Fixed Income Associate
Scotiabank
Total des années d'expérience :6 years, 0 Mois
- Daily monitoring of 10-15 market conduct related tests for capital markets trades (i.e. fixed income
securities and rate derivatives - e.g. bond forwards, interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps etc.),
- Critical investigation and remediation of trades with increased exposure, presented findings, and
escalated as needed to related stakeholders, including collaborating with external regulators
- Process improvement (e.g. developing Power BI dashboard to upgrade monthly reporting process),
implementation of risk control policies and procedures for fixed income trading and sales
staff, communicating requirements, policies, audit findings and action plans
- Managed daily bulk trading in equities, mutual funds, and fixed income for 100+ client accounts
- Ensured trade compliance with portfolio models, policies, and regulations through daily reconciliation
(e.g. precise tax-loss selling and bulk rebalances)
- Daily model adjustment in coordination with Portfolio Managers, placing multimillion-dollar trades
across 1000’s of accounts
- Daily execution of 100+ trades in Wealth accounts via various platforms, updating databases using Excel
and Access
- Guided front-office Wealth branches in trade processes, compliance, and relationship management and
navigational support on Salesforce, Charles River etc.
- Generated 30+ reports daily using MS Excel/MS Access on margin requirements in client accounts
- Provided goal-based financial advice on investment solutions (e.g. mutual funds) within tax-sheltered
registered accounts e.g. RRSPs, TFSAs, LIRAs, RESPs etc., credit solutions and personal finances
- Achieved 130% overall sales target surpassing 160% in investments, driving branch growth
- Collaborated cross-functionally to gain insights into corporate banking operations.
- Engaged in Treasury & Capital Markets activities involving research, analysis through Bloomberg
Terminal, and reporting to senior management.
4-year program at YorkU in Toronto, Canada with a Major in Economics.