Tab 6 · Week 1

Skill Validation

Week 1 validation — investment lifecycle, private markets and insurance bases

Pass mark70%Format5 recall · 2 written / scenarioTarget time20–30 minutes

Recall and concept checks

1. A fund administrator and a global custodian are appointed separately. Which task belongs to the administrator?

2. What is the main operational tension when private markets are added to a daily-dealt DC default fund?

3. In this platform's insurance stream, 'SAP' refers to:

4. Shortened settlement cycles most directly pressure which EMEA operational activity?

5. Accounting mismatch in an insurer arises primarily because:

Executive written responses

Executive explanation (150 words): a client asks why your firm should be trusted with private-markets administration when a cheaper competitor exists. Answer in commercial language.

Scenario: a stale price causes a 12bps NAV overstatement across three dealing days. Set out your first five actions as CAO, in order.