Programme

 

Speaker Series  |  NBS Finance Seminar  

In the Speaker Series, we invite industry professionals to be guest speakers for selected lectures, talks and seminars.

These sessions are particularly valuable, as they give students special insight into the field of real-world Financial Engineering, how the theoretical directly impacts reality. The first-hand industry experiences of the speakers also offer students a glimpse of what the industry is like and what to expect, so that they are better prepared for the industry.

"Application of Derivatives in Financing "
Speaker: Mr Eric Sim
ANZ
Date: 6 November 2009

Speaker Profile:
Eric Sim is currently Head of Strategic Execution Group with ANZ where he is responsible for corporate derivatives transactions within Asia including Japan. Before joining ANZ in July 2009, he ran the North Asia Capital Market Derivatives business for Citi based in Hong Kong where he was responsible for originating, marketing and structuring financing-led derivatives business. Prior to this, his other roles in Citi include running the China derivatives structuring business based out of Shanghai, as well as heading the Asia Risk Advisory team based out of Singapore. From 1994 to 2001, he worked in Standard Chartered Bank and DBS in the capacity of senior risk manager and corporate dealer respectively.

A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Professional Risk Manager (PRM), Eric graduated with an MSc in Finance from Lancaster University (UK) in 1997 and a Bachelor of Engineering from National University of Singapore in 1994.

Past Seminars

 

"Risk Management - What's next? An energy industry practitioner's view"
Speaker: Mr Mike Lim Kwang Wee
BP Singapore Pte Ltd
Date: 25 March 2009

Speaker Profile:
Mr. Mike Lim is the Regional Operational Risk manager for Integrated Supply and Trading- Eastern Hemisphere, of BP Singapore Pte Ltd, since Oct 2005. Prior to joining BP Singapore, Mike spent more than 5 years with the Group Operational Risk team and Risk Capital management team in DBS Bank, helping to formulate and implement operational risk management framework and risk capital management framework in the banking group to meet the Basel II operational risk and Pillar 2 requirements. Both his current and previous roles, provided him the interesting (& challenging!) opportunity to implement operational risk management in different countries and diverse cultures.

In addition to his Bachelor's degree in Accountancy from NTU in 1996 and Mike is a non-practicing Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

 

"The Credit Rating Industry: Upheaval and Evolution"
Speaker: Dr. Yuval D. Bar-Or
The Light Brigade Corporation
Date: 14 October 2008
Speaker Profile:
Dr. Yuval D. Bar-Or is the founder and President of The Light Brigade Corporation, which owns and operates the CreditSolutionsDemystified.com site. The Light Brigade assists corporate and government entities in selecting and developing credit risk management solutions.

Prior to launching The Light Brigade, Dr. Bar-Or held senior strategy and operations roles with some of the world’s leading credit risk management firms. Most recently, Dr. Bar-Or headed the credit model and credit data units of Algorithmics. Prior to joining Algorithmics, he served as Global Practice Leader of Product Management for the Risk Solutions unit of Standard & Poor’s. Before joining S&P, Dr. Bar-Or held various positions for KMV and later Moody’s KMV. His experiences include leading numerous consulting engagements in which credit portfolio performance was comprehensively and quantitatively examined. Dr. Bar-Or has also lectured extensively in academic and professional settings on the subject of credit risk management best practices.

Dr. Bar-Or holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a M.A. and B.A.(summa cum laude) in economics, and a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Canada’s McMaster University. His primary interests include credit risk, corporate distress, as well as leadership & risk management.
"Managing Derivatives: trends, opportunities and challenges in Asia”
Speaker: Mehdi Miri
Murex South East Asia
Date : 12 February 2008

Speaker Profile:
Mr Mehdi MIRI heads the Front Office practice of Murex South East Asia. The team specializes in derivatives and cash products across multiple asset classes and is in charge of implementing Murex pricing, structuring and risk management solutions and providing support and consulting services to leading banks and financial institutions in the region.

Mehdi has been with Murex for more than 12 years, and is based in Singapore since 2003. Prior to this role, he was running the FX Derivatives consulting team in Paris. He has a Master of Engineering in Mathematics and Computer Science from Ensimag, France (1995) and a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics (1995).
"Introduction to Derivatives & Structuring Products Industry"
Speaker : Erdem Özgül
Vice President, NumeriX APAC
Date: 23 March 2007

Speaker Profile:
As the NumeriX Vice President, APAC, Erdem Özgül runs sales for the Asia Pacific region. Prior to joining NumeriX, Mr. Özgül worked for Reuters Asia as Regional Product Business Director - Trade & Risk Management Practice. He has held several senior level positions in Reuters from 1998-2005.

Mr. Özgül holds a MBA degree in Financial Engineering from ESSEC in Paris and a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering from Bogazici University in Istanbul.
"Trading Strategies and the Hedge Fund Industry"
Speaker  : Mr Koong Chee Seng
               Founder and Managing Director, Phoenix Systems LLC
Date : 14 November 2006

Speaker Profile:
Mr Koong Chee Seng is the founder and Managing Director of Phoenix Systems LLC. Prior to forming Phoenix Systems LLC, Chee Seng spent 5 years as an investment consultant, specialising in quantitative investment strategies and portfolio construction, serving portfolio managers and commodity trading advisors in the US.

