In recent years, Cyprus has made enormous moves towards the enhancement and completion of the national legal framework concerning investment funds. With these legislations in place, Cyprus is set to be established as an international fund jurisdiction.
For the Funds sector to achieve both recognition and profitability it is important that professionals within the sector are equipped with the most updated knowledge, and those joining the sector have a sound understanding of the fundamentals surrounding the processes of fund administration in Cyprus. Fund Administrators and Custodians are key for the investors’ protection.
Training Objectives
Course participants will attain an overview of the fund administration playing field, highlighting the roles and responsibilities of fund administration, the latest developments in managing the fund administration process and procedures, as well as briefly consider the following:
Training Outline
Fund accounting and fund valuation
Registry, Transfer Agent duties and responsibilities
Investors communication, Regulatory reporting and compliance
Provisional services
Provisions of the upcoming role for TAs
Depositary
Training Style
The training style will include the presentation of all the material using slides and handouts. The trainer will use practical examples to elaborate various concepts as well as show various videos that highlight particular course concepts and encourage class discussion. Participants will engage in exchange of ideas and sharing of knowledge on the subject matter. Participants will also be able to ask questions and obtain clarifications from the trainer on all the material covered.
Who Should Attend
The course will be of benefit to all those professionals who are either newly employed or wish to join the Funds sector, as well as anyone within the sector who may wishes to update and refresh on the key areas.
These may include professional from the fund operations/administration teams, risk managers, compliance monitoring teams, audit and fund managers or third parties, lawyers, auditors and regulators.