Corporate Actions Course
Monday, February 23, 2026
Category:Accounting & Finance
3
Days
Dubai
9:00am – 4:00pm
Introduction
The world of corporate actions is usually regarded within financial institutions as a mystery zone requiring expert knowledge in order to comprehend what lies beneath. In reality, like much other features of securities processing, corporate actions work to a set of logical guidelines which, if followed, will result in controlled and risk-free processing.
What are corporate financial actions? A corporate action is any action that produces material change to an organization and affects its stakeholders, involving shareholders, both common and chosen, together with bondholders. This Solid State Training course will empower the participants in understanding all aspects of Corporate Actions, including Voluntary, Mandatory and Mandatory with Choice Corporate Actions.
Objectives
On successful completion of Corporate Actions Course, participants shall be able to:
- Know the reasons for corporate actions (both equity and debt)
- Learn and apply the sequential steps in processing corporate actions
- Manage and cover the different risks, risk mitigation and processing efficiency of corporate actions
Training Methodology
This collaborative Corporate Actions Course, will comprise the following training methods: Lectures, Seminars & Presentations, Group Discussions, Assignments, Case Studies & Functional Exercises. Solid State Training follows ‘Do-Review-Learn-Apply’ model.
Organizational Impact
On successful completion of the Corporate Actions Course, participants shall be able to benefit their organization in the following ways:
- Comprehend the DTCC & OMGEO updates for Corporate Actions
- Know the new Proxy Concept Release
- Understand trade and settlement cycles, plus how they affect Corporate Actions
- Explain the reasons why Corporate Actions cause Fails and consider how to create an environment to avoid future fails
- STP implications and automated exception handling for Corporate Action Fails
- Assuming and shouldering responsibility for Fails and Risk mitigation
Personal Impact
Successful completion of Corporate Actions Course, shall benefit participants in the following ways:
- Know Trade Processing and Trade matching against Corporate Actions
- Learn Corporate Action Arbitrage
- Appreciate the new industry initiatives currently happening in our industry
- Comprehend the concept and use of Actual vs. Contractual settlement of Corporate Actions
- Study the issues and financial impact of Corporate Action Fails – Cost Center vs. Profit Center
- Learn how the “new” Operations Risk and BASEL III requirements result Corporate Actions processing
This course will be beneficial to those who are new, recent or potential recruits to Corporate Actions departments. It may also be useful to Front Office staff who require a greater understanding of Corporate Actions or those in IT roles seeking to acquire further understanding of the businesses they support.
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