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Overview of Asset Management
A Level 1 CertificationDCG – Domain Enablement Initiative
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Course Overview
•Introduction to Asset Management 3 – 5
•Mutual Funds 6 – 44
•Hedge Funds 45 - 53
•Wealth Management 54 - 65
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Introduction to Asset Management
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What is Asset Management?
Management of tangible assets such as
– Securities
– Currency
– Real estate
– Commodities …
In the Securities industry, the term means investment and management of financial assets (money and securities) by asset managers.
Classifications:
–Proprietary funds: Own funds of any corporation, institution, bank treasury management
–Public Investment Funds : Mutual Funds, Pension plans, 401(K) plans
–Special : Hedge funds, Private wealth Management
–Nature of Investment : Stock funds, Emerging market funds
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What does it involve ?
• Meeting Objectives
– Maximize returns within the asset class or portfolio for a defined amount of risk
– Manage fund according to prospectus, corporate guidelines
– Meet specified regulatory, tax and liquidity requirements
• Responsibilities:
– to the investor(s), shareholders
– to the Trustees/ Corporate Board
– to the regulator, central authorities
• Operational:
– Managed by Investment / Fund managers supported by research analysts
– Performance measured against benchmarks
– Remuneration as performance fees
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Players in the Asset Management Industry
• Mutual Funds
• Hedge Funds
• Wealth Managers
• Money Managers
• Financial Advisors
What all is included in asset management?
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Mutual Funds
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Mutual Funds
• A collection of assets managed by an investment company on behalf of many investors with similar investment objectives
• An investment company is a Financial Intermediary that raises funds entirely by issuing equity claims or shares or units.
• For example, Vanguard 500 Index's VFINX four largest holdings are Microsoft MSFT (3.25% of its portfolio as of June 2002), General Electric GE (3.16%), ExxonMobil XOM (3.04%), and Wal-Mart Stores WMT (2.68%). Your $1,000 investment in the fund means you own $32.50 worth of Microsoft, $31.60 of General Electric, and so on. In an indirect way, you own the 500 stocks in the fund's portfolio.
• Why Mutual Funds
– Diversification
– Professional Management
– Liquidity
– Different Products for Various Needs
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Banking Banking
Board of
Trustee
Board of
Trustee
Mutual Fund - Concept
Investors - Institutional, RetailInvestors - Institutional, Retail
M F Asset management CompanyM F Asset management Company
Broker - AgentsBroker - Agents
Security Issuers / ExchangeSecurity Issuers / Exchange
Regulator Regulator
BrokingBroking
Other
services
Other
services
Custody Custody
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Why Mutual Fund?• Investment Barrier
• How many can you buy?
• Continuous call on market
• Information search
• Transaction costs
• Risk concentration
• More stocks exposure for a given sum
• Sharing of risk
• Professional support
• Research and information efficiency
• Ability to take part in private placement deals
• Transaction cost efficiency
• More stocks exposure for a given sum
• Sharing of risk
• Professional support
• Research and information efficiency
• Ability to take part in private placement deals
• Transaction cost efficiency
– Convenient
– Well diversified
– Professional fund management services at low cost
– Tax efficient
– Well regulated
– BUT, no control over what securities are bought / sold
– Expenses are passed on to investors (for marketing, sales loads, management etc)
– Convenient
– Well diversified
– Professional fund management services at low cost
– Tax efficient
– Well regulated
– BUT, no control over what securities are bought / sold
– Expenses are passed on to investors (for marketing, sales loads, management etc)
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Types of Mutual Funds• Closed Vs Open Ended Funds
• Growth Vs Income Funds (Stock Vs Bonds)• Balanced Funds (Mix of Growth & Income)• Index Funds (Active Vs Passive Management)• Sector Funds - Utilities (AT&T, Pacific Gas, Consumer’s Waters etc) / Energy ( Chevron,
Pennzoil, Noble Drilling etc) / Financial (Amex, JPM, Citi etc) / Retail, Technology, Consumer durables, Health etc. – T Rowe Price Media and Telecommunications (PRMTX)
Open Ended Closed Ended
No defined Life Life is Fixed
Issues & Redeems shares on demand – No limit to number of shares
Set No. of shares that trade in an exchange
Transaction at NAV Transactions at Market Price
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Types of Mutual Funds - Contd….• Large Cap / Mid Cap / Small Cap / Micro Cap
• Load vs No-Load fund• Pension Funds
– Sold to corporate– Matching contribution - Employer, Government– Tax breaks - PF, 401 K
Large Cap Mid Cap Small Cap Micro Cap
Features & Risk – Return Equations
>5 Billion USD
Less Volatile. Established. Moderate returns.
