specialized functions in finance 201605
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For Internal use only
Overview of specialized functions and
business areas in the Financial sector May 2016
Gerard Albà Soler
2 Finance Professionals
For Internal use only
Contents
1. Asset Management
a. Asset Management b. Risk Management c. Compliance d. Middle Office and Operations
e. Internal Audit f. Legal, Finance, Onboarding and Other
2. Investment Banking
b. Global Markets c. Corporate Finance d. Research
e. Transaction Banking f. Risk Management g. Compliance, Internal Audit h. Back Office i. ALM j. Other Departments
3. Private Banking (Wealth Management)
4. Commercial Banking
Finance Professionals 3
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Asset Management
Asset Management (Front-Office)
Risk Management
Compliance
Middle Office
Internal Audit
MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Legal, Onboarding, Other
Fund Administrator (Back-Office) CUSTODIAN (Bank)
Finance Professionals 4
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Asset Management: asset managers (Front-Office)
Key functions:
Fund and Portfolio management. Investment management
Research (Buy side)
Sector and Strategy specialists (Equities, Fixed Income, Alternatives , etc)
Quantitative Investment Strategies (analyst and trading)
Fund Analysts (FoF)
Finance Professionals 5
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Asset Management: Risk Management
Key functions:
Monitoring and Control of quantitative and qualitative risks of funds (market
risk, liquidity, counterparty credit risk)
Detect and solve breaches of regulatory (compliance) limits or investment
policies. Instrument eligibility
Measurement systems and controls
Policies and procedures
Asset valuation
Operational Risk
UCITS, AIFMD
Independent function (CRO - Conducting Officer – four eyes principle)
Finance Professionals 6
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Asset Management: Compliance
Key functions:
Management of compliance risks (legal and regulatory, reputation, litigation,
codes of conduct and good practices)
Due Diligence of counterparties and delegates
Internal policies, procedures and guidelines
Prevention of money laundering
Confidentiality of information
Insider trading and market abuse
Relationship with the regulator
Ethical environment and best practices
Finance Professionals 7
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Asset Management: Middle Office
Key functions:
Trade matching and confirmation of transactions
Reconciliation of trades and positions of multiple order management systems
(custodian, management company, administrator)
Over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives processing
Corporate actions, proxy voting (custodian)
Investment and fund accounting control.
Control of delegates (fund administrator, custodian)
Finance Professionals 8
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Asset Management: Internal Audit
Key functions:
Review the administration and governance of the organization
Assess internal control’s efficiency and effectiveness
Monitoring of compliance with the regulation
Assess the adequacy of the administrative, accounting and IT organization
Assess the adequacy of the segregation of duties and the execution of trades
Direct reporting to the Board of Directors
Finance Professionals 9
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Asset Management: Fund Administration
Key functions:
Fund accounting (NAV calculation; income and expense accrual)
Accounting for all daily activities of the fund (buy/sells, income accruals)
Reconciliation of cash and fund share transactions
Prepare financial statements of funds and sicavs
Transfer Agent:
Maintain a register of fund investors/shareholders
Account balances of transactions (subscriptions/redemptions)
AML
10 Finance Professionals
For Internal use only
Contents
1. Asset Management
a. Asset Management b. Risk Management c. Compliance d. Middle Office and Operations
e. Internal Audit f. Legal, Finance, Onboarding and Other
2. Investment Banking
b. Global Markets c. Corporate Finance d. Research
e. Transaction Banking f. Risk Management g. Compliance, Internal Audit h. Back Office i. ALM j. Other Departments
3. Private Banking (Wealth Management)
4. Commercial Banking
Finance Professionals 11
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Investment Banking
Global Markets (Front-Office)
Corporate Finance
Research
Transaction Banking
Risk Management
INVESTMENT BANK
Compliance
Internal Audit
Back Office
ALM
Other Departments: Capital Modelling, Middle Office, IT, Finance, HHRR, etc
Finance Professionals 12
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Investment Banking: Global Markets (Front-Office)
Key functions:
Trading and Sales of securities: Equities, Rates, FX, Credit, etc
• Brokerage. Cash securities
• Market Making
• Derivatives books (Equity derivatives, IR derivatives –Swaps, Caps/Floors,
etc- , Credit derivatives –CDS-, FX, etc)
Structured products:
• Investment products
• Hedging instruments (Rates, FX import/export, etc)
Finance Professionals 13
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Investment Banking: Corporate Finance (Capital Markets)
Key functions:
Equity Capital Markets
• Equity Placements:
− IPOs
− Rights Issues
• Block trades, Tender offers
Debt Capital Markets
• Bonds issues
• Private placements
• Capital structure advisory, restructurings, convertible bonds, etc
M&A Advisory
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Management buy-outs, takeover/defense strategies, Valuations etc
Finance Professionals 14
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Investment Banking: Research
Key functions:
Equity Research (sell side)
• Reports on businesses in various sectors
• Ratings and price targets (valuation) for stocks
• Financial modelling
• Fundamental analysis, Technical analysis, Quantitative analysis
Credit Research (sell side)
• Debt reports on businesses in various sectors
• Credit ratings and investment recommendations
• Financial modelling
• Fundamental analysis, Technical analysis, Quantitative analysis
Finance Professionals 15
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Investment Banking: Transaction Banking
Key functions:
Global custody
Global correspondent banking
Global brokerage (B2B)
Trade finance
Finance Professionals 16
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Investment Banking: Risk Management
Key functions:
Monitoring and Control of:
• Market Risk: Trading Risk, VaR and Stress Testing, Modelling and Reporting
• Counterparty Credit Risk: CVA, EAD, PD, LGD etc. Credit Analysis and
approval. Economic Capital
• Liquidity Risk
Valuation of securities and portfolios
Financial modelling of derivatives and complex instruments (i.e. OTC)
Collateral management and Credit risk mitigation
ALM Risk Management
Finance Professionals 17
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Investment Banking: ALM (Asset-Liability-Management)
Key functions:
Treasury
Bank’s Balance Sheet Liquidity Management
Management of Interest Rate Risk and FX Risk
Capital Risk Management
Financial Risk management of propietary market risks