Rafael Bernal Email & Phone Number

Harrison, New York, United States

New York

New York, United States

LMA is a family office with investments in multiple asset classes and several entrepreneurial venture firms. * Managed investment portfolio utilizing various asset classes such as equities, fixed income, convertible bonds, hedge funds and private equity. * Conducted detailed analysis of private equity investments. Identified and resolved situations where.

New York

* Hired as part of a two person team to build and develop an Emerging Market bond business. * Created a business plan for bond business and credit derivatives, including a roadmap for an electronic platform. * The Emerging Market business was the most profitable group for the firm in 2014 and 2015. * Trading covered a range of products including US.

NEW YORK

 Managed an emerging market sovereign and Latam corporate trading book as a market maker and prop function to generate absolute returns. Targeted exposure in high beta countries. Captured market dislocations on event driven situations. Created client flows by making competitive bid/ask markets. Leveraged buy and sell side contacts to obtain market color..

Jersey City

. Hired to jumpstart their Latam corporate bond business. Brokered trades in Latam corporate bonds and sovereign bonds. Increased trading volume by >300%. Grew the corporate EM client base and established a greater presence in the marketplace.  Created the first auction platform for the firm.

NEW YORK

 Brokered trades in Latam investment grade, high yield, sovereign bonds & CDS.  Grew total revenues 92% over first year. Increased revenue in illiquid Latin American credit derivatives business 75% by leveraging industry relationships.

NEW YORK

* Co-managed 12 credit-only, total rate-of-return, and traditional insurance buy/hold mandates totaling $7BN. Identified and executed new issue, out of index, and relative value trades consistent with client objectives across various investment strategies. * Employed solid risk management skills to manage portfolios with extremely restrictive benchmarks..

NEW YORK

 Traded investment grade corporates, crossover, high-yield, and distressed products for core, core plus, and corporate only mandates totaling $38B.  Accountable for hedging trades across all the trading desks using US treasury bonds and futures. Traded interest rate swaps to maintain the firms duration position on a key rate duration basis.

NEW YORK

 Built and modeled securities in Blackrock’s propriety software for analysis and trading.  Selected to participate in the Green Package Rotation. Generated daily analytic and risk reports for portfolio managers and risk-advisory clients.  As a Fixed Income Analyst, created various indices to benchmark financial performance.