Asset Management – The Control Challenge

Course Date	Ref No	Location	Price	Book
Thursday 21 June 2012	159	Fenchurch Avenue	£595.00

Description

This course examines the challenges in today’s world in terms of controlling a fund management business.

The event looks to build on the lessons of the downturn with a focus on recent frauds and difficulties in managing “star” fund managers.

We also look to examine modern risk management and performance measurement techniques from a control perspective.

Aimed At

Internal Auditors, compliance officers and risk managers specialising in the review of asset management functions who are keen to keep up-to-date with current control practices in this sector.

Programme

• Assessing the business control framework
• Understanding the particular characteristics of the fund management industry - products, risk elements and terminology
• Practical methods of assessing the risks and controlling them
• Testing the framework
• Making an impact - increasing the corporate governor’s value to senior management
• A review of the content and impact of FSA’s publications impacting this area;
• The star fund manager – control challenge;
• Performance Attribution – Implementing the project
• Auditing the investment process
• Complying with investment guidelines

Trainer Name

Sandro Boeri