Edwin Kwok Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

London, England, Gb

DLA Piper is a global law firm that is ranked #1 for global M&A by deal count for the past 14 years. It has one of the largest investment management and funds practices in the world, with dedicated lawyers working across key global jurisdictions.* I work primarily on transactional work by assisting clients with fund formation, structuring and capital raisings.* I act on the set-up of and provided ongoing regulatory support for all types of funds and structures, including open-ended and closed-ended funds, listed and unlisted funds, with traditional and alternative assets (private equity, credit, real estate, agribusiness, hedge funds), domestic and cross-border investments, for retail and wholesale markets. * I specialise in advising clients on the establishment and operation of listed funds, including listed investment trusts (LITs), listed investment companies (LICs) and exchange traded funds (ETFs).

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Ash St provides specialist legal and advisory services in the areas of mergers & acquisitions, corporate and commercial law, corporate governance, finance, IT, IP, real property, contracting and projects. Edwin worked in the Projects & Finance practice but also worked on Corporate and M&A transactions. He advised on a wide range of legal matters including on financial services, capital markets, corporations, property and PPSR laws.* Performed deal due diligence, reviewed material contracts, prepared transaction documents/ancillaries, research memos, created completion checklists, presentations and provided communications support to assist the Partners to close and complete transactions.* Maintained company registers, draft board minutes, delivered corporate secretarial support services.* Advised on general banking and finance work, capital raising, loans and securities, restructures. * Acted for a variety of market leading clients, from major corporates in the finance, agribusiness, technology, hospitality and transport and logistics sector to family offices and high net worth clients.

North Sydney, Nsw, Au

Dwyer Harris is a commercial law firm specialising in the areas of financial services, corporate regulation, antitrust/competition and consumer protection.* Researched, analysed and advised on commercial transactions and financial regulations * Prepared court documents, memos and correspondence for litigious matters * Drafted the firm’s flagship quarterly newsletter which was distributed to all clients and prospects to update them on regulatory developments. I wrote on topics ranging from consumer credit reforms, financial market updates, FinTech developments, insurance industry innovations to payment systems, privacy and data, AML/CTF, new prudential standards and dispute/enforcement proceedings.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

* Lectured on the Level 2 & 3 Exam Review Course for Equities, Portfolio Management and Asset Allocation* Presented on financial theory, practical problem solving and exam techniques

Boston, Ma, Us

State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) is the investment management division of State Street Corporation and is the world’s third largest asset manager, with more than USD$2.5 trillion in AUM as at 30 June 2016.* Advised and implemented overlay strategies for client portfolios* Co-ordinated the installation of new business including drafting of IMA with intricate terms and schedules* Supported the APAC region in maintaining and driving new business

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Colonial First State Global Asset Management (also known as First State Investments and now First Sentier) was the consolidated asset management division of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (FUM AUD$173 bn as at Jun 2013) Portfolio management of multi-asset investment funds* Monitoring and rebalancing of multi-asset portfolios to investment guidelines, including relative and absolute return strategies, tactical and passive strategies * Performed global macro research, including quantitative back testing and analysis of alpha generating long short signals Structuring and executing cash and derivative trades * Securities traded include listed equities, ETFs, bonds and other unit trusts. Derivatives traded include futures, options and swaps across global equities, fixed income, credit, FX and commodity markets * Getting quotes, gathering market insight and managing relationships with dealers and brokers * Following up on systems and operational matters with the back office and counterparties Advising institutional clients on asset on asset allocation * Advised and implemented investment strategies for institutional clients (pension funds, insurance companies, government and charity boards) and wholesale channels (platforms, private banking)* Prepared RFPs, portfolio health checks, performance updates to assist with sales efforts Asset liability management/treasury management of the corporate seeding trust * On the funding side, issue drawdowns on an internal credit facility, manage liquidity, provide cash flow forecast and activity updates to the lender * On the asset side, deploying the capital to strategically important products, monitoring investments, cash management, planning and executing market risk hedges * Reporting on PnL, VaR, stress test scenarios, hedge ratios and liquidity requirements to ALCO, trustee board, investment, product and risk committees

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Rotation 3: Economic Analyst, Investment Market Research team * Performed macroeconomic research, created investor presentations and marketing material * Prepared commentaries on market review, performance and outlook for international marketsRotation 2: Quantitative Credit Analyst, Global Fixed Interest & Credit team * Performed credit analysis and research to assist portfolio managers with their investment decisions * Organised portfolio management and Credit Committee meetings Rotation 1: Performance Measurement & Change Analyst, Commonwealth Insurance* Generated performance reports for the General Insurance business

London, Gb

* Prepared research and advise on corporate tax strategy and incentives * Supported the Partners by providing insight on potential clients for business development purposes

Cfa Program, Investments And Securities

Graduate Diploma Of Legal Practice (Gdlp), Law

Law

Caia Charter Program, Investments And Securities

International Exchange Program, Law

Bachelor Of Laws (Ll.B.), Law

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Physics

Higher School Certificate (Hsc)

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