Description
1. The changing financial services landscape 1.1 Introducti on 1.2 Historical perspective and current industry landscap e 1.3 The instrument lifecycle 1.4 The transac tion lifecycle 1.5 The information supply chain 1.6 Flow and bespoke business models 1.7 The typical info rmation architecture 1.8 Consequences and costs 1.9 Conclusion 2. The instrument lifecycle: the life and times of financial instruments. 2.1 Introduct ion 2.2 Enter the protagonist: the financial instrument 2.3 Types of financial products 2.4 Financial mar kets 2.5 A birth of a financial instrument ? the process 2.6 Describing a financial instrument 2.7 Active life of financial instruments ? corporate actions 2.8 Depe ndencies between instruments 2.9 Ups and downs throughout a n instrument?s life. 2.10 The demise of a financial instrum ent 2.11 Conclusions