Janus Advisor Cap Appreciation
1 to 5 Billion
Moderate Volatility. Good option to diversify
Fidelity Advisor Midcap T
< 1 Billion
Growing Firms. High Risk
Berger Small Cap Value
< 250 Million
Start Ups or Take over targets
Franklin Microcap Value
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Mutual Fund – by Investment Objective
• Growth Vs Value Funds – Blend Funds• Money Market Funds – Liquid Funds – Best for parking money
short term – Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund• Municipal Bonds – Munis – Bonds issued for building state or
national facilities. These are tax exempt. – Drefus General NY Muni Bond
• Multi Funds – Fund on Fund• Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – Fidelity Real Estate
Investments• Global Funds, International Funds, Country Specific and
Emerging Markets – Morgan Stanley Emerging Market Debt, GMO World Equity, T Row Price Latin America etc.
Growth?..Aggressive growth?……Income?…Value?…Liquidity?….Tax planning?……
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MF Service Models
Main Services Offered :Fund Performance Savings PlanningLiquidity Risk managementFinancial Information Tax efficiencyFinancial flexibility Easy Operability
Service Models for an MF• To primarily have own set up for marketing, distribution and front
end processing • To concentrate on asset management and corporate marketing but
outsource distribution and processing to channels• To become a financial supermarket offering a variety of services
related to asset management
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MF Broker Service Model
Services to The Investor• Distribution MF Products -
Collection of money, applications• Provide Liquidity - by handling
repurchase orders• Account details of investors• Operational support - funding,
switching• Fund administration• Information about MF company• Financial Advisory Services• Market Information
Services to the Fund
Marketing services• Share operational load
– Pricing of trades
– Pre and post trade processing
– Maintain shareholders register& accounting
• Wholesale Collection & payment services
• Credible distribution mechanism & Reach
• Complimentary investor services (like banking, share trading)
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FUNDS – SALES AND DISTRIBUTION
Client servicing
Investment back-office
PortfolioManagement
Investment Sales & Marketing
• Providing market information
• Marketing of Products
• Financial Advice• Distribution
through,•Institutional Sales Force •Brokerage Firms •Banks •Insurance Companies •Financial Planners •Registered Investment Advisors
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Fund Distributor
• Exclusive right of selling shares as ‘principal underwriter’
• Registered as a broker dealer
• Responsible for ‘suitability’ of sale to investors
• Affiliated to fund company
• Distributes funds through
– Own agents
– As wholesaler – through other broker dealers
• Selling through brokers can be proprietary (eg: AEFA, Merrill funds) or non proprietary (e.g Putnam, Franklin)
– The latter sells mainly loaded funds
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Distribution
• The Asset management company typically uses distribution channels to sell funds
– Open end funds redeem / sell any number of shares on any business day
• Assets in billion dollars
38%
31%
16%
11%4%
Distribution (direct) #
Third party brokers
Captive
Bank
Institutional
# includes direct sales, sales thru fund supermarkets, financial advisors, DC plans etc
@ Source :Financial Research Corporation
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Distribution channels
• DIRECT - Typically no load funds– Pure Direct : Fund company directly sells to
investor• Eg: Fidelity, Vanguard
– Supermarkets : • Discount brokerage – help smaller funds
sales, does detailed record keeping also• No txn fees for customers- Commissions
based on AUM and funded via 12 b fees• eg Schwab
• INTERMEDIATED – Broker dealers– Banks– Retirement plans– Financial advisers, wrap programs
• Fee based package of advice and securities (funds) broking;
no trading commissions• Offered by financial advisors/brokerages
CLIENT PROFILINGAdviser conducts a thorough assessment of client’s financial status, investment objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance.ASSET ALLOCATIONInvestment consultants evaluate profile and, with client’s approval, allocate the dollars to the appropriate products (securities, funds) / investment managers.MONITORINGConsultants track portfolio performance, reporting to adviser and client on a regular basisASSET-BASED FEESCost is an all-in-one fee that covers all the services. The fee is between 1- 3% but drops with the size of the account and through discounting.
