Fund Management & Custodial Services Training Programme

25-26 MAY 2022
  • Registration Deadline: 22 May 2022
  • Course Fee: MVR1500/-
  • Mode of Conduct: Face to Face
This two-day program is designed to enhance knowledge of Fund Management, the role of Custodians and its regulatory framework. The programme will be conducted in collaboration with the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI); and will be delivered by experts from SEBI and the Indian Mutual Fund Industry.

Target Audience:

  • Potential fund managers
  • Securities market licensed intermediaries
  • Commercial banks
  • Insurance companies
  • Law firms
  • Listed companies
  • State owned enterprises
  • Private parties

Speakers:

Mr. Chandrakanta Mitra,
Deputy General Manager, SEBI
Mr. R Anand,
Deputy General Manager, SEBI
Mr. Hari Babu,
Chief Risk Officer, Aditya Birla Sunlife AMC Ltd.

Course Contents:

1 - Overview of MF Industry & Types of Products
  • History of Mutual Funds
  • Overview of industry
  • Growth of industry
  • Structure of Mutual Fund
  • Eligibility criteria
  • Type of schemes and features
2 - Important Regulatory Provisions Disclosures & Inspection
  • Valuation of securities/units
  • Cut-off timings for acceptance of funds/ applications
  • Investment and borrowings restrictions
  • Offer document (SID, SAl, KIM)
  • Loads, fees and expenses
  • Advertisement code
  • Reporting of NAV
  • Compliance test report
3 - Role of custodians and Regulatory Framework 
  • Safekeeping of assets
  • Settlement functions
  • Record-keeping and accounting
  • Tracking corporate benefits
  • Reconciliation and Reporting
  • Monitoring and oversight
4 - Case Studies and General Discussion
  • Recent regulatory developments and case studies
  • Risk and Inspection
5 - Funds Structure and Valuation
  • Funds structure & formation
  • Management & Fee Structure
  • Fund marketing & mobilisation of funds through new fund offers/existing Funds
  • Deployment of funds/research/ investment rationale
  • Liquidity risk management for open ended debt schemes
6 - Overview of Custodian services in India for specific segments of Security Market 
  • Foreign portfolio investors
  • Mutual funds
  • Portfolio management services
7 - Alternative Investment Funds & Unregulated Deposit Schemes
  • Salient features of AIF regulations
  • Category of AIFs
  • Investment conditions
  • AIF Data relating to the investments
  • Collective investment schemes
  • Unregulated deposit schemes
  • Jurisdiction of various regulators
  • Action taken
8 - Fund Management Aspects
  •  Role of fund managers
  • Code of Conduct
  • Fund management process
  • Research methodology
  • Risk management
  • Investor protection

Programme Agenda