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Q1 FP&A Assessment

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the ff is not a value driver in the GWAM Business Model?

a)

Wealth product manufacturing

b)

DC recordkeeping

c)

Financial Advice

d)

None of the above

2.

Management of assets in behalf of other parties for wealth accumulation

a)

Claims Reimbursement

b)

Health and dental insurance

c)

Asset Management

d)

Variable Annuity

3.

Includes subscriptions into Manulife’s WAM business products. It provides a measure of how successful the businesses are at selling products and attracting assets.

a)

Net Flows

b)

Gross Flows

c)

Assets Acquired

d)

Redemptions

4.

Outflows as investors withdraw their invested assets. It provides a measure of how successful the businesses are at retaining assets.

a)

Net Flows

b)

Gross Flows

c)

Assets Acquired

d)

Redemptions

5.

AUMA Roll line item most impacted by the disruptions brought about by external factors such as COVID and US Elections.

a)

Asset Transfers

b)

Market Impact

c)

Net Flows

d)

Gross Flows

6.

Shows what the business wants to achieve

a)

MIS Report

b)

Forecast

c)

Sales Report

d)

Plan

7.

The cost of having assets professionally managed which is usually charged as a % of the invested assets under management.

a)

Commission

b)

Management Fee

c)

Premiums

d)

Subscription Fee

8.

Shows what the business will likely achieve given the most recent actual results

a)

MIS Report

b)

Forecast

c)

Sales Report

d)

Plan

9.

Three business lines making up Manulife GWAM

a)

Gross Flows, Redemptions, Net Flows

b)

Insurance, advisory, asset management

c)

Retail, retirement, institutional

d)

FP&A, A&R, ESSC

10.

Cube source for profit and loss statement actual results

a)

1Plan

b)

1Budrpt

c)

1Stop

d)

CERT

11.

Cube source for Actuals AUM and Flows data

a)

1Stop

b)

CERT

c)

1Plan

d)

1KFM

12.

Business analytics service by Microsoft that we use to provide interactive visualizations of our reports.

a)

Macro

b)

PowerBI

c)

Forms

d)

MS Excel

13.

Answers the question of whether a business firm can meet its current debt obligations with its current assets

a)

Profitability

b)

Liquidity

c)

Solvency

d)

Efficiency

14.

How is CEBITDA Margin calculated?

a)

Core earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization/Revenue

b)

Core earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization/Average AUMA

c)

Core earnings/General Expenses

d)

Core earnings/Total Expenses

15.

Financial statement analysis technique that shows changes in KPI results over a period of time. It is a useful tool to evaluate the trend situations (ex. Current Year vs Prior Year)

a)

Vertical Analysis

b)

Horizontal Analysis

c)

Linear Analysis

d)

Circular Analysis

16.

Financial Metrics used by analysts and investors to measure and evaluate the ability of a company to generate income relative to revenue, assets, and operating costs during a specific period of time. IT shows how well a company utilizes its assets and effectively manage its expenses to produce profit.

a)

Profitability Ratio

b)

Efficiency Ratio

c)

Current Ratio

d)

Quick Ratio

17.

Retail and Retirement businesses’ share in the expenses of the institutional business for the cost incurred in managing the assets on their behalf.

a)

Commission expenses

b)

Cost of management

c)

Management Fee

d)

General Expenses

18.

True or False. Core earnings is a GAAP profitability measure?

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What is the usual COVID market disruption impact to net revenue/net spread?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

No Impact

20.

What is the impact of increase in general expenses to core earnings

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

No Impact

21.

Increase in redemption impact to net flows

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

No Impact

22.

Policy change decrease in commission charge bps for sales transactions >=250,000 impact to net flows

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

No Impact

23.

In general, what is the direct impact of lower average AUMA to General Expenses

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

No Impact

24.

Who is our new AVP as part of MBPS Finance, CMS, MITSS and Inv Group?

(a)  

25.

Who is the new CFO for Global Wealth and Asset Management?

(a)