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Mutual Fund - Financials
• Load – Sales Commission – Front End or Deferred sales Fee (Back End)
• Redemption Fee – Operate for short life periods to discourage redemptions.
• Administration Fee – Basic Fund Operations, Office Space, Custody Fee, R&T Fee , Brokerage etc.
• Management Fee – Advisors Fee
• Taxes
• Expense Ratio is Expenses / Total Assets – The lower it is, the better.
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Front-end load or sales charge is added to the sale price of an open mutual fund share; the loads vary usually from 1% upwards (maximum permissible is 8.5% of NAV) and are usually used to pay commissions to brokers / agents who sell the funds.
A redemption fee, deferred sales charge, or back end load refers to the amount deducted when the mutual fund shares are redeemed or repurchased. In many cases, they are reduced gradually to zero after a long enough holding period (period when the investor holds the shares).
A mutual fund that has neither front end nor back ended charges is called a no-load fund. No-load funds are generally not sold through brokers or financial advisors, but are sold directly to investors.
Mutual funds – Fee & Structure
All Mutual funds charge annual operating expenses for management, research, trading and administrative expenses.
The asset management fees, which is paid to the AMC, is usually the largest ranging from 0.75 % - 1.5% typically (of funds managed)
Marketing fees are charged annually for eg. In US a Rule 12b-1 fee is used to pay either commissions or advertising expenses and is charged annually (maximum permissible is 0.75% of average assets).
A fund can also offer different classes of shares (A, B or C). these represent ownership in the same mutual fund, but are differentiated based on certain parameters such as specific time of entry. These are also used to provide different shareholder cost structures to investors
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Regulation• SEC regulates Investment companies• NASD regulates B/ D• Four principal acts govern Mutual Funds
– Investment Company Act, 1940– Securities Act, 1933– Securities Exchange Act, 1934– Investment Advisers Act, 1940
• 1940 Investment Company Act imposes specific requirements for fund companies– Registration, capital requirements– Investment objective, prospectus– NAV reporting
• Rule 12b – Distribution expenses• Rule 134 / 135 A/ 482– advertising• Rule 18f-3 – multi-class shares• Fund Prospectus and disclosure
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FUNDS – MANAGEMENT
Client servicing
Investment mid & back-office
PortfolioManagement
Investment Sales & Marketing
• Track investment opportunities
• Identify securities in each asset class
• Build thorough understanding of the risks in each asset class
• Identify the lowest cost opportunity of trading and execution
• Solicit quotes from floor brokers
• Place orders and execute trades
• Ensure compliance• Manage risks and
liquidity
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Portfolio Management• Asset Allocation
– Fund manager decides on initial asset allocation in adherence with investment guidelines
– Fund manager sees cash position everyday– Deploys cash– Adopts either
• Stock Picking (Bottom-Up) strategy• Top Down approach
• Portfolio Realignment– Keeps realigning the portfolio to investment objectives
• Enters trading strategies / orders into PMS– May not have a PMS / may just inform Traders to enter into
OMS• Portfolio Manager - Traits Needed
– Constant monitoring of companies, stock & bond prices, news, etc.
– Quick thinking of impact of news on stock and bond prices; Analysis of companies
– Relationships with company management to understand business strategies adopted by companies
Asset Allocation
Portfolio Realignment
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Portfolio Analysis
• Slicing & dicing the portfolio
– Asset Classes – Equities, Bonds, G-Secs, Derivatives, Convertibles,
Real Estate, etc.
– Sectoral Allocation
– Geographical Spread
• Risk-Return (Expected) Tradeoff
– Optimal combination of risk-return
– Mean-variance analysis
– Own analysis models – qualitative, quantitative, etc.
