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Course Outline
The Global Capital Markets
- Understanding 'financial marketplaces'
- The historical evolution of today's global financial markets
- The influence and role of financial media
- Structure of major capital markets:
- Exchanges, Clearing Houses, and Regulators
- The modern surge in global investment
- Different types of 'Stock Exchanges'
- The position of Stock Exchanges in today's market landscape
- Key Stock Exchanges in the US, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia
Financial Markets Regulation:
- Capital Adequacy Requirements
- Basel I
- Basel II
- Basel III and its broader implications
- Sources for New Product Development
The Different Asset Classes and Their Markets
- What is currently traded on Stock Exchanges?
- Equities – Common and Preferred shares
- Bonds – Corporate and Government issuances
- Bonds – Fixed, Floating, Zero-coupon, and the Yield Curve
- Money Market instruments
- The foreign exchange (currency) markets
- Investment motivations: Drivers for buying and selling
- Income vs. Capital Gain
- Interrelationships between various asset classes
- The interplay between Exchange-traded and Over-The-Counter (OTC) markets
Short Term Money Market
- Certificates of deposit
- Treasury Bills (T Bills)
- Commercial paper
- Trade paper & Bankers' Acceptances (BAs)
- Market norms and standard practices
- Key market participants
The Different Types of Stock Exchange Investors
- Individual investors
- Fund managers
- Hedge funds
- Stock Exchange participants
- Investment banks, Stockbrokers, Hedge Funds, and Prime Brokers
- Intra-market relationships – The buy-side and sell-side dynamics
The Role of the Stock Exchange
- Where are these financial products traded?
- The critical importance of the OTC market
- The historical development of Stock Exchanges
- Major Stock Exchanges in contemporary markets
- Architecture differences between US, European, and Asian markets
- Asset classes traded on Stock Exchanges worldwide
- The major Primary and Secondary markets
- Key hubs: New York, Euronext, London, Shanghai, and Hong Kong
- Why 'listed' companies attract investors
- Using Stock Exchanges to pool liquidity and raise capital
- Methods of Capital Raising
- 'Floating' a company – Various methods and strategies
Clearing & Settlement
- Settlement processes and associated risks
- Different Settlement Conventions in major markets
- Settlement of Equities, Bonds, and derivatives
- The process for Derivatives Clearing
- The Central Counterparty (CCP)
- CCP services provided to Stock Exchanges
- Margin requirements
- The security trade settlement process
- Pre-settlement activities
- Final Settlement
- Potential challenges – Unmatched trades, delayed settlement, and failed deliveries
- Stock Exchange Settlement Discipline
- The 'life cycle of a trade' – Linking execution to settlement
- The role of International Central Securities Depositories (ICSDs) and Central Securities Depositories (CSDs) – Including LCH.Clearnet, Euroclear, Crest, Clearstream International, and the DTC
Custody
- The role of Custodians in stock markets
- Settlement and safekeeping of assets
- Income collection and Corporate Actions management
- Cash management and funding transactions
- Additional custodial services
- Accounting functions
- Stock Lending and collateral management
- Trustee services
- Valuation reporting
Alternative Investments
- Defining Alternative Investments
- Structured products – Risks and potential returns
- Hedge funds – Risks and control mechanisms
- Venture Capital – Valuation issues, risk, and control
- Private Equity and Angel Finance
- The use of derivatives in Asset Management
- OTC vs. Exchange-Traded Derivatives (ETD)
- Types of Derivatives used in Asset Management
- Futures
- Options
- Risks and controls associated with derivatives, including documentation, valuation, and reporting challenges
The Management of Quoted Equity Investments
- Risks associated with acquiring securities
- Risks associated with managing securities portfolios
- Risks linked to corporate actions
- Pricing models for quoted equity investments
- Major sources of risk
- General controls within equity investment
- Risks associated with international equity markets
The Management of Quoted Fixed Income Investments
- Risks associated with acquiring and disposing of fixed income securities
- The use of credit ratings and associated risk issues
- Risks associated with pricing fixed income securities
- Risk and controls within corporate fixed income processing
- Risks associated with Government Securities
- Sovereign risk ratings
- The valuation of government securities
- Risk and controls within sovereign bond processing
Market and Credit Risks in Global Markets
- Market risks
- Value at Risk (VAR) calculations
- Market risk modelling
- Credit risks
- Measuring Credit risks
- Global Market Risks
- Money Market Risks
- OTC Risks
- Exchange risks
14 Hours
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