Corporate Actions: A Guide To Securities Event Management

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This book aims to demystify the topic of Corporate Actions and to make the subject more easily understood by a broad, relevant audience. The book begins by explaining the topic from first principles, and takes the reader to a point where they have a good understanding of the subject. The reader will gain an understanding of the topic from a practical operational use perspective; in addition, the book is intended to be used as a reference of Corporate Action terms. About the Auhtor Elaine Dalgleish has spent her working life within the operational areas of investment bankingand stock broking, working directly for international banking firms and financial software providers. Elaine's hands-on experience spans various middle and back office operational disciplines in multiple markets. Whilst working directly in investment banking and stock broking, this has ultimately included the managerial responsibility for a number of operational areas. The focal point of Elaine's working history is the consistent involvement with Corporate Actions operations, initially with the manual processing of events as a custodian, and subsequently working as a Senior Business Analyst, specializing in Corporate Actions, analyzing client requirements, and consulting in process re-engineering for Tier 1 and 2 investment banks. Michael Simmons has spent the majority of his working life within the operational areas of international investment banks, most notably within the S.G. Warburg group in London. Having gained a detailed understanding of various back office tasks through many years of hands-on experience, he assumed managerial responsibility for a number of operational areas. In recent years, Michael has worked as head of business consultancy within a global computing services firm, and is now an independent analyst and trainer. Michael's areas of expertise include all aspects of the fixed income and equity trade lifecycleand related activities, including operational risks and controls. Recent assignments include the off shoring of operational activities to India and operational risk analysis (the Sarbanes Oxley act). In addition, he creates and delivers training courses on the workings of the securities industry and associated operational aspects to audiences around the world. Table of Contents Part I Introductory Elements Basic Corporate Action Concepts Event Description and Classification The Securities (and Corporate Actions) Market Place Static Data Securities Position Management Part II Mandatory Events Overview of the Generic Corporate Action Lifecycle Straight Through Processing Event Terms Capture and Cleansing Determining Entitlement Communication of Event Information Calculation of Resultant Entitlements Passing of Internal Entries Collection/Disbursement of Resultant Entitlements Updating of Internal Entries Examples of Mandatory Events Part III Events with Elections Concepts of Events with Elections Management of Mandatory with Options Events Management of Voluntary Events Part IV Multi-Stage Events Concepts of Multi-Stage Events Management of a Rights Issue Concepts of Takeover Events Management of Takeover Events Part V Taxation Concepts and Management of Taxation Management of Income Tax Part VI Issuer Notices Concepts and Management of Issuer Notices Part VII Objectives and Initiatives Objectives and Initiatives