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WorksheetsQ1 FP&A Assessment
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which of the ff is not a value driver in the GWAM Business Model?
Wealth product manufacturing
DC recordkeeping
Financial Advice
None of the above
Management of assets in behalf of other parties for wealth accumulation
Claims Reimbursement
Health and dental insurance
Asset Management
Variable Annuity
Includes subscriptions into Manulife’s WAM business products. It provides a measure of how successful the businesses are at selling products and attracting assets.
Net Flows
Gross Flows
Assets Acquired
Redemptions
Outflows as investors withdraw their invested assets. It provides a measure of how successful the businesses are at retaining assets.
Net Flows
Gross Flows
Assets Acquired
Redemptions
AUMA Roll line item most impacted by the disruptions brought about by external factors such as COVID and US Elections.
Asset Transfers
Market Impact
Net Flows
Gross Flows
Shows what the business wants to achieve
MIS Report
Forecast
Sales Report
Plan
The cost of having assets professionally managed which is usually charged as a % of the invested assets under management.
Commission
Management Fee
Premiums
Subscription Fee
Shows what the business will likely achieve given the most recent actual results
MIS Report
Forecast
Sales Report
Plan
Three business lines making up Manulife GWAM
Gross Flows, Redemptions, Net Flows
Insurance, advisory, asset management
Retail, retirement, institutional
FP&A, A&R, ESSC
Cube source for profit and loss statement actual results
1Plan
1Budrpt
1Stop
CERT
Cube source for Actuals AUM and Flows data
1Stop
CERT
1Plan
1KFM
Business analytics service by Microsoft that we use to provide interactive visualizations of our reports.
Macro
PowerBI
Forms
MS Excel
Answers the question of whether a business firm can meet its current debt obligations with its current assets
Profitability
Liquidity
Solvency
Efficiency
How is CEBITDA Margin calculated?
Core earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization/Revenue
Core earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization/Average AUMA
Core earnings/General Expenses
Core earnings/Total Expenses
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)
Vertical Analysis
Horizontal Analysis
Linear Analysis
Circular Analysis
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.
Profitability Ratio
Efficiency Ratio
Current Ratio
Quick Ratio
Retail and Retirement businesses’ share in the expenses of the institutional business for the cost incurred in managing the assets on their behalf.
Commission expenses
Cost of management
Management Fee
General Expenses
True or False. Core earnings is a GAAP profitability measure?
True
False
What is the usual COVID market disruption impact to net revenue/net spread?
Increase
Decrease
No Impact
What is the impact of increase in general expenses to core earnings
Increase
Decrease
No Impact
Increase in redemption impact to net flows
Increase
Decrease
No Impact
Policy change decrease in commission charge bps for sales transactions >=250,000 impact to net flows
Increase
Decrease
No Impact
In general, what is the direct impact of lower average AUMA to General Expenses
Increase
Decrease
No Impact
Who is our new AVP as part of MBPS Finance, CMS, MITSS and Inv Group?
(a)
Who is the new CFO for Global Wealth and Asset Management?
(a)
