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Corporate actions from notice through reconciliation.

Control dividends, interest, splits, rights, tenders and other lifecycle events across positions and providers, from notice capture and election through final reconciliation.

Overview

Corporate-actions operations manage issuer/security lifecycle events affecting cash, positions or economics. Events can be mandatory or elective and require accurate position eligibility, deadlines, election decisions, provider instructions and reconciliation.

The service supports equity, fixed-income and multi-asset strategies across mandatory and elective events.

Operating priorities

Events can be missed or misbooked when notices arrive from multiple custodians/brokers and deadlines differ.

Common operating challenges

  • Duplicate/inconsistent provider notices.
  • Election deadlines missed.
  • Eligible position differs across books/providers.
  • Expected cash/shares not reconciled.
  • Event decision/evidence not centrally recorded.

Our capabilities

01

Notice aggregation

Capture and normalise corporate-action notices from approved market and provider sources.

02

Eligibility

Identify affected positions and reconcile eligibility across internal and provider records.

03

Election workflow

Route elective events to authorised decision-makers.

04

Instruction support

Coordinate approved elections or instructions within applicable provider deadlines.

05

Outcome reconciliation

Reconcile the final cash and position outcome to expected and provider records.

06

Event archive

Retain the complete event chronology, instructions, confirmations and reconciliation evidence.

Service coverage

01

Core records

  • Corporate action notices
  • Validated positions
  • Election terms/deadlines
  • Authorised decision
  • Custodian/PB confirmation
02

Operating activities

StepActivityWhat happens
1CaptureCreate event record.
2ValidateCheck terms and positions.
3DecideRoute elective event.
4InstructCoordinate approved elections or instructions within applicable provider deadlines.
5MonitorTrack processing.
6ReconcileConfirm outcome and close.
03

Reporting and oversight

  • Corporate-action calendar
  • Election queue
  • Instruction evidence
  • Cash/position reconciliation
  • Exception report

What clients gain

01

Complete notice capture

Capture and normalise corporate-action notices from approved market and provider sources.

02

Accurate position eligibility

Identify affected positions and reconcile eligibility across internal and provider records.

03

Controlled elections

Route elective events to authorised decision-makers.

04

Timely instructions

Coordinate approved elections or instructions within applicable provider deadlines.

Governance and integration

Corporate Actions is delivered through defined responsibilities, controlled records and documented review. Material exceptions, judgements and approvals remain visible and attributable throughout the operating process.

  • Deadline alerts.
  • No AI investment/election decision.
  • Position eligibility reconciliation.
  • Authorised election approval.

Expertise and delivery

01 · SPECIALIST EXPERTISE

Experts behind the service.

Relevant professionals support service design, exception review and delivery governance where specialist judgement is required.

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02 · TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED DELIVERY

Technology that supports control.

Controlled data, workflow and review capabilities support consistent execution, transparent oversight and traceable evidence.

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03 · FLEXIBLE SERVICE MODELS

Configured around your operating model.

Services can be delivered through managed operations, technology enablement, co-sourced delivery or transition support.

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Frequently asked questions

Which events can be supported?

Common mandatory/elective events can be covered, subject to asset class and provider data.

Can AI decide whether to tender?

No. It can summarise terms and route deadlines; the decision remains authorised investment staff.

Why reconcile mandatory events?

Provider bookings can differ from expected cash/positions and affect NAV.

Discuss Corporate Actions

Start with one workflow, one operating issue or one provider transition. We will map the current process, responsibility boundaries, required data and a practical first engagement.

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