Karim Soliman, Treasury MM/FX Dealer (Treasury Division)

Karim Soliman

Treasury MM/FX Dealer (Treasury Division)

Ahli United bank

Location
Kuwait - Hawali
Education
Master's degree, Master of Science with Distinction in International Banking and Finance
Experience
14 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :14 years, 6 Months

Treasury MM/FX Dealer (Treasury Division) at Ahli United bank
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since January 2015

• Responsible for running the bank’s foreign currency Money Market trading book within the approved limits and currencies (inter-bank deposits/Murabaha/Wakala products).

• Assisting the ALM desk by managing the day-to-day funding, loan-to-deposit and liquidity ratios of the Bank within ALCO guidelines and Central Bank of Kuwait rules and regulations.

• Assisting the Commodities/Sukuk desk on trade executions.

• Executing FX Spot/Waad trades.

• Preparing reports to management periodically on cash-flow management, assets and liabilities changes, LDR, and COF.

Product Development Analyst - Asset Management at NBK Capital
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • April 2012 to November 2014

• Responsible for the structuring, development, and launching of a wide range of investment products (Equity, Fixed Income, Money Market, Real Estate, Private Equity, Savings/Retirement Plans, and other Mutual Funds) that cater to HNWI and Private Banking client segments

• Published reports for Private Banking clients (alongside marketing material) and developed internal reports assessing the Bank’s Wealth Management product portfolios vis-à-vis client behavior

• Monitored the established scope of investment products for performance evaluation and legal and compliance issues

• Analyzed varying financial and business information which resulted in the publication of market intelligence reports regarding MENA market trends and mutual funds' performance

National Policy Support Advisor at Ministry of Trade and Industry
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • February 2010 to August 2010

• Increased the industrial production of key-players of the industry by maximizing their technical expertise and efficiency and further establishing training and development programs for the employees by successfully negotiating, recommending and supervising external consultants.

• Delivered an Internal Trade Development strategy in collaboration with other advisors and external consultants by planning the required research and evaluating the recommendations resulting in increased effectiveness of the strategy before delivery to the board of directors.

• Evaluated varying scopes of reports and recommendations by external consultants with the result of synthesized reports that were prioritized in accordance with the macroeconomic policy objectives of the ministry and facilitated the board of directors with urgent decisions.

Strategy Business Analyst/Consultant, Strategy Department at LOGIC Management Consulting
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 2009 to January 2010

• Designed and delivered with a team of consultants an internal and external assessment that included primary and secondary sources of analysis for a client which resulted in pinpointing the managerial, strategic, and operational setbacks and recommended solutions

• Analyzed client's competitors in the construction industry by structuring an information gathering plan with other team members which produced a market research entailing the client's market position in the Egyptian construction market

• Structured a business model for a start-up institution which facilitated increasing its investment potential

Investment Associate at HSBC
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • March 2008 to July 2009

• Evaluated financial markets' trends and as an outcome were able to synthesize the causes and effects and deliver effective reports with the other team members

• Optimized the caliber of research findings and due to my direct impact this had resulted in increasing the financial market coverage by more than threefold and by leveraging on that achieved a higher rapport with clients

• Planned with branch managers and front-office representatives the sales strategies resulting in a twofold increase of client meetings and maximizing the branches' sales targets

• Achieved the monthly sales targets of 80, 000 USD for the asset management funds by communicating with clarity an understanding of the market needs and findings with customer representatives

Education

Master's degree, Master of Science with Distinction in International Banking and Finance
  • at University of Salford Manchester
  • September 2011

• Voted as the class representative of the Salford Manchester Business School master of science class to lead and facilitate. • Dissertation Thesis: Conducted an event study of the meetings and announcements of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England in relation to the FTSE 100 index via an all-inclusive analysis from 1997 to 2011 and examined by 5 meticulous self-created models which concluded a statistically strong relationship at the 10 percent significance level • GPA: Distinction (UK equivalent to 4.0 GPA) • Honors: Awarded Master of Science with Distinction (Highest Honors)

Diploma, ACI Dealing Certificate (Merit)
  • at ACI - The Financial Markets Association
  • September 2011
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Economics, and two Minors in : Business Administration, Political Scien
  • at American University in Cairo
  • June 2007

Bachelor of Arts in Economics Minors in Business Administration, Political Science: International Relations • Outstanding Academic Achievement in Economics from the School of Business, Economics, and Communication (AUC) • GPA: 3.5 /4.0 (Honors) • Honors: Cum Laude

High school or equivalent, American High School Diploma
  • at American International School in Egypt
  • June 2002
High school or equivalent, American Middle School and High School Diploma
  • at Fort Lee Middle and High School
  • June 2000

Specialties & Skills

Analysis
Research Design
private equity venture capital
Financial Markets
Investment Advisory
MS Excel
Bloomberg Terminal
MS Powerpoint
Reuters EIKON Terminal
MS Word,
Reuters Dealing System/Terminal
Research Capabilities
Organizational Design
Presentation Skills

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert
French
Beginner

Memberships

Kuwait Financial Markets Association
  • Member
  • September 2015

Training and Certifications

ACI Dealing Certificate (Merit) - ACI the Financial Markets Association (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2015
Valid Until:
January 9999