Course Overview

This 6-hour course is designed for students who have an interest in Investment Operations.  The course will introduce different positions within the operations department including Trade Support, Compliance, Derivative valuation, fund administration. We will also equip students with knowledge for interviews.

Session 1 – Derivative Valuation Analyst

 The first lecture will introduce the day-in-the-life of a derivative valuation analyst. The class will provide information on different types of derivatives, and the dual sourcing process using Reuters & Bloomberg.

• Exchange Traded Derivatives

• Over-the-counter Derivatives

• Bloomberg & Reuters

• Introduction on positions in banks vs. corporates

 Session 2 – Investor Relations Specialist & Reporting Analyst

 This class will cover the responsibility and skillsets required for an Investor Relations and reporting analyst role.

• Subscription & Redemptions

• Hedge Fund Structure

• Capital Calls & Distributions

• IRs in different industry

• reporting analyst responsibilities

Session 3 – Trade Support & Compliance

 This class will introduce students to the trade cycle and settlements. And provide students with insights on positions within the compliance field.

• Trade cycle

• Introduction on relation between brokers and custodians

• Unmatched Trade

• Compliance

Session 4 – Profit & Loss & Performance

 We will touch base on the responsibilities as P&L analyst and performance analyst

• P&L

• Performance discrepancies

• Benchmarks for performances

Course Highlights

When answering questions during the interview, you need to know, approximately but confidently, the answer that interviewers are looking for. If you understand well about the role and the type of candidate that they are looking for, it will help you prepare your stories and stand out among other candidates. Through this course, we will first introduce the basics of different roles within the investment operations field and then highlight options of different career paths that a student might consider to take, in order to be better prepared for landing the ideal job.

Qualifications

This course is suitable for all levels of students who are interested in working in investment operations. This course is especially designed for new graduates or working professionals who want a career switch to the back office in the financial industry. The course will cover interview techniques and introduce a few related yet diverse career paths in the back-office function of an organization.

Mentor Profile

Mentor has been working in the financial industry for 10 years. She has experience with large organizations, such as Citco, Citi and RBC, CPP Investment Board, as well as with boutique investment firms. She has over 7 years of experience providing career advice to mentees and students. On top of that, she has helped over 50 students get their dream jobs.