Problem
As an operations consultant. You have been asked to produce a summary document aimed for the board of a new asset management company. The company will run a business investing across different assets, including shares, bonds, derivatives, and currencies. In the document, describe how you might set up the operations and information flow from front through to the back offices. (i) Showing the operations structure and explaining what resources and controls should be in place. What do the different teams do and how would they work together? (ii) Explain some of the risk functions and how they might be best set up.