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Compliance and Risk Management |
Introduction to Risk Management |
With the increasing complexity of financial services, risk management has become more important than ever before. Today not only banks, but also fund administrators employ risk managers to provide them with a dedicated focus on managing risk... |
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Operational Risk Management |
The importance of operational risk management can hardly be overstated. Cases of mismanaging operational risk and the dire consequences from doing so have become all too famous through the financial press... |
1 day(s) |
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Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing |
Preventing money laundering and terrorist financing is a key responsibility of all professionals of the financial sector. It is therefore essential that training in this activity be conducted regularly... |
0.5 day(s) |
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Workshop: Lessons from Financial Disasters |
The often-quoted phrase of philosopher George Santayana Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it certainly applies to risk management... |
1 day(s) |
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Derivatives |
Futures and Forward Contracts |
The futures market is one of the largest financial markets in the world. Yet it is
a market that is not well known, because of its operational complexity... |
1 day(s) |
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Introduction to Derivatives |
Although derivatives have a reputation of being high-risk financial instruments,
they can be used effectively for hedging, arbitrage, financial engineering and
speculation... |
1 day(s) |
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Options |
Changes in investment restrictions in UCITS III have led to an increased interest in options as financial instruments. Because of their flexibility and leveraged nature, options are powerful instruments, which can be used effectively for hedging, arbitrage or speculation... |
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Swaps |
Swaps are extremely flexible and can be used for a wide variety of purposes. But because swaps are by definition an over-the-counter instrument, they are complex and often difficult to understand... |
1 day(s) |
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General |
Cash Processing and Management |
With increasing transaction volumes and complexity, managing cash has become
a major challenge. It is essential for financial service providers to manage money
effectively, because in cash management more than anywhere else “time is money”... |
1 day(s) |
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Corporate Actions |
The importance and complexity of corporate actions are often underestimated. Yet
when corporate actions are not performed correctly, they can result in major losses... |
1 day(s) |
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Finance for Non-Financial Managers |
Because of an increased focus on cost management and the widespread availability of computers throughout companies, corporate finance is no longer restricted to the accounting department... |
1 day(s) |
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International Financial Markets |
The financial markets of the world are vast and extremely complex. Yet each market has its unique characteristics, often making it difficult to understand... |
2 day(s) |
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Investment Funds |
Domiciliary (Trustee) Functions of Investment Funds |
From its creation until its liquidation, every investment fund must comply with
certain legal and regulatory requirements, most of which are met through
domiciliary functions... |
1 day(s) |
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Exchange-Traded Funds |
With a total value of approximately 1.5 trillion USD, the market for exchange-traded
funds (ETFs) has become significant. The unique characteristics of ETFs make them
an interesting alternative to traditional funds and equities... |
1 day(s) |
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Fees and Commissions |
Fees and commissions are extremely important in the fund industry. Yet the variety
of both fees and commissions is practically unlimited. For this reason, understanding
and calculating fees and commissions represent a major challenge for most fund
administrators... |
1 day(s) |
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Fund Accounting |
Fund accounting is an essential activity in the fund industry, since it is the process
through which the net asset value (NAV) of a fund is calculated... |
2 day(s) |
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Fund Portfolios |
One of the key determinants of fund performance is the composition of a fund’s
portfolio. The difference between a low-risk money market fund and a high-risk
equity fund, for example, starts with the content of their corresponding portfolios... |
2 day(s) |
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Hedge Funds |
Having overcome the high-risk image that had been attributed to them in the past,
hedge funds are now considered a serious form of alternative investment... |
1 day(s) |
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Introduction to Investment Funds |
With more than 20 trillion euros in assets, the investment fund market is one of
the world’s largest and fastest growing financial markets. Despite the size and
importance of investment fund markets, the intricacies of their operations are not
well known... |
2 day(s) |
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Private Equity Funds |
Because private equity funds are not as correlated as funds that invest in listed
securities, they enable investors to diversify their investment portfolios... |
1 day(s) |
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Real Estate Funds |
Despite the financial crisis and the fall in real estate prices, real estate funds remain
an interesting alternative to traditional bond and equity funds... |
1 day(s) |
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Transfer Agency (Shareholder Services) |
The transfer agency function is a vital component of the investment fund industry,
because it is the interface between a fund and its investors. It is also the official
record-keeping function of shareholder positions... |
1 day(s) |
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Securities |
Asset-Backed Securities and Structured Finance Products |
Following recent developments in financial markets, asset securitisation and
structured finance have become more visible and controversial than ever before... |
1 day(s) |
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Custody and Custodian Banks |
In light of recent market developments (e.g., the Madoff Affair), the area of custody
has become more important and more visible than ever before. The increased focus
on custody is likely to result in major changes to EU regulations (cf... |
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Debt Instruments (Bonds) |
The value of the outstanding debt instruments in the world is approximately 70 trillion USD. Both the primary and secondary markets for debt instruments are very active and highly sophisticated... |
1 day(s) |
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Equities (Stocks) |
Equities markets are among the most important financial markets in the world. Because of their fast pace and high volatility, equities markets are both complex and highly automated... |
1 day(s) |
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Life Insurance and Pension Products |
As the funds available for public pensions decrease, private investors are attempting
to protect their futures by investing in life insurance and retirement plans... |
1 day(s) |
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Money Market Instruments |
Money market instruments are issued and traded in a highly developed, fast-moving market, which plays an important role in international financing. Because money market instruments are used primarily by professional investors, their characteristics and their market procedures are not very well known... |
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Private Equity |
The market for private equity has become a significant part of the financial sector. Private equity specialists scour the world looking for opportunities to invest in unlisted companies... |
1 day(s) |
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Securities Clearing and Settlement |
Securities clearing and settlement is an area that is changing constantly. It is essential
for financial service providers to keep up with changes in this area, since an error
or a failure in settlement can have significant consequences... |
1 day(s) |
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Securities Lending and Borrowing |
Securities lending and borrowing have become an integral part of securities
markets. Without them, market liquidity and settlement efficiency would be greatly
reduced... |
1 day(s) |
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