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The document outlines a comprehensive course curriculum for mastering fund accounting, designed to take participants from novice to pro in just two weeks. It covers various topics including fund accounting fundamentals, investment instruments, trade booking, corporate actions, NAV processing, and advanced concepts. The curriculum aims to equip learners with the necessary skills and knowledge for effective fund accounting practices.

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FA Course Curriculum

The document outlines a comprehensive course curriculum for mastering fund accounting, designed to take participants from novice to pro in just two weeks. It covers various topics including fund accounting fundamentals, investment instruments, trade booking, corporate actions, NAV processing, and advanced concepts. The curriculum aims to equip learners with the necessary skills and knowledge for effective fund accounting practices.

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Certified Business Operations Associate – Fund Accounting

Course Curriculum
Mastering Fund
Accounting – Novice to
Pro in 2 weeks
Mastering Fund Accounting – Novice to Pro in 2 weeks
1. Introduction to Fund Accounting
o What is a Fund 5. Accounting Fundamentals
o Role of Fund Accountant o GL categories
o Mutual Fund Accounting V/s Hedge Fund o Accounting logic
Accounting V/s PE Accounting o Rules of Debits and Credits
o The Fund accounting Eco system o Trial Balance
o Chart of Accounts
2. Traditional Investment Instruments o Accrual Basis accounting
o Investment Instruments - Equity o Currency Ledgers
o Investment Instruments - Fixed Income o Mark to Market
o Investment Instruments - MBS / ABS
o Fixed Income Quotes and valuation
o Day count convention 6. Trade Booking
o Investment Instruments ( Exg Traded Derivatives) o Electronic trade delivery & Automated trade
o Market Value calculations booking
3. Securities operations basics for Fund Accountants o Manual Booking an Equities trade.
o The trade life cycle o Manual Booking Equity like Instrument trades
o Failed trades o Manual Booking a Fixed Income trade.
o Manual Booking Foreign Exchange trade.
4. Corporate Action Processing o Trade cancel and rebook
o What is corporate action
o Corporate Action event announcements
o Key dates in CA event processing
o Corporate Action event processing
o Why companies announce corporate action
Mastering Fund Accounting – Novice to Pro in 2 weeks
7. Pre-NAV Activities
o Cap stock Activity 10. Performance Fee
o Concept of GAV, NAV, Crystallization period, Hurdle
o Accounting for Expenses & Payables
Rate and High Watermark
o Accounting for Income & Receivable
o Hedge Fund Subscription / Redemption
o Accounting for Corporate Actions
o Concept of Share classes and Equalization
o Fund Distribution
o Calculation of Performance Fee
o Trade Review
o Reconciliation
11. PE Funds
o Mark to Market
o Performance Fee
o Pricing and Securities Valuation
o Accounting for Capital calls
8. NAV processing o Accounting for Capital calls
o Trial Balance & Preliminary NAV o Performance Fee & Waterfall distribution
o NAV Impact Analysis
o NAV per share Finalization & Sign Off 12. Advanced concepts
o NAV dissemination o Cost Basis & Tax lot accounting
o Journal entries across the Life cycle of a trade
9. Reconciliation – Analyzing Recon Breaks o Pricing of illiquid securities,
o Introduction to Reconciliation (Recon 101 and o Pricing Real estate asset
Reconciliation Org design) o Valuation of OTC derivatives
o Recon platform o FRS requirements that are most relevant to
o Trade Recon investment funds
o Cash Recon
o Position Recon
o Best practices in reducing recon.
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