Walid Al-Barazi, Relationship Manager

Walid Al-Barazi

Relationship Manager

Adaa Financial Services, DIFC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
Experience
19 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 7 Months

Relationship Manager at Adaa Financial Services, DIFC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2015

• Portfolio/Fund management for clients and in-house Proprietary Trading
• Launching a mutual fund to invest in IPO and Pre-IPO opportunities in Asia-EX Japan markets
• Opening new markets and establishing relationships with investment firms and counterparties
• Negotiating commission and fee structure with investment firms and counterparties
• Advising clients and recommending investment products within the clients’ investment objectives and risk profile
• Meeting and contacting clients to sell products and update them on their investments
• Supporting on KYC process and client Risk Profiling
• Liaising with the CEO and Compliance for reporting requirements
• Following up on reviews, market trends, and current affairs
• Attending Conferences and Events

Fund Manager at 3I Capital Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2009 to December 2014

• Managing a team of Seven people
• Managing IPOs for the following markets: U.S, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, London, Indonesia, Cambodia, Philippines, Brazil, Turkey, Italy, Germany, and Tunis
• Boosted investment performance and increased assets under management
• Managing yearly business plan for Dubai office
• Managing and reporting company’s performance
• Handling Cornerstone/Anchor Investment and Private Placement opportunities with international investment bankers
• Recommending investment opportunities to N.Y investment board within deal structure
• Selecting and implementing the investment criteria of the ENMAA (Dubai Growth Fund)
• Monitoring, reviewing, and reporting on transactions and trading sessions on daily basis
• Attending road shows and analyst/management calls for foreign investment opportunities in IPO and secondary offerings
• Profitability under my management in Dubai office has increased by 40% year-on-year

Relationship Officer at Dubai Islamic Bank, Dubai / UAE (Internal Transfer)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2007 to April 2009

• Helped RM in preparing and organizing credit proposals within timeframe.
• Assisted clients in solving miscellaneous transactions in the bank under the supervision of SVP.
• Followed up on a daily basis with Credit Risk Department on credit proposals statuses.
• Managed the VIP portfolio as part of a team.

Guarantee/LC Processor at Dubai Islamic Bank, Dubai / UAE
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2005 to July 2007

• Worked under supervision of Section Manager in completing the centralisation of Guarantees Department.
• Processed LG transactions.
• Assisted Head of Trade Operations in providing a high quality service for walk-in customers.
• Helped Customer Service team in their day-to-day tasks.

Banking Clerk at Al-Tanmiyah, Outsource staff at Dubai Islamic Bank, Dubai / UAE
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2004 to April 2005

- Successfully completed physical checking task directly assigned by Section
Manager by submitting a comprehensive report

- Extensive & successful exercise carried out for matching Murabaha product
files with Letter of Credit files. Job directly assigned by Heard of Trade
Operations.

- Design / Develop (in progress) in Mircosoft Access, computerized tracking
system for archival of Trade operations.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at Middlesex University
  • May 2012

Specialties & Skills

Deadlines Meeting
Problem Solving
Priority Management
MS Office

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Foundations & Principles of Islamic Finance (Training)
Training Institute:
Dubai Islamic Bank Training
Date Attended:
March 2008
Money Laundering (Training)
Training Institute:
Dubai Islamic Bank Training
Date Attended:
December 2007
Effective Communications (Training)
Training Institute:
Dubai Islamic Bank Training
Date Attended:
June 2007