• Introduction to the underlying concepts of financial statements
• Introduction to the fundamental concepts of double entry
• Examples of some basic bookkeeping of transactions and practice
• Summary of the process from bookkeeping to financial statements

• Fund types
• Fund structures
• Investments and asset types
• Income and charges

• What makes a bad / good letter
• Objective, audience, content, style & tone
• Format and layout
• Structuring your writing – paragraphs and signposting
• Making your writing clearer
• Principles of English grammar

• What is a trust and why do clients use them?
• How is a trust created and who are the parties to a trust?
• Settlors, beneficiaries and trustees
• Types of trusts used in offshore jurisdictions and rationale
• Trust documentation and roles and responsibilities

• What is a company?
• Separate legal personality
• Types of companies and characteristics
• Members/shareholders, directors, company secretary
• Company incorporation and the Memorandum and Articles of Association
• Share capital, registers, dividends and the registered office

• Why take minutes?
• The challenges of the role
• Format and layout
• Capturing the data
• Tools and techniques
• Key word abbreviations
• Active listening
• Transcribing minutes

• Introduction to capital markets
• Different entities
• Listed instruments
• Stock exchanges
• Regulation

• General partnerships and Limited partnerships
• Formation of a limited partnership
• Incorporation of the general partnership
• Uses of limited partnerships

Covers a range of debt instruments, including

• Bonds
• Collateralised loan/mortgage obligations
• Distressed debt
• Reasons for investing in such assets

• Essential time management skills
• Identify your personal “time-stealers”
• Determine the actions you need to take to gain control of the time you have available
• Understand the importance of planning and prioritisation of your work