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KEITH DICKINSON is Director of The Settlement & Management Research Consultancy Limited, Principal of Financial Markets Training Limited and a Senior Teaching Fellow at the International Business School Suzhou at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou. His career has spanned twenty years as an industry practitioner in operations and over twenty years in executive education and academia.

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A Comprehensive Text on Financial Markets Operations Management

Financial instrument operations are at the heart of any financial market business. The operations are complex and require knowledge and competency in a number of disparate areas. Understanding how to effectively manage operations is vital to the success of any financial organisation.

Financial Markets Operations Management is a comprehensive resource written by Keith Dickinson ? an expert on the topic of financial markets ? which covers the key aspects of operations management in detail. It includes coverage of topics such as an examination of the entire trade lifecycle, new issue distribution of bonds and equities, securities financing as well as corporate actions, accounting and reconciliations. Throughout the book, Dickinson puts the focus on specific operational processes and offers solutions for the myriad challenges that may be encountered. Designed to be practical, the text contains the most vital formulas, spreadsheet applications and exhibits, end of chapter problems, and glossary.

Appropriate for all operational staff, Financial Markets Operations Management offers a clear guide for understanding the settlement and post-settlement environment for securities and derivatives. Written in highly accessible terms, this practical text covers the trade lifecycle for securities and derivative products from trade capture, pre-settlement and settlement through to the custody of assets and asset servicing. Financial professionals will find this important resource offers an approachable manual for completing day-to-day operations when managing complex financial instruments.

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Filling a gap in the literature, Financial Markets Operations Management gives operations professionals a guide for navigating the settlement and post-settlement environment for securities and derivatives. Comprehensive in scope, the text covers the trade lifecycle for these financial products from trade capture, pre-settlement and settlement through to the custody of assets and asset servicing. Written by Keith Dickinson – a noted financial academic and practitioner – this important resource offers an understanding of operations as it pertains to financial instruments, data management, and various types of organisations.

Financial Markets Operations Management reviews the organisational structure of a typical investment company as well as the internal and external relationships that operations typically manage. The text explains the essential operational features and explores the transaction calculations, including accrued interest for bonds.The author then explores how the various intermediaries and market infrastructures enable lenders and borrowers to operate. The section on the post-trade processing phase contains the essentials on the clearing systems and distinguishes between clearing houses and central counterparties. Step by step, the text follows the initial post-trade processes of clearing and the pre-settlement forecasting of cash and securities and describes the different types of settlement including "Delivery versus Payment." Dickinson gives a clear explanation for the reasons trades fail to settle and what actions can be taken to manage failures.

In this practical resource, Dickinson includes an analysis of the complexities, processing requirements, and information flow of the most risky area within operations – Corporate Actions. Financial Markets Operations Management also describes the different forms of securities financing and explains the associated risks and the ways these risks are mitigated. The author explains how the securities transactions impact the profit & loss statement and balance sheet. The concluding chapter, reviews the importance of efficient and timely asset reconciliation and reveals how it can be used as a predictive tool to prevent problems from occurring.

This essential text covers the most crucial information for operational staff working in financial services and contains a wealth of formulas, questions and problems within each chapter, along with helpful spreadsheet applications and exhibits.