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Finance, Investments & Funds

Fund Overview Level 1

Course details

Start Date

11 February 2025

CPD Points

7

Cost

£355

Length

Full day (09:00-17:00)

Location

GTA University Centre

Course Overview

This course focuses on investigating the types of fund structures used in Guernsey and importantly why they are used. The review includes investment companies, unit trusts, limited partnerships, PCCs and ICCs. It also has relevance to those new to the finance industry who wish to gain a better understanding of funds.

Course Content

  • Basic background of funds
  • The different types of funds
    - Unit trusts
    - Investment companies
    - Protected cell companies
    - Incorporated cell companies
    - Limited partnerships
    - Fund strategy
  • Parties involved in fund administration
  • NAV and NAV per share (take out)
  • Classes of shares
  • Corporate actions and ratio analysis
  • Local fund regulations
  • Case study / NAV computation example.

Course Benefits

The objective of this fund administration course is to improve both knowledge and understanding of the Guernsey fund environment. The course aims to cover the key aspects of the Guernsey fund industry relevant to staff working in fund administration.

On completion of the course, you will have a greater understanding of Guernsey fund structures. You should be able to apply the knowledge to your day to day position, obtaining a greater understanding of the working environment.

The course will be of particular interest to those working directly or indirectly in the fund environment.

Next Steps

If you would like to book a place on this course please click on the ‘Book Course’ button to the right of this page and login or register for a user account to complete your booking(s). Any queries please do not hesitate to contact us via [email protected] or call us on 01481 224570.

If no date is scheduled for this course at the present time please click on the ‘Register Interest’ button and login or register for a user account so that we can add you to our course interest register. This register allows us to contact our tutors and finalise dates for a course as soon as we have a few people who have expressed their interest, so the more delegates who register their interest, the sooner we can schedule a particular course.

Course Tutor

  • Victoria Le Poidevin

    Vicky Le Poidevin FCA, Dip IoD regularly provides interactive and engaging training sessions to a wide range of financial services and commercial delegates. Vicky continually adapts her training style to suit the variety of delegates that attend her courses, and she actively enjoys running training for all levels of experience including parties at the beginning of their career, directors looking to continually enhance their skills and all parties in between looking to upskill or get ahead in their career.

    Vicky's training is under pinned by practical, real-life examples that leverage her 20 plus years' experience in the financial services sector. Vicky believes that delegates learn by doing, so she tries to include practical exercises into her courses to ensure the learning experience remains interesting, relevant, and engaging. As well as running numerous training courses, Vicky is a management consultant and has worked with numerous businesses on multiple projects, giving her a unique knowledge and experience to enrich her training. Vicky's generalist financial services experience also includes 10 plus years of auditing and accounting with a big four firm /regional firm and holding senior roles in both the Fund and Trust sector.

Testimonials

    Exactly the introduction and grounding I needed for understanding Funds

    Henry S

  • As an overview the course was very informative. Coming from a Non-Fund role it answered all my questions around the Limited Partnerships that I deal with.

    Anyone Robilliard

  • Victoria was excellent, knowledgeable and a confident and clear speaker.

    Darrel Bertrand

    Victoria did an excellent job to keep us all engaged. I found the course very informative and her delivery really helped me grasp the concepts with ease. I will be looking forwards to Level 2, thank you Victoria.

    Isheanesu M

Exactly the introduction and grounding I needed for understanding Funds

Henry S

As an overview the course was very informative. Coming from a Non-Fund role it answered all my questions around the Limited Partnerships that I deal with.

Anyone Robilliard

Victoria was excellent, knowledgeable and a confident and clear speaker.

Darrel Bertrand

Victoria did an excellent job to keep us all engaged. I found the course very informative and her delivery really helped me grasp the concepts with ease. I will be looking forwards to Level 2, thank you Victoria.

Isheanesu M

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