Christopher Rowe, Cfa Email & Phone Number

Hingham, MA, US

Hingham, MA, US

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

New York, New York, United States

• Oversaw market quality for 400 US listed iShares ETFs
• Managed relationships with the 3 primary US ETF listing exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq, CBOE)
• Engaged with market making firms in order to provide superior market quality for iShares ETFs in the form of tighter bid/ask spreads, superior auction support, and deeper depth of book
• Provided market quality analysis for fund launches and ongoing product management
• Attended conferences and bell ringings to network and improve the overall ETF ecosystem

New York, New York

• Managed 5 index mutual funds and 8 ETFs totaling over 13 billion AUM
• Daily portfolio management responsibilities included trading index changes, raising cash for outflows, investing cash for inflows, hedging cash positions with futures, and monitoring portfolio positions for deviations.
• Traded quarterly index rebalances and reconstitutions, and communicated portfolio changes to the wider organization
• Oversaw the ETF creation and redemption process and submitted trades for foreign securities
• Responsible for index research and backtesting new strategies for potential product launches
• Performed transition analysis to onboard new clients for tax efficient SMAs

Boston, Massachusetts

• Responsible for Middle Office cash management for approximately 400 ETFs, Mutual Funds, UCITs, and Institutional Accounts
• Managed FX Operations for multiple strategies, including 3rd Party FX, and FX Forward contract agreements, and account level hedging exposure
• Supervised several analysts in the execution of their daily responsibilities
• Provided vendor relationship management for FX platforms and custodian bank FX services

Boston, Massachusetts

• Responsible for assisting the trading desk with trade confirmation and settlement for fixed income, equity, derivative, and FX transactions
• Served as an intermediary between the front office and their broker dealers
• Assisted custodial banks with asset and cash reconciliations
• Compiled reports for the division, including trade fails, cash overdrafts, and FX forward exposure

Greater Boston Area

• Led a client operations team consisting of 4 managers and 10 associates, responsible for client service, equity and fixed income trade processing, settlements, and cash wire payments
• Subject matter expert for the ETF creation and redemption process
• Escalation contact for the client’s capital markets, trading desks, and portfolio management teams
• Responsible for approving high-risk transactions across global markets

• Managed a trade operations team consisting of 5 associates administering over 300 ETFs
• Served as a contact for the client's capital markets team for ETF mechanics and order executions
• Developed Excel VBA macros to automate manual processes, provide fund level exception based reporting, and trade data analytics
• Completed a job rotation with the client’s fixed income fund accounting team as part of a management development program for high performing managers

• Responsible for reviewing the daily processing of two associates assigned to the Non-US domiciled funds
• Facilitated the launch of new ETFs by ensuring all necessary custody systems and accounts were updated prior to seed date

Greater Boston Area

• Responsible for posting daily trade activity on fixed income ETFs to accounting and custody
• Liaised with the client’s trade confirmation and settlements teams, trading counterparties, and client operations teams within State Street to ensure the timely settlement of trade activity
• Performed accounting to custody position reconciliations

Boston

• Analyzed funds that contained convertible bond wash sales and associated tax deferrals
• Conducted research to determine the eligibility of funds to receive foreign tax credits
• Created procedural guidelines to be followed by Fidelity joint venture employees in India

• Selected for and completed the 10-week Platoon Leader’s Class
• Experience in field exercises which simulate leading men and women in combat environments and company level military operations
• Earned the right to commission as an officer in the United States Marine Corps at the rank of 2nd Lieutenant (O-1)