20% of the full course price. For any cancellation requests received between 11 days and 4 weeks from the course we offer 50% refund or reregistration to another edition for 25% of the value of the booking. For any cancellation requests received more than 4 weeks before the course date we will offer a refund less an administration fee of 10% of the full course price.

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All our trainers have been working for many years in their respective sectors before they begun to teach so they bring a wealth of practical experience to the classroom.

Most of them used to work for 15 or more years in the financial sector and corporate world, and were holding positions of Directors, VP and Senior Managers. Some of them have published books and have written articles for specialised magazines and newspapers including FT, The Independent, The Times etc. You can find detailed biography of each trainer on the page of the course you want to register for.

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This topic can be arranged on in-company basis. If you have a group of 4 or more we can customise it and deliver in any location worldwide. Contact us to discuss your requirements

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