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Investment Research & Analysis
• Fundamental research
– Equity Research
– Fixed Income, others
– Economic data
– Internal versus Third-party (mainly broker) research
• Approach
– Top-down
– Bottom-up
• Technical Analysis
• Research evaluation
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Order Management• Order generation
– PM’s order is taken by Trader who “works the order”– Order will be fed into Order Management System (OMS)
• Block trades– Large orders (could be clubbing of small orders) executed
within a certain price– Negotiated trades
• Compliance– All AMCs have to meet strict compliance rules
• External: market regulator norms (% holding, sale rules, etc.); stock-exchange (blacklists)
• Internal: broad investment objectives; % holdings; blacklisted sectors / companies; etc.
– Order is checked for compliance– Vendor-developed compliance systems
• Execution / Dealing– Trader may get Indication of Interest (IOIs) from brokers– Has to keep Portfolio Manager updated on Order Execution
• Notice Of Execution (NOE)– Broker gives NOE to Trader; entered into OMS; feeds to PMS– Portfolio manager constantly monitors PMS for executed trades
Price Feeds to OMS
Working the Order
Compliance
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INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
Client servicing
Investment mid &
back-office
PortfolioManagement
Investment Sales & Marketing
• Portfolio modeling
• Risk management
• Allocation• Confirm trade
• Reconciliation of positions & trades
• Performance measurement
• Fund accounting
• Custody services
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Risk Management• Systematic and Unsystematic Risks• Risk Management
– Limit monitoring– Value at Risk (VAR) for Market Risk– Trend towards computationally intensive risk
management• Collecting & using information
– Reliable news and price sources – Reuters, Bloomberg, Thomson, Dow Jones
– Stock Exchanges, Derivatives Exchanges• Common risk models & risk analytics vendors
– Barra– Riskmetrics – started by JP Morgan– Standard & Poors (mainly for debt)– Moodys – acquired KMV
Sources of Risk
Market Risk – price moves
adversely
Credit Risk – counterparty
does pay (more relevant for
debt)
Liquidity Risk – cannot enter
or exit huge positions
Settlement Risk – cannot
settle transactions (more for
cross-border transactions)
Regulatory Risk
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Performance Measurement
• Performance is the KEY (and probably only) measure– Helps in marketing & getting more Assets for management– Need to perform better than peers
• Performance Measurement– Absolute Performance – Net Asset Value (mandatory for
mutual funds)– Relative Performance – benchmarked against broad market
indices• Performance Attribution
– Securities contributing to performance– Act: Portfolio Realign
• Performance Measurement Vendors– Lipper Analytics– Russel Analytics
Remember: Fund is different from
the Asset Management
Company (AMC)
AMC’s revenue depends on
Assets Under Management
Performance
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Investment Back-office• Investment Operations
– Trade confirmation, allocation, reconciliation
– Custodial interactions
– Bank interactions
• Fund Accounting (Detailed Slide)
– Account for net assets
– Fees for the AMC
– Expenses borne by the Fund – apportioned Sales expenses; advisory expenses; etc.
