FactSet Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Verbal and non verbal, Quants and core subjects

Q1. Accadamic questions, general and logical questions
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Q2. Simple and mormal with badic knowledge of accounting
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Q1. Fund accounting and reconciliation and
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Q2. Fund accounting and reconciliation
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Q3. General private equity funds Fund register Gp and Lp difference
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Private equity funds are investment vehicles that pool capital from investors to acquire and invest in companies.
• General private equity funds are not focused on a specific industry or sector

• Fund register is a document that contains information about a private equity fund, including its investment strategy, fees, and terms

• GP (General Partner) is the manager of the private equity fund, responsible for making investment d...read more
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Q4. Kkp launching the new fund
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KKP is launching a new fund.
• The new fund may have a specific focus or investment strategy.

• KKP may be targeting a certain demographic or market with the new fund.

• The launch of a new fund could indicate growth and expansion for KKP.

• Investors may be interested in the new fund and its potential returns.
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Q1. What do you mean by P/E Ratio?
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P/E Ratio is a financial metric used to evaluate a company's stock price relative to its earnings per share.
• P/E Ratio stands for Price-to-Earnings Ratio.

• It is calculated by dividing the current market price of a stock by its earnings per share (EPS).

• A high P/E Ratio may indicate that a stock is overvalued, while a low P/E Ratio may suggest undervaluation.

• Investors use P/E Ratio to assess the attractiveness of a stock's...read more
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Q2. Why Share Capital is shown on the liability side of the Balance Sheet?
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Share capital is shown on the liability side of the Balance Sheet because it represents the funds raised from shareholders, which are owed back to them.
• Share capital represents the amount of money that shareholders have invested in the company.

• It is considered a liability because the company has an obligation to repay this amount to shareholders if the company is liquidated.

• Share capital is typically shown under the 'S...read more
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Q1. What do you know about PEG Ratio?
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PEG Ratio is a valuation metric that takes into account a company's growth rate in addition to its P/E ratio.
• PEG Ratio is calculated by dividing the P/E ratio by the annual earnings growth rate.

• A PEG Ratio of 1 is considered fair value, below 1 may indicate undervaluation, and above 1 may indicate overvaluation.

• It helps investors assess whether a stock is overvalued or undervalued based on its growth prospects.

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Q2. Why you want to leave your previous organisation?
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Seeking new challenges and opportunities for growth.
• Desire for career advancement

• Looking for new challenges

• Seeking opportunities for professional development

• Want to broaden skill set

• Company restructuring or downsizing
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Simple coding questions for 1 hour duration

Q1. Coding question about graph data structure
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Q2. Implementation of hashmap using OOPS
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Implementing hashmap using OOPS involves creating a class with key-value pairs and methods for adding, retrieving, and deleting entries.
• Create a class with private data members for storing key-value pairs

• Implement methods for adding a key-value pair, retrieving a value by key, and deleting a key-value pair

• Use hashing function to map keys to indices in an array for efficient retrieval

• Handle collisions by using technique
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Q1. Scenarios based questions and questions on previous experiences
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A lengthy 3 hours aptitude test which covers all types of questions like quantitative, verbal, logical etc

Q1. Questions on few SQL queries and programming logics followed by some scenario based logical questions
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