UCITS Eligible Assets

Course Code:	EAS 1109
Dates:	On a date of your choice
Venue:	Central / City of London
Course Fees:	Available on application
CPD Credits:	6

Course Outline & Objectives

This focused and highly practical course will equip delegates with a thorough understanding of the UCITS Eligible Assets Directive and how the provisions apply in practice.

Throughout the sessions, the course will take account of the UCITS Directive, the new UCITS IV requirements effective from 1 July 2011, the relevant CESR guidance and applicable
national provisons in Luxembourg, Ireland and the UK.

Attending his course will enable you to:

Know how the Eligible Assets rules apply to different instruments and in different jurisdictions
Assess the eligibility of real financial products in case studies and practical example
Consider the implications of UCITS IV for managing portfolio risk
Explore the investment opportunities offered by Efficient Portfolio Management
Take home tried and tested templates and procedures to adapt and use in your own business

Attend both our related courses on:

UCITS IV - Derivatives and Risk Management
and
UCITS Eligible Assets

for just £1000 plus VAT.

To take advantage of this special saving
call 020 3170 5779 or email enquiries@ctp.uk.com

Who will benefit?

This course will be of value people in a range of roles within authorised fund firms and their advisers, including:

Risk Analysts
Compliance Managers
Product Development specialists
Lawyers
Trustees

Course Leader: Darren Burrows

Darren Burrows, Managing Director of Funds-Axis, is a law graduate and qualified chartered accountant and has over 10 years financial services and fund management experience. Prior to forming his own specialist authorised funds consultancy, was Head of Funds Compliance at a leading trustee company. Darren's areas of specialism include derivatives and eligible assets under UCITS III, fund accounting and implementation of investment restriction monitoring systems. He is also a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.

Course Programme

Session	Aim	Content
An introduction to the Eligible Assets Directive	To review the key provisions of the Directive and related Guidance	Transferable securities and money market instruments Structured products including those embedding derivatives Open and closed ended funds OTC derivatives Credit derivatives Derivatives on financial indices and index tracking funds
Applying the Eligible Assets Directive requirements in practice	To examine the requirements in more detail and see how they apply to real financial products	Prospectus, terms sheets and other documentation Asset types and their UCITS eligibility CASE STUDIES: exchange traded funds structured notes and certificates
Implementing an effective risk and control framework under UCITS IV	To identify the key features of an effective Risk Management Process	Risk management structure and approach Measuring, monitoring and reporting Submission of risk management policies Liquidity risk management arrangements Reliable and verifiable valuation of assets, including for OTC derivatives Taking account of risk in other portfolio assets
Efficient Portfolio Management	To consider the opportunities afforded to UCITS by the EPM provisions	Short selling Stock lending Purchase and Repurchase (REPO) agreements Collateralisation Global exposure and counterparty exposure limits under UCITS IV
Commodities, Property and Hedge Funds	To explore how UCITS can gain exposure to these asset classes	Commodities Property Hedge Funds Other asset classes The “look through” requirement CASE STUDIES including structured products embedding derivatives and derivatives on financial indices

Booking

If you are interested in booking this course, or if you have any questions, please call call us on 020 3170 5779.

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