• Securities data management
– Static Data – Securities Master
– Price Hub – feeds from exchanges or pricing vendors – Price Master
• Compliance
– Pre / post trade – external and internal compliance
– Risk management – monitor risk
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Back Office Processes
• Allocation
– Allocate securities to various funds
• Confirmation of Net Proceeds
– Brokerage
– Average price of execution
• Reconciliation
– Trades / Positions with Brokers
– Cash with Brokers / Banks
– Securities Holdings with Custodials
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Custodial Operations (Question)– Settle cash / securities, Regulatory / other reporting– Safe keeping of assets, depository accounts– Corporate actions– Securities lending, credit lines
Corporate 1Fund F1 Fund F2Corporate security 2 Corporate security 4
Corporate 2Custodian SecurityA 2A 4 Corporate 3B 1
Fund F3 Fund F4 B 2Corporate security 1 Corporate security 3 B 3 Corporate 4Corporate security 2
DEPOSITORY
Custodian A
Custodian B
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Fund Accounting - Key Functions (Questions)
• Effect trades and settlements
• Effect capital changes
• Record corporate actions on underlying
• Record expenses & fees
• Calculate NAV
• Effect distribution announcements
• Reports
• Reconciliation
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NAV
Net Asset Value
Basis for pricing (daily)
For Loads
For Management Fees
Indicator of fund performance
Calculation
Market Value of securities - (A)
Non capital Liabilities - (B)
Outstanding share capital - (C)
Accounting & valuation
Forward Pricing
NAV equals ( A - B ) / C
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An Illustration of NAVPUMA FUNDS - BALANCE SHEET
On Dec 31, 2000 ( in $ '000)
Liabilities Assets Mkt Value
Issued shares 1000 Value of Investments 900 1500 ( # 0.1 mn shares)Reserves 400 Cash 300 300Others 100 Others 300 300
Total 1500 Total 1500
NAV (31-12-00) 2 million $NAV per share 20 $
On Dec 31, 2001 ( in $ '000)
Liabilities Assets Mkt Value
Issued shares 600 Value of Investments 500 600 (# 0.05 mn shares)Reserves 100 Cash 50 50Others 100 Others 250 250
Total 800 Total 800
NAV (31-12-01) ?? million $ 0.8NAV per share ? $ 16
Questions:
1. What has been the growth in NAV of the fund?
2. Has it done well ?
NASD100 :
2500 (31/12/00)
1500 (31/12/01)
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CLIENT SERVICING PROCESSES
Client servicingInvestment
mid & back-office
PortfolioManagement
Investment Sales & Marketing
• Shareholder accounting & maintenance
• Commissions
• Tax
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Key Entities
AMC
Brokers & distribution
Intermediaries
Third partyService
providers (transfer agent,
auditor..)Industry infrastructure (Mkt data, DTCC, MU)
Securities Market
Participants (broker,
custodian)
Investor
Money Flow
Brokerage / fees
Fees
Commissions
share
purchases
Redemptions, distribution
Market purchases/ sales
Fees, charges Fees
Fund
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• Nearly every function can be contracted out by fund!
– Investment advisory – Research services– typically in-house by AMC
– Transfer agents– Fund accounting– Custodial services– Auditing– Consulting & Legal
• Analytical and Rating services ( Lipper, Morningstar, Strategic Insight..)
Third Party Services
Typical MF Fee expenses
% of AUMAMC (advisory & administration) 0.467Shareholder servicing 0.115Custody 0.023Audit 0.004Legal 0.004Others (printing, postage, taxes..) 0.03
Total 0.643 (Source: Strategic Insight, 1998)
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Brokers – 2 Roles
• BROKER (Sell side)– Intermediary for investing in capital markets– Earn brokerage fees from funds
• BROKER (Selling intermediary)– Sells fund shares– Other services (account keeping, distribution etc.)– Earns commission : front end, trailing or back end, 12-b fees
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Fund Distributions
• Capital Gains
• Distributions from a fund– Dividends– Capital Gains
• Cash or Reinvestment proceeds– Reinvestment at NAV
• Winding up of a fund
How does an investor obtain returns from a MF investment?
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Fund Distributions - Tax
• Tax impact on the Mutual Fund– Usually favorable tax rates for MF
• Tax impact on Investors– Flow through based on source of distributed income (L.T.
capital gain / tax free interest/ dividend)– Resident status; Foreign taxes– Valuation basis – LIFO / FIFO, holding period– Special treatment
• Wash sale : 30 days period• Six month conversion rule
• Sales load basis deferral
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Tax – An example
• Mr Smart has a certain net short term gain of $50 over which he would like to reduce his income tax incidence; Remember that short term gain (or income) tax rates are typically higher than long term capital gains tax rate. Let us assume they are 40% and 20% respectively for this illustration. Thus potentially he has to pay tax of $20 on short term gain.
• His net pay-off is $50-20 = $30; (A)• Now assume a mutual fund quoting at $ 10 announces distribution of $1 dividend terming it
as long term capital gain – this will attract long term gain tax rate; normally after the distribution the value of the share will immediately drop by $1.
