MSc Trust Services and Fund Administration

Upskilling for a successful career in financial services

This uniquely relevant Masters programme aims to bridge the immediate and longer-term skills gap in the industry and is designed in a flexible mode of delivery to allow professionals, practitioners and graduates to tailor their learning pathway and enhance their knowledge of a specialist area. In line with a skills gap survey report in the financial services released by the Ministry of Financial Services and Good Governance, the design of the modules in this programme focuses on the following core areas:
• Trust services, Foundation and Estate planning;
• Fund Accounting and Administration and Fiduciary/Advisory Taxation; and
• Regulatory Framework, Compliance, Fiduciary and Financial Services Law.

Curriculum

13 Lessons1.5 years Part Time

Modules

Fundamentals of Trusts and Foundations Management
Fund Structures and Administration
Legal Aspects of Financial Services
Fintech Innovation
Accounting and Taxation of Trusts and Foundations
Investment and management of Trust Funds
Law of Trusts and Foundations
Applied Research Methods in Financial Services
Fund Reporting and Analysis
Estate Planning
Valuation and Taxation of Funds
Legal and Regulatory Framework on Compliance
Project / Dissertation