I manage my own Pension Fund, focused on low-risk investments, principally Residential Real Estate. I have an insatiable appetite for online & offline market content. " Every day is a School day " - There's always something new to learn. I post the best of what I read - Click on #jcinsights to see ALL of my posts

Led a team of Traders & Sales Professionals. We managed the bank's liquidity & capital resources, trading FX, Bonds & Derivatives and selling related products & hedging solutions to Fortune 500 corporations and Financial Institutions. Was a member of the bank's management committee. Participated in board meetings, presenting on Treasury, Liquidity & Market issues.I occasionally appeared on the national TV news to explain significant market developments and published articles in specialist financial publications.* Increased funding from €2 bio to € 12 bio ( + 150 new clients ) in 3 years * Advised the Global Treasurer on Sales Development* Presented on Sales Skills at BNP's Global Treasury seminars* Set up a bond sales business, quadrupling profits, within 2 years* Developed €3 billion of cheap funding from Swiss Private Banks* Built a $1 billion corporate bond portfolio with annual revenues of $3 million. * Created a leading position in the corporate market, evidenced by numerous IACT (Irish Association of Corporate Treasurers) awards* Set up a ' Repo’ business in Govt Bonds ( 75% market share in 12 months )* Voted 2nd worldwide in French derivatives by Euromoney & Risk magazines for 4 consecutive years