• Mr Smart buys and thereafter sells the fund before and after the distribution to incur a short term loss; he thus transacts 10 shares and he loses $10 (short term loss) and gains cash of $10 long term dividend.
• His net pay off would now be-– Short term net gain of $50 (as before) less $10 loss incurred on mutual fund txn = $40 on which he will pay $16 tax; net gain is $24
• Long term gain of $10 less tax @20% = $8 net gain• Thus his net pay off is $32 (B) !!
To prevent this the six month conversion rule exists; Under this
rule, the loss of $10 on mutual fund share sales to the extent of long term capital gain dividend (here $10 and therefore fully) will be considered to
be long term loss.
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Fund/SERV
NSCCFUND/SERV
•Fund houses, transfer agents
•e.g. Fidelity, DST
•Brokerage firms
•Clearing NSCC participant (e.g. Pershing)
Confirmation, acknowledgements, master information on activity, position, dividend etc.
•Fund orders
•Account opening
•Account maintenance
Net settlement Notifications for orders, disbursements
Confirmation, acknowledgements, master information on activity, position, dividend etc.
•Fund orders
•Account opening
•Account maintenance
Net settlement Notifications for orders, disbursements
Centralizes settlement – supports multiple settlement cycles and payment thru Fed Funds
Customized to fund requirements
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Fund Administration - Key modules
1. Account creation
3. Customer request /order management
9. Distribution of benefits,Corporate Actions
10.Regulatory, taxreporting
12. Reference data mtce(price, nav, forex rates,
fund info...)
5. Sales and customerservice support
6.Agents commission 2. Account maintenance
8.Payment Settlement Fund ClientAdiminstration
- Key Business Modules
4. Client transaction andposition
processing
11.Agents datamaintenance
7.Funds Order generationand Settlement
15. Tax Logic
17. Funds Parameters
13.System logic (date oftxn, special cases, batch
logic,interfaces..)
14. Fees Logic
16. Billing
18. New Products
Business Logic
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Note on Retirement Assets (Difference between IRA & 401K)
• Account for about 38% of mutual fund investments
• Main types:– Individual Retirement Account (IRA) :
• Individuals make tax deferred limited contributions to IRA accounts investing in securities including funds.
• IRA accounts are offered by fund houses/brokers and other savings institutions
– 401 (K) plan : It is a defined contribution plan (DC). • Similar to IRA but plan sponsored by the employer who also decides
the investment choice universe (in funds, shares etc). Investment providers are typically fund houses
• Employee makes contribution, directs the actual investment choice of his account and can switch /`transfer.
• Employer can make matching contribution
• DC plan requires specialized record keeping. Some times the record keeping is sold along with investment providing service.
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Hedge Funds
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Hedge Funds – An Overview (Very important)
• What?
– Private limited investment partnerships available to wealthy individuals and institutions (“sophisticated accredited investors”)
– Composed of General Partners (discretionary powers) & Limited Partners (invest capital - $200,000 to $500,000)
– Estimated to be a $400-$500 billion industry and growing at 20% per year, with 7,000 active hedge funds (approx).
• Why?
– Primarily reduce volatility and risk
– Seek above-average returns using aggressive, high-risk strategies unavailable to mutual funds and other traditional money managers
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• Who invests?– Pension funds– Private Banks– High Net-Worth Individuals ($1mn or more)– Insurance Companies– Fund of Funds– Retail Brokerage Firms– Independent Financial Advisors– Insurance Policies– Endowments & Foundations
• Compensation structure– Management Fee - 1% of assets charged in 0.25% increments quarterly – Performance Fee - 20% of profits charged annually – High-Water Mark or Hurdle rates (say at 10%)– Lock up period of I year
Hedge Funds – An Overview - Contd…
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Hedge Funds
• Private investment vehicles • May use leverage extensively • May engage in short selling • May use derivatives • Large minimum investments • Restricted from advertising • Offered by private placement memo • Liquidity varies from monthly to
annually • Manager compensated on performance • Manager invests own capital
• Flexibility in investment strategies • Usually aim for absolute return
objective
Mutual Funds
• SEC Registered investment vehicles • Limited use of leverage • Maximum 30% of profits from short-sales • May not use derivatives • Small minimum investments • May freely advertise and promote • Offered by prospectus • Daily liquidity and redemption
• Manager paid a salary and bonus • Manager typically does not invest own capital
• Relatively inflexible • Aim to outperform known market benchmark
Hedge Funds Vs. Mutual Funds
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Strategy Description Sub-Strategies Holding Period
Expected Volatility
Directional Trading
• Based upon speculation of market direction in multiple asset classes.
