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Overview
This Fund Accounting course at BPP University will cover the statutory reporting of collective investment schemes as well as the pricing and valuation of securities held in these funds. Existing knowledge of basic accounting and double entry bookkeeping is not necessary as this will be covered in the course.
What will you learn?
By the end of this course, delegates will be able to:
- Explain the key financial statements used by investment funds and their format
- Interpret and prepare the statement of total return, changes in unit-holders’ net assets, balance sheet, and supporting disclosures
- Understand statutory reporting requirements for funds, including the roles of the fund manager, trustee, and auditors
- Apply accounting principles to equities, fixed income securities, derivatives, and fund expenses
- Analyse fund transactions through practical case study examples
- Describe financial instruments (equities, bonds, hybrids, and derivatives) and their accounting treatment
- Understand the application of IFRS 9 and the principles of valuing capital instruments using discounted cash flows and comparables
Programme Structure
This course will cover:- Fund Accounting
- Key statements: overview and format (for a fund)
- Statement of total return (P&L account)
- Statement of changes in unit-holders’ net assets
- Balance sheet
- Statutory Reporting for a Fund
- Using a recently published set of accounts
- Reports of the fund manager, trustee, and auditors
- Audited annual financial statements
- Notes to the accounts
- Statement of NAV per unit and comparative table
- Distribution table
- Transactions for an Investment Fund
- Accounting for equities
- Accounting for fixed income securities
- Accounting for derivatives
- Accounting for fund expenses
- Case study: fund transaction analysis
- Financial Instruments (overview)
- Shares – ordinary and preference
- Fixed income – FRNs and types of bonds
- Hybrids – warrants and ADRs
- Derivatives
- Corporate actions and their accounting treatment
- Accounting Standards and Valuation
- Overview of IFRS 9
- Valuing capital instruments
- Discounted cash flows
- Comparables/Multiples
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 2 days
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- London, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Finance Accounting View 116 other Short Courses in Finance in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
Who is the course for?
- This course will benefit those from investment and commercial banking areas, fund management, as well as those who support these constituencies.
- It will use a recently published set of accounts, and a case study exercise that will task the delegates to create their own set of accounts.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents1794 GBP / full≈ 1794 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents1794 GBP / full≈ 1794 GBP / full
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