Objective
To provide a comprehensive overview of the major bond and fixed income markets, their instruments and their workings.
Delegates
· Fixed Income Support and Settlement staff
· Back and Mid Office Staff
· Support Staff for Fund Managers
· Compliance Officers
· Auditors and Accounting Staff
· IT and Systems executives designing systems for Fixed Income Investments
· Lawyers (CPD Credit available)
Content
-Background to the Fixed Income markets.
-Terminology. Fixed income issuers.
-Bond types and uses: straights, FRNs, Convertible, Zero, Perpetual, Index-Linked
-Pricing Fixed Income Instruments.
-Interest Payment and Maturity Variations.
-Influences and Factors in the Bond Markets.
-Running / Income yields. Maturity / Redemption yields.
-Bond Rating systems and their uses.
-Yield curve uses.
-Selecting the right bond.
-Interest Conventions & Calculations explained
-Convertibles, Conversions and Exercise Calculations.
-Specialist Fixed Income Investments outlined: MBS, ABS, Reverse Convertibles, Exchangeables etc.
-Bond Portfolios
| Duration | 1 day |
| Dublin | Details on request |
| London | 9 December 2008 |
| Fee | Ј 440 + VAT |