Advanced Corporate Actions

This course provides rapid development of attendees’ understanding of certain topics within Corporate Actions on a short timeframe, resulting in increased awareness for those who attend, and from a management perspective a greater number of staff who are capable of sharing the load of the more complex tasks.


The course:
In today’s financial services environment of high staff turnover and reduced levels of expertise, fast-track development of promising and high-calibre corporate actions personnel is an essential component in minimising the many risks in the processing of securities events.

Topics of the course:
- Short Selling
- Securities Lending & Borrowing
- Take-overs
- Special Cum & Special Ex Trading
- Depositary Receipt Issuance Fees
- UK Stamp Duty (on New Stock)

Programme Director: Michael Simmons
During his Investment Banking career Michael Simmons gained hands-on experience of day-to-day management responsibility for many operational areas. About 10 years ago Michael started to specialise in delivering trainings and has run courses in the UK, US, Japan, India, Dubai and The Netherlands.
Michael Simmons is author of the books “Securities Operations, a Guide to Trade and Position Management”, and “Corporate Actions; a Guide to Securities Event Management”.

Information:
Total Solutions offers the opportunity to organise this training as an open-and inhouse training.

Date: 17 and 18 March, 2010
Venue: Regus Business Centre, Amsterdam Sloterdijk