FNSFMK522 — Apply financial product knowledge in the context of the deal transaction cycle

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What an assessment for FNSFMK522 must cover

26 assessable components: 3 elements (13 performance criteria), 3 performance evidence and 5 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Analyse financial markets products and their characteristics

1.1Review the relationship between risk and return for financial products
1.2Compare different types of financial products traded in exchange-traded and over-the-counter (OTC) markets and the variables impacting their pricing
1.3Assess the capabilities, benefits and risks of different physical and derivative financial products
1.4Identify risk management strategies to manage the risks inherent in the financial products
1.5Discuss how and why various financial market products are used by market participants

2 Analyse the deal transaction cycle

2.1Identify categories of trading strategies
2.2Differentiate the trading processes for exchange-traded and OTC markets
2.3Outline the steps in the trading, clearing and settlement processes for exchange-traded financial products
2.4Determine the steps for trading, confirming, settling, reconciling and managing collateral for OTC products
2.5Identify risks and risk management strategies in transaction processes for financial markets products

3 Maintain financial market knowledge

3.1Assess the impact of technological and regulatory factors on financial products and how they are traded and processed
3.2Maintain professional competence in market knowledge in accordance with codes of conduct and regulatory and organisational requirements
3.3Implement processes for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of relevant aspects of financial markets

Performance evidence

assess three different problems in the deal transaction cycle by applying knowledge of financial products and the deal cycle
analyse and evaluate key issues identified
review analysis with appropriate individuals in the organisation

Knowledge evidence

methods for sourcing and maintaining currency of own knowledge of financial markets products
characteristics, capabilities and liabilities of common types of financial market products traded in OTC and exchange-traded markets, including: physical and derivative financial products, factors affecting product use by market participants, variables impacting product pricing, risks associated with each type of financial product
steps in the transaction cycle for OTC and exchange-traded financial products
operation of OTC and exchange-traded markets, including: main participants and their key objectives, relevant industry standards and codes of conduct, relevant regulatory requirements
organisational procedures for: accessing financial product information, codes of conduct, and regulatory and organisational requirements relating to maintaining and enhancing financial market knowledge

Foundation skills

Reading: Analyses complex textual information from a range of sources and relates specific aspects of information to requirements
Writing: Records information using clear language and organisational templates
Initiative and enterprise: Critically analyses changes in regulation and organisational procedures
Self-management: Keeps up-to-date on changes to regulations relevant to own role and considers their implications when planning and undertaking work
Technology: Uses industry standard digital technologies and systems to access information, and search and enter data

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