# Responsible for Financial Market business for Financial Institutions in MENAP region with specific focus on FX and Structured FX options.# Providing tailor made FX hedging solutions including but not limited to Barrier options, Target Redemption Forwards, Discrete KO Forwards, Range Accruals, Faders, Compound Options.# Actively involved in addressing compliance and risk management issues such as Appropriateness & Suitability, Credit Risk Limits, Country Risk Limits, Portfolio limits on client related business.# Successfully implemented collateralization framework for large banks in the region as a risk mitigant for Wrong Way Risk exposures on regional currencies.# Managed internal relationships with key stakeholders (Structuring, Trading, Risk Managers, FI Relationship Managers, CVA desk, Legal, Operations) in order build a strong sustainable business momentum.

# Responsible for Financial Market sales across all asset classes to Corporate Clients in Kuwait.

# Successfully built the relatively small SCB franchise in Oman and developed Financial Markets business. Revenues grew many fold during my two year stint in Oman.# Developed strong client relationships and added new clients and product suite to the portfolio across all segments, viz, FX Flow Business, FX Options, Interest Rate Derivatives, Commodities and Alternative Assets.# Dealt with all Risk Management issues arising out of client business including credit risk, market risk, appropriateness and collateralization.

# Introduced FX and Interest Rate Derivatives to the Treasury portfolio as client hedging solutions.# Managed risk limits on proprietary trading and client business.# Managed proprietary trading book on G10, USD/INR spot and forwards. # Managed Fixed Income trading book comprising Gilts and Corporate / Institutional bonds.

# Worked closely with Banks, Institutions, Mutual Funds and other market players for Capital Market Funding activity for short term and long term borrowings for the company. # Key theme on funding strategy included: Cash flow and liquidity management. Optimizing market opportunities and maximizing cost efficiency.  Introducing new structured borrowing tools. Managing ALM book in order to minimize mismatches and maximize efficiency. Broadening investor base by adding new clients to the liability portfolio.  Managing borrowing lines from Multi Lateral Agencies for funding infrastructure assets.# Managing Currency and Interest Rate risk on the Balance Sheet for optimizing costs and efficient management. # Transformed Treasury from ad hoc management to a formalized risk based approach through implementation of a comprehensive risk management framework covering FX limits, DV01 limits, MTM and stop loss limits, single counterparty/security exposure, MIS and reporting framework.# Risk advisory and solutions to group companies including portfolio management on their behalf.# Management of fixed income portfolio comprising Government Securities, Quasi Sovereign Bonds, Institutional / Bank / Corporate Bonds.# Management of portfolio in cross currency swaps, coupon swaps, principal only swaps, basis swaps, range accruals, FRAs, MIFOR, OIS, INBMK swaps.# Active liquidity and cash management through Treasury Bills and Repo / Reverse Repo portfolio.# Structuring derivatives products for offering tailor made solutions to Investment Banking clients.

# Syndication of short term funds for Corporates through Inter Corporate Deposits, Bills Discounting, Commercial Papers, Collateralized Loans.# Origination and placement of mandates in the debt capital markets for Corporates through Bond placements.# Trading in SLR securities, Bonds, Debentures, Mutual Fund Units and other fixed income securities for executing client orders.

Management Trainee