" Derivatives Position in BVDA"
FAO: HR Consultant, I am currently in Portugal, after a long spell in London [England], where and within I got a great knowledge of derivatives in various leading investment banks. I can be a candidate who develops skills within a high value and growing credit derivatives division, working with products across ABS, CDO and structured deals. I can manage the main responsibility to control and guarantee the accuracy of trades input in the FO and BO databases. Having previous structured credit knowledge, in particular previous experience of working with CDOs and cash correlation. I can offer my experience of the operating system [to see in my CV] that would be advantageous as would advanced Excel skills and the ability to speak English. I want to broaden my current experience within a globally recognised organisation, in a role that offers long-term potential with an excellent rate. Thanks kindly, Fernando Lopes *CURRICULUM VITAE * Personal Details Name: Fernando Augusto Lopes Address: Rua Afonso Paiva N10 R/Dº 2725 – 212 Lisbon, Portugal Date of Birth: 14 March 1974 Nationality: Portuguese Mobile [direct]: + 351 96 428 2787 Email: Fernando.a.lopes@iol.pt Profile: Strategic and analytical thinker; diligent, tenacious and pragmatic, yet control orientated and able to challenge accepted practices to drive bottom line performance; developing and maintaining partnerships with existing referral markets; internationally minded with experience in financial analysis and a genuine understanding of the investment community; outstanding relationship management skills; thoroughness and good eye for detail with high level of professionalism coupled with a willingness to adopt a ‘sleeves rolled-up’ approach; Able to work flexibly and autonomously as workload requires, clear ability to plan and organise workloads; a robust and sensitive communicator, both oral and written/report based; Demonstrates solid investment / assets understanding. Academic Qualifications Sept 1996 - June 2000 BA [Hons] Government and Politics, Business School - University of Glamorgan - Cardiff, UK Courses / Seminars / Workshops/ Meetings: Nov 2001 - Ongoing London Stock Exchange - Equity Finance Markets Securities Institute of London - Certificate in Equity Derivatives Professional Experience December 2008 – [Ongoing] Trader/Dealing Desk - Fincor, Avª Aida 711 Estoril Garden 2765-187 Estoril – Lisbon Portugal To keep a sharp eye on the progression of trading strategies throughout the day and make adjustments as needed in split-second reactions to the market. To maintain a constant lookout for new products and new ways to trade them. To be involved in the full cycle of research for new products and strategies, building prototypes, testing, implementing and monitoring strategies. May 2007 – Aug 2007 Global Equity Derivatives Analyst – Contract project HSBC, Equity Derivatives Linked Capital Markets Wealth Management Sales [WMS], 8 Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ, United Kingdom Team of 4 which covers the following aspects of GED Trade support. Trade support into End system as well as the reconciliation of P&L movements associated with equity Derivatives.[clearly the using of summit]. In articulation with traders, design the best trade processing lifecycle, trade maintenance, monitoring and trade booking entries to reflect a FO position, within MO [across multi-Equity Derivative product lines.] Exposure to, and understanding of a range of equity derivative products including equity swaps, options [Swaptions], variance swaps, and Total return swaps. Carrying therein of trades through each of the relevant systems, through to full reconciliation of cashflows, both paid and received. Experience of host of internal reconciliation designed to support a controlled processing environment ad-hoc daily report to journal the implied volatility [varswap expires] and dividend of an underlying share, and equity index Cultivate a strong relationship with client [for a downstream effective process] Take ownership for investigating, handling and query resolution clearly undertake a root cause analysis of occurring issues to prevent fail discrepancy trading, by liaising with FO [sales and trading teams]; and other MO [Product Control, Legal and Risk.] July 2006 – May 2007 Global Equity Derivatives Analyst - Deutsche Bank AG, Filiale London, Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB), 99 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3XD Team of 8 which covers the following aspects of GED trade support [as above.] [clearly the using of summit]. Sept 2005 – May 2006 - Term contract Global Equity Derivatives Analyst - interbank reconciliation, Nomura Intl Plc - NIP London UK Head Office' Nomura House, 1 St Martin's-le-Grand, London EC1A 4NP Really confident and comfortable in supporting the Derivative trade support team. To be responsible for the booking [SMO / GLOSS - in suppressing receipts and releasing payments], confirmation and settlement of swap roll trades, together with any subsequent cash breaks or reconciliation’s [DTCC and summit knowledge ]. and consequent investigations arising from the settlement of these transactions, in a timely fashion, following established guidelines. To minimise the risk of cash movements and client default, by investigating the discrepancies / mismatches in T Nostro reconciliation breaks [Cash breaks reconciliation]. Also liaising with various areas of operations [documentation], traders [other FO areas] to resolve queries, and review the daily processes. Manage control around daily cash movements ensuring funding /stream requirements [Stubs, Interpolations