• Both model-based systems and subjective judgment are used to make Trading decisions.
• Discretionary Trading
• Macro Trading• Systems Trading
Medium Very High
Relative Value • Focus on spread relationship between pricing components of financial assets.
• Market risk is kept to a minimum. Many managers use leverage to enhance returns.
• Convergence Arbitrage
• Merger Arbitrage• Risk Arbitrage• Statistical
Medium Moderate
Specialist Credit • Based on lending to credit sensitive issuers. • Funds in this strategy conduct a high level of due
diligence in order to identify relatively inexpensive securities.
• Distressed Securities• Positive Carry• Private Placements
Medium/Long Low - Moderate
Stock Selection • Combine long and short positions, primarily in equities, in order to exploit under or overvalued securities.
• Market exposure can vary substantially.
•Long Bias•No Bias•Short Bias•Variable Bias
Short/Medium Very High
Hedge Fund Investment Strategies
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Hedge Fund – Investment Process
Client Investment ObjectivesClient Investment Objectives
Top – Down Approach Bottom – Up Fund Selection
Economic & Market IndicatorsEconomic & Market Indicators
Tactical Asset Allocation
Tactical Asset Allocation
Strategic Asset Allocation
Strategic Asset Allocation
Style WeightingsStyle Weightings
Quantitative Due-DiligenceQuantitative
Due-DiligenceQualitative
Due-DiligenceQualitative
Due-Diligence
“Approved” Funds“Approved” Funds
Fund 1Fund 1 Fund 2Fund 2 Fund 3Fund 3 Etc.,Etc.,
Portfolio Construction
Risk ManagementRisk Management
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Typical Structure of a Hedge Fund Offering (Very important)
Fund Administrator
Fund Administrator
Hedge FundHedge Fund CustodianCustodian
Prime Broker / Dealer
Prime Broker / Dealer
Hedge Fund Manager
Hedge Fund Manager
Record & bookkeeping.Independently verify asset value of fund.
Holds the assets of the fund monitors &
controls flow of capital To meet margin calls
Executes the transactions ordered by the Hedge Fund
Manager
Sets and undertakes the investment strategies
of the fund
Registrar & Transfer AgentRegistrar &
Transfer AgentProcesses subscriptions
& Redemptions. Maintain register of shareholders.
Ownership/Shareholding
Contractual Relationship
General PartnerGeneral PartnerInvestor
(Limited Partners)Investor
(Limited Partners)
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Technology and Service providers to Hedge funds
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Major Accounting issues unique to Hedge Funds
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Role of the Prime Broker(Roles of Prime broker)
• Prime brokers provide many services, including technology, to the hedge fund industry.
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Role of Prime Brokerages
Value Addition• Facilitates the transacting process in situations where trading
partners would otherwise not transact with one another because of their different levels of creditworthiness and appetite for credit risk.
• Facilitates access to financial markets for less creditworthy market participants.
• Allows market participants to execute transactions in their own name or in the name of the prime broker, whilst the settlement of these transactions occurs in the name and under the responsibility of the prime broker.
• Enables Credit intermediation and anonymous trading
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Role of the Prime Broker in Hedge Fund trading
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Sources of Income for Prime Brokerages…
• Generally, Prime brokers do not charge a fee for the bundled package of services which they provide.
• Revenues are typically derived from three sources
– Spreads on financing (including stock loan)
– Trading commissions and fees for the settlement of transactions done away from the prime broker.
– Financing and lending spreads charged in basis points on the value of client loans (debit balances), client deposits (credit balances), client short sales (short balances), and synthetic financial products such as swaps and CFDs (Contracts for Difference), make up the vast majority of prime brokerage revenue.
