Introduction to Treasury Operations Doha

Course details

The main objective of the course is to highlight the importance of treasury operations department, its role and functions. It focuses on the understanding of how the transaction process management can be optimised and how to ensure that all funds flow    in a timely and correct manner with all necessary documentation completed.

Objectives

On successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the roles of dealers, brokers, operations officers, and middle office personnel
• Define SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank    Financial Telecommunication) messages types and  the role of each message type
• Recognize the features of Netting Agreements and the reconciliation system
• Calculate settlement / close-out    amounts of any    financial instrument, the brokerage payment, reset/fixing rates and margins of Interest rate Swap

Content Highlights

• Functions of Treasury Department
• Treasury Funds    Flow
• Front office structure
• Simple interest calculation
• Functions of Treasury Operations Dept
• Nostro/Vostro Accounts
• Life Cycle of a deal, Swift Messages, Payment Netting, Novation Netting, Close-Out Netting, Multi-Lateral Netting, CLS, Accounts Reconciliation, Functions of the Middle Office

Target Audience

This course will be useful for new employees working in the settlements and operations departments of banks and who want to gain a basic knowledge of the settlements business within the fast growing international markets

Course Structure

Lectures, discussions, case studies and video