Daniel Stubbs

Organisation: Mizuho
Job title: Analyst, Trade Support

Name and date of courses completed*:
Operations Certificate Programme (OCP), 2009
Credit Default Swaps (CDS) - Operations, 2012    
Corporate Actions - Operational Challenges, 2012

Describe what you do on a day to day basis in your job:
Book equity/convertible bond trades on behalf of equity and convertible bonds desk;
Generate and publish daily figures to the relevant desk and senior management;
Distribute confirms to clients as required;
Liaise with clients/front office to provide assistance with any pre- or post-settlement queries.

Reasons for taking the courses:
To broaden my knowledge in areas that I deal with on a day to day basis, but of which I do not have a full understanding.

Benefits of taking these courses:
The courses enabled me to gain a broader perspective on company strategies and gave me a clearer understanding of what I am dealing with on a day to day basis.

*Candidates who passed a Level II course prior to 31/12/2010 were granted an exemption to the Level I course (SOFC)

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Reimar Hillers

Organisation: WestLB
Job title: Head of Trade Support Equities and Derivatives

Name and date of courses completed*:
Securities Operations Foundation Course (SOFC), 2012
Operations Certificate Programme (OCP), 2011
Corporate Actions - Operational Challenges, 2012
Credit Default Swaps (CDS) - Operations, 2012

Describe what you do on a day to day basis in your job:
I am in charge of a team which supports our trading department in equities and derivatives.  We assist our trading department in any operational part of the business in order to make trading more efficient for them.

Reasons for taking the courses:
In the role of a middle office it is essential to always have an up-to-date knowledge of the relevant markets and operations, as well as developing financial instruments.

Benefits of taking these courses:
The courses are very helpful to get a better understanding of how the different processes fit together in the global securities operations world.  It is a great opportunity to benefit from the experience of the tutors.

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Hans Lunding

Organisation: Nordea
Job title: Senior Specialist

Name and date of courses completed:
International Fixed Income and Derivatives (IFID) Certificate Programme, 1995
Operations Certificate Programme (OCP), 2007
Credit Default Swaps (CDS) - Operations, 2011    
Collateral Management, 2012

Describe what you do on a day to day basis in your job:
I am a Senior Business Specialist in Securities Operations - Business Development. The tasks are typically project related and currently I am a part of the Consolidated Securities Flow project, which is implementing Calypso as Nordea’s global settlement system.

Reasons for taking the courses:
I am a believer of life-long learning and generally jump at the opportunity to learn something new. For most of the courses I have taken, it has been a case of getting the theoretical knowledge to match the practical work I was involved in at the time. 

Benefits of taking these courses:
Apart from getting the theoretical foundation updated, I find that one of the benefits of attending the courses is the opportunity to meet people from other banks and institutions with the same desire to learn.

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Rebekka Schultz

Organisation: Danske Bank A/S
Job title: Settlement Specialist

Name and date of courses completed*:
Operations Certificate Programme (OCP), 2010
Securities Lending & Borrowing, 2011    
Collateral Management, 2012

Describe what you do on a day to day basis in your job:
I work in settlement of fixed income and equity trades in Euroclear, Clearstream and the Nordic countries. I handle trades against payment and free of payment collateral and securities lending & borrowing trades. The trades are for Danske Bank as broker, as well as retail excecutions for Danske Bank. I also handle coupon payments and drawing in the Danish domestic market.  I co-ordinate on a day-to-day basis in a team of 19 and participate in implementing LEAN in Danske Bank Nordic Settlement & Euroclear.

Reasons for taking the courses:
To obtain a broader understanding of the markets I am handling and the market in general. An understanding of why our dealers trade like they do and what the coherent picture is.

Benefits of taking these courses:
I now understand the flow of trades much better and how they depend on each other to settle, even though they look like individual trades. I have gained a lot of theoretical knowledge, so I have a better understanding of how the front office works.

*Candidates who passed a Level II course prior to 31/12/2010 were granted an exemption to the Level I course (SOFC)

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Peter Brouwer

Organisation: NIBC
Job title: Associate Treasury Operations

Name and date of courses completed*:
Operations Certificate Programme (OCP), 2005
Operational Risk Fundamentals, 2011
Credit Default Swaps (CDS) - Operations, 2012  

Describe what you do on a day to day basis in your job:
I work in the Treasury Operations Department for Payments & Settlements. We are responsible for cash management, reconciliation of accounts and the payments derived from derivative transactions. We also handle all settlements (DvP and FoP, Euroclear, Clearstream and Domestic), coupons and corporate actions.

Reasons for taking the courses:
To broaden my knowledge in operations and have a better understanding of the different products and risks involved.

Benefits of taking these courses:
The courses I completed gave me a lot of theoretical knowledge of how operations work and the different products involved. It also gave me a better understanding of the different aspects related to operations.

*Candidates who passed a Level II course prior to 31/12/2010 were granted an exemption to the Level I course (SOFC)

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