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Client Reporting
Sample Client Reporting services offered by Prime Brokers
Positions & Values
•Real time Value, Book Value
•Real time Bid / Ask
•Average Price
•Exposure Weights
•MTM & P&L
•% change
•Yield & Risk measures
Information
•Industrial Indexes
•Deal Dates / Settlement Dates
•Deal Counterparties
•Corporate Actions
•Coupons and Dividends
•Fee break up
Holdings & Balances
•Daily / Historical
•Asset Breakdown
•Projections
•Account activity
•Borrow Lend Details
•Balance Forecast
•Collateral details
•Open Positions
•Unsettled Positions
Portfolio Analytics
•Daily / Historical
•Asset Breakdown
•Projections
•Account activity
•Borrow Lend Details
•Balance Forecast
•Collateral details
•Open Positions
•Unsettled Positions
Reports
•Position Reports
•P&L Reports
•Valuation Reports
•Risk Reports
•Transaction Reports
•Free Reports
•Rule Break Reports
•Commission & Tax Reports
Prime BrokerageCalculations, Reporting, Rule Engine, Processing & Valuation Engines, Notification tools
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Risk Challenge
Credit Risk Managing exposure to highly leveraged clients (hedge funds) Establishing appropriate credit terms (VaR vs Initial Margin) Real time monitoring of liquidity within the terms of the Give-Up Agreement Lack of standardized Give-Up Agreements
Liquidity Risk Prime Brokers share credit lines with the Firm’s Franchise Business
Operational Risk
Monitoring of post execution events (exercises, barriers..) Clients outsourcing operations Notification of the “give-up” trade is primarily manual (Reuters & e-mail) Identifying incoming trades as Franchise or Prime Brokerage related
Market Risk Managing basis risk introduced by a client putting on option and NDF positions and taking off these positions with different executing brokers (pass through / non pass through)
Resolving disputes between the client and executing broker
Reputational Risk
Creating a “Chinese wall” to segregate a Firm’s Franchise and Prime Brokerage business (client confidentiality)
Identifying off market trades
Risks & Challenges for the Prime Broker
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Risk Challenge
Confidentiality Risk
Reliance on Prime Broker to implement proper “Chinese walls” segregating the clients portfolio from the Prime Broker’s franchise business
Concentration Risk
Clients put “all their eggs in one basket” If the credit worthiness of the Prime Broker deteriorates or the
relationship terminates, the client may be faced with credit, liquidity and/or operational risks.
Operational Risk
Reconciliation of portfolio with Prime Broker Trade rejection by the Prime Broker Monitoring of post execution events (exercises, barriers..)
Market Risk Failure to notify the Prime Broker of trades in timely fashion Reliance on the Prime Broker to properly match trades and highlight
discrepancies Managing basis risk introduced by putting on and taking off option,
derivative and positions with multiple brokers
Risks & Challenges for the Client
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Primary Concerns About Investing in Hedge Funds
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Wealth Management
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Accumulate Seek financial security Save for major expense Obtain access to
liquidity solutions Save for retirement Send children/
grandchildren to college Maximize employee/
executive compensation Create a legacy for
children or other beneficiaries
Preserve Manage income taxes Revise portfolio to
reflect lifestyle changes Plan single stock risk
strategies Oversee retirement
plan distributions Preserve income and
assets in the event of death or disability
Manage cash flow Sell or preserve
business interests
Transfer Transfer wealth
during lifetime Manage estate taxes Distribute estate
to designated beneficiaries at appropriate time in appropriate manner
Give to charity
Three Components of Wealth Management (Important)
• There are three key components of wealth management — accumulation, preservation and transfer. Below are common needs and goals that may apply to clients over the course of a lifetime.
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WM Customer segmentation (Important)
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Where does the money go?
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Where does the money go?
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Where does the money go?
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New products being considered by wealthy clients(Very Important)
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Financial Institution Segmentation
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Priorities of Wealth Management Firms
• Acquire & retain high value clients• Increase assets and fee based revenues• Automate non productive tasks• Improve client communication including reporting• Monitor risk and provide exceptional returns• Differentiate from competitors