Chee Seng has a Bachelor's degree in Statistics from NUS and a MSc in Financial Engineering from NTU.
"A Hedge Fund Strategy for Asia:  Case Study of Alphadyne Asset Management"
Speaker  : Dr Bart J. Broadman
                   Managing Director, Alphadyne Asset Management Pte Ltd
Date : 15 March 2006

Speaker Profile:
Bart J. Broadman is Managing Partner of Alphadyne Asset Management based in Singapore.

Prior to forming Alphadyne, Dr. Broadman spent 14 years in Asia for J.P. Morgan, most recently as Vice Chairman of Asia and head of Markets (Credit, Rates, and Equities) in Asia. He was a member of the Global Management Committee of the Investment Bank. He served as Japan Chairman (2000-2003). While Japan Chairman, he served on the Board of Directors of Sony Bank. Prior to the JPMorgan Chase merger, Dr. Broadman served as Chairman of the J.P. Morgan Asia Pacific Management Committee and Global Head of Interest Rate Derivatives for J.P. Morgan.  Dr. Broadman joined J.P. Morgan (New York) in 1989 and moved to Asia in 1991. 

Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, Dr. Broadman was Assistant Professor of Finance at Arizona State University. A citizen of the United States, Dr. Broadman earned his MBA and PhD in Financial Economics from the University of Southern California.   

Dr. Broadman is currently a member of the Central Provident Fund (CPF) – Investment Committee and the CPF Board Advisory Panel.  Dr. Broadman is also a member of the Quality Assurance Framework for Universities (QAFU) for the Ministry of Education in Singapore.
"Commodity Structuring, Financing and Risk Management"
Speaker : Dr Steve Leppard
                   Head of BP RiskManager's Global Structured Products Group
Date : 23 November 2005

Outline   :  Commodity derivatives are used extensively by energy producers, consumers and transformers to hedge their exposures or to release the value of future commodity deliveries for financing purposes. The rigorous analysis of such transactions requires a strong appreciation of the various risk management "themes" such derivatives users must consider, and a corporate-wide view of the risks inherent in these transactions. In this talk a survey of energy derivatives instruments and themes is conducted, followed by some structuring studies which show how financial engineering must be combined with broader risk analysis to ensure a rigorous "mapping" process.

Speaker Profile:
Dr Steve Leppard is Head of bpriskmanager's Global Structured Products Group, with global responsibility for the origination and structuring of novel cross-commodity and hybrid derivatives products for bpriskmanager's clients. Steve's prior roles include working for Societe Generale in Paris, where he was the Senior Strategist for the Gaselys JV with Gaz de France, and head of the quantitative analysis groups for Enron Europe and BP. Dr Leppard publishes and speaks regularly on the subjects of structuring, risk management and derivatives pricing in the energy industry, and is author of the soon-to-be-published "Energy Risk Management" from Risk Books. Steve has a PhD in mathematical physics from King's College London
"The Energy Market and Risk Management – an Industry Perspective"
Speaker : Mr Philippe Cote
                    Risk Manager, Supply & Trading - Eastern Hemisphere
                 BP Singapore Pte Ltd
Date : February / March 2005
Speaker Profile:
Philippe is the Risk Manager for Integrated Supply & Trading - Eastern Hemisphere, of BP Singapore Pte Ltd.  Besides managing the risk management team (market, credit and operation risk) for the Eastern Hemisphere regional business, he has strong involvement in the development of new trading businesses and structured transactions. Prior to his relocation to Singapore, Philippe worked for the Bank of England and Royal Bank of Canada, in various areas, such as trading risk policy, interest rate products, market risk analysis, money markets, treasury management and foreign exchange. In addition to the MSc in Finance that he obtained from University of Sherbrooke in 1992, Philippe is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Financial Risk Manager (FRM).
"Career in the Financial Industry: A Practitioner's Guide"
Speaker : Mr Eric Sim 
Head, Risk Advisory and Analytics
(Emerging Markets Sales and Trading, Asia Pacific), Citigroup

Speaker Profile:
Eric Sim is the Head of Risk Advisory and Analytics with the Emerging Markets Sales and Trading Division of Citigroup. In addition to assisting corporations in Asia Paicifc on debt risk management, he advises clients on their interest rate, foreign exchange, commodity exposures using analytical and portfolio-based methodologies.

Before joining Citibank in 2001, Eric worked for Standard Chartered Bank in derivatives market risk management and for DBS Bank in treasury sales.

A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Professional Risk Manager (PRM), he also holds an MSc in Finance with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. Eric graduated from the the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor degree in Engineering in 1994.
"Value-at-Risk and its Application in the Real World"
Speaker : Mr Siva Elambooranan
Assistant Vice President of Treasury Analytics
(EM AP Sales and Structuring of Citigroup)
Date : 4 November 2004
"Applications of Quantitative Tools in Credit Risk Management"
Speaker : Mr Edward Chin
Chief Credit Officer, OCBC Bank
Date : 26 October 2004



 

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