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Treasury Advisor 08/2010 - 04/2012
OCBC Bank, , Singapore
Industry: banking and finance
Fixed Income and FX sales to private banks, ALM desks, hedge funds and some asset managers in asia Basic understanding of FX products (FX swap, FX spot and forward) Provided market color, trade ideas and bond recommendations to internal retail clients (OCBC Premier Banking & OCBC Private Banking) and corporate clients Executed internal retail clients as well as corporate clients’ bond orders with external brokers Handled KYC (Know-Your-Client) documentation for onboarding of new clients Assisted the legal and compliance team in the ISDA documentation for new clients
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FIxed Income Sales trader 02/2009 - 06/2010
BCP Securities, , Singapore
Fixed Income Sales to mostly private banks, family-owned investment offices, banks and some asset managers Fixed Income sales & trading experience in emerging debt markets (Asia, Eastern Europe & Latin America) Provided market color to assist clients in the price discovery process Provided timely market information on credit events, restructuring information, trade ideas and recommendations to clients Worked closely with the origination and research teams in the marketing of new bond issues to clients Conducted active management of trading positions to reduce trading risk
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Fixed Income sales 11/2006 - 11/2008
Credit Agricole Bank, , Singapore
I started out as a structured credit sales trainee in credit agricole. I moved on to do liquid bond and flow credit sales later on within the same organization as the structured credit desk was shut down.
Structured Credit Sales trainee officer • Basic understanding of Cash/Synthetic CDOs, Credit-Linked Notes (CLNs) & First-to-Default baskets (FTDs). • Handled client enquiries on product offerings • Liaised with the Middle and Back office for timely settlement of trades and coupon payments • Organized and sent out monthly MTM valuation reports, axes and trustee reports. • Took part in daily and weekly sales conference calls • Prepared pitch materials for various products • Provided coverage to the Southeast Asia regional accounts Liquid Bonds and Flow Credit Sales • Treasury sales & Fixed Income Sales to Asian central bank clients • Good understanding of money market instruments such as ECPs, CDs, FX swaps, Fixed Deposits as well as liquid bonds (JGBs, EGBs, Supras & Agencies) • Handled over billions of trade volume per week with zero error • Flow credit sales (backup coverage) to private banks • Provided daily axes and market color to clients • Proposed useful trade ideas and recommendations to clients • Organized research meetings with regional clients • Coordinated KYC credit processes for new clients--

Singapore management university 08/2002 - 04/2006
, , Singapore
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Finance and Marketing
I have a degree in business management majoring in marketing and finance from Singapore Management University.

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