Instructor: Jerry O'Connell, CEO & Senior Principal, Jeremiah Associates LLC
Level:  Entry Level
Time:  8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Processing Corporate Actions is a critical component of operations that often includes manual processing steps that can result in errors and inaccurate positions and balances. This course explores current processing practices, the common control gaps and alternatives that can reduce errors and improve the reporting accuracy.

This inter-active one-day training course provides participants with insight into why, in this age of automation, corporate action processing is still a manual process. We begin with examining the drivers that create corporate action events, then to a review of event types and then onto following the typical event lifecycle processing steps.

Throughout the program we identify typical problem areas and discuss real-world work-around or long-term solutions that participants can take back to their firm as potential enhancements to their internal processing. Participants are also encouraged to share their perspective, typical difficulties and their experience in meeting the challenges of processing corporate actions.

• Drivers of Corporate Action Events
  • The Whys
  • Industry Support

• Types of Corporate Action Events
  • Expiring
  • Perpetual

• Corporate Action Reference Data
  • Event Details
  • Reference Data Vendors

• Expiring Event Processing
  • Typical Lifecycle Steps
  • Processing Gaps/Risks
  • Case Study

• Perpetual Event Processing
  • Typical Lifecycle Steps
  • Processing Gaps/Risks
  • Case Study

• On the Horizon
  • Event Standards
  • Timely Standardized Discolsure
  • Accurate Event Details
  • Industry Reference Data Warehouse
  • Sell-side, Buy-side or Industry Solution?

This program is beneficial to participants from the following organizations:

• Banks
• Brokers
• Custodians
• Regulators
• Hedge Funds
• Insurance Companies
• Mutual Funds
• Technology providers

Agenda:

* This seminar includes a continental breakfast and two refreshment breaks. Lunch is not included.  There is a one hour break provided at 12:00.  A sampling of local restaurants can be found on the "Event Location" page.