etc] are established and swift messaging are executed. Complete and clear backlog. March 2005 – Sept 2005 - Term contract Derivative Operations Analyst Europe - OTC Mediterranean Client Focus Group CREDIT | FIRST SUISSE | BOSTON, ONE CABOT SQUARE LONDON E14 4QJ Confirming future cash flows with clients covering Interest Rate, Equity and Credit Derivative Products. Investigations on OTC derivatives P&L movements, cash breaks and daily nostro reconciliation’s [the using of summit]. Ensuring Settlement Instructions for clients are correct and updating internal systems where required. Maintaining client database to ensure accurate contact information; Dealing with client queries in a timely manner to ensure quick resolution; Liaising with Marketers, and traders to resolve issues when required; Act as single point of contact for Platinum Clients for all OTC process related queries; Proactively working with and supporting our Platinum image globally. Set 2004 – Feb 2005 - Project contract Emergent Market Clerk [EM Latin – America] - Morgan Stanley Capital Group Incorporated, 14 Wall Street New York, NY 10005-2101 United States of America Preparation of standard daily / weekly / monthly / quarterly client revenue reporting for Distribution, Client Relationship Management, Marketing and Senior Management teams in the Institutional Equity Division, using various reporting (internal) tools; Co-ordination of some Vanilla / structured products - Derivatives transaction confirmations; Reports typically include gross and net revenue, growth, and market share by dimensions such as Client; Develop / produce additional ad hoc revenue analyses on a regular basis; Perform daily controls to ensure revenue data accuracy and perform correcting / revenue booking entries as needed; Liaise with Operations trade booking teams, referential data maintenance teams, and global Equity Management issues. May 2004 - July 2004 Insurance Settlements Team - Case Handler, Deloitte & Touche ® / outsourced from Barclays Financial Planning Ltd, Deloitte & Touche, 3rd Floor Colechurch House, 1 London Bridge Walk, London SE1 2SX The Settlements Team is responsible for the co-ordination and management of the investor endowment complains to generate the compensation claim. As a claims officer within the ERU Team, I review accepted offers from investors to ensure information and documentation is complete. I provide standard payment letters and monitor outstanding correspondence from third parties/lenders including product providers. Aug 2003 - April 2004 Project - contract Insurance Settlements Team - Case Handler, Barclays Investment Management, Barclays Private Clients Endowment Review Unit, Eagle House, 1-2 Parkshot, Richmond - London Borough of Richmond, TW9 2RD This fast moving role involves all the facets of policy changes and redemption on behalf of the investor form calculating the financial settlements due, to corresponding and communicating with not only the policyholders themselves but also other interested parties, such as other financial institutions. The Settlements team reduces the costs and risks associated with fund subscriptions, redemptions and confirmations of surrender values by automating and standardising these processes. Set 2001 - June 2003 Future and Options Analyst - London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange - Euronext.liffe, Cannon Bridge House, 1 Cousin Lane London EC4R 3XX Market Watch analysis and trading report activity. Jul 2000 - Aug 2001 Policy Officer - Partnerships Project, Welsh Assembly Government, NHS Structural Change Team, Cardiff, Wales - UK In my role as a Partnership Policy Support to the Project team within the NHS restructuring division of the Welsh Assembly Government. June 1998 - Feb 1999 Diplomatic Relations - Nine-month work placement Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lisbon, Directorate-General of Multilateral Affairs, Reporting to Dr Florbela Ferreira I have improved my knowledge and understanding in many different kinds of Diplomatic Relations, including contemporary and historical organisations, such as the ‘Council of Europe’. More specifically, I learnt to be fluent in the main theories and methods of multilateral analysis in diplomacy, and be able to analyse global patterns. I have also developed my skills of information retrieval, analysis, written and verbal presentation. Other Extra-Curricular Activities: Interests For relaxation I practise Zen Rinzai Buddhism meditation and swimming. I have played semi-professional rugby in Wales and England, UK until recently (Pontypridd 96-97 season, training programme; Rumney RFC, Welsh first division) and played for the 1st Squad University of Glamorgan Team and GD Direito [Portugal]. I Played for Rosslyn Park RFC senior XV squad [in 2003-2004 seasons - English second division]. Although to date I have not had the opportunity to travel extensively, confining my explorations to Europe and USA [New York], future aspirations are to explore and experience as many countries throughout the rest of the world, in particular I have a strong desire to travel in Africa. Computing: Highly IT literate (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and familiar with Internet resources for gathering and dealing with data. Experience of finance systems (Market data vendor products e.g. Reuters, Bloomberg and HiPortfolio; Oasis Global, Fidessa and Crystal Trading Tools). Use of Swift, Gloss, SMO, IntelliMatch v7 and Summit, Cash Manager, Smartstream, Imagine. Foreign Language Skills: Portuguese [mother tongue], fluent in English [spoken and written] and fluent in Spanish. References available upon request | 
