基金会计
Fund Accounting Workshop
Course Outline
- Analysis of typical job posting for fund accountant
· Fund and fund accounting-definition
· Main responsibilities of fund accountant
· Qualifications of successful candidates
· How this course fit to the job requirement
· How this course relevant to other Victoria courses
- Overview of the hedge fund industry
- Introduction of Hedge Funds
- The History of Hedge Funds
- The Structure of the Hedge Funds
- Difference between mutual funds and hedge funds
- Hedge fund operations
- The investment management front office
- The investment management back office
- Transfer agent functions-shareholder recording
- Fund valuation
- NAV and its core role in fund accounting
- Calculation of NAV
- Valuing the assets of the funds
- Financial statements of funds
- GAAP for funds
- Incentive fees
- Measuring fund performance
- Measuring return
- Measuring risk
- Comparing fund performance with a benchmark
- Various standardized performance systems
- Fund management and management fees
- Calculation of management fees
- Calculation of non-trading expenses
- Internal governance within hedge fund complexes
- Working capital calculation
- Equity fund management
- Equity portfolio
- Types of risks and returns that different asset classes offer
- The value of equity shares
- Valuation
- Financial reports for funds
- Annual reports, and investment profile
- Statement of assets and liabilities
- Statement of operations
- Statement of changes in net assets
- Financial highlights
- Notes to financial statements
- Regulation of hedge fund industry
- Legal environment
- Standards
- Rights of investors
- Transparency and disclosure
- Accountability of fund accountant
- FAQ during the typical interviews of fund accountant jobs
- Basic concepts you need to know
- How to answer the questions
- Ready for job market-Fund Accountant
