The problem this day solves

You work next to funds every day. You see NAV figures, hear about the fund management company, the custodian bank and the auditor. You follow the conversation, but you could not yet explain how the pieces connect.

Fund Basics gives you the structure first, in one day, so everything you learn at your desk afterwards has somewhere to go.

Who this is for

• Newcomers to the fund industry in their first months

• Career changers moving into funds from banking, audit, law or another sector

• Assisting functions, including assistants, junior operations, back office, HR and sales colleagues who work alongside fund teams

• Managers onboarding a new team member who needs a common starting point
  
  

What you will be able to do after the day

• Explain how the Swiss fund market is structured and how funds are classified

• Name the main parties around a fund and what each one is responsible for

• Understand the legal basics and how a fund is valued, including what the NAV tells you

• Decide whether Know the FUNDamentals or Fund Officer is your next step
  
  

Course content

• Fund market and fund classifications

• Legal basics of collective investment schemes

• Fund valuation: NAV calculation and pricing

• The Swiss fund world: who does what along the value chain