Dikele Diawara
Perth,WA
Summary
Experienced Trader with over 15 years in the financial services industry. Proficient in data/market analysis, portfolio diversification and risk management . Skilled in leveraging new technologies to maximize
returns. Recognized as a driven, dedicated and hardworking individual with history of streamlining operations and increasing results.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Fixed Income Repo Trading Australia, NAB
National Australia Bank
10.2016 - 07.2020
- Supervised a team of four traders and managed a $10bn portfolio of fixed income securities.
- Developed and executed an investment governance framework , ensuring effective processes and procedures were in place to comply with increasing regulations, new standards and policies.
- Strategic planning and management of secured funding with aim to improve liquidity ratios of the bank.
- Collateral Management and balance sheet optimisation (net interest margin and cost of capital)
- Developed and maintained relationships with retail and institutional clients (updates on strategies and risks of investment, provided ideas on solutions to clients' concerns).
Credit/repo Trader
National Australia Bank
01.2013 - 10.2016
- Developed and deployed the Euro trading book generating new sources of revenues.
- Provided daily financing within the European Fixed Income platform.
- Automated daily pricing and deployed a pricing platform to provide customers with accurate quotes.
- Proactively identified operational risks and control deficiencies within the business, implemented adequate solutions.
- Provided consistent market updates to institutional clients and lead weekly market focus meetings for the bank.
Market Risk Analyst
National Australia Bank
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Daily monitoring of key risk metricsagainst limits across Structured and Derivatives trading desks ( Value at Risk, portfolios exposures and sensitivities) .
- Implemented financial risk management policies, limits and strategies that complied with standards and strategic imperatives of organization.
- Assisted in the development of market risk models and calibration of exposures relating to new products.
- Analyzed data on price, stability and other factors affecting investment programs to incorporate into investment decisions.
Business Analyst
National Australia Bank
10.2007 - 01.2010
- Break down business processes into specific steps to identify areas of improvement with aim to define the functional specifications.
- Engage in open dialogue with various stakeholders and Front Office teams to understand current processes, collect data through research and observation.
- Determined and documented configuration and workflow solutions.
- Created documents and reports to summarize findings and recommendations (training packs, user documentation).
- Communicated recommendations to all levels in an organization
Education
Chartered Financial Analyst - Current Level 2 Candidate
CFA Institute
USA/Australia05.2024
Master of Science - Econometrics And Statistics
AMSE -School of Economics & Finance
Aix En Provence2005
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics And Econometrics
University of Science And Economics
Montpellier2003
Skills
Soft skills:
- Problem Solving
- Organizational
- Communication
- Adaptability
- Decision Making
- Strategic Thinking
- Multitasking
- Attention to Detail
Hard skills:
- Trading and Data analysis
- Investment Strategies
- Risk Management
- Portfolio Optimization
- Market Research
- Financial Modeling
Accomplishments
Successfully increased NAB Repo trading desk's revenue by 12% by transitioning from a single to multi-currency structure, generating non-domestic flows and new sources of revenue.
Achieved streamlined and productive results with improvement in three key areas:
- data aggregation and normalisation (normalised data from different trading venues, combined with an integrated view of global inventory).
- automation (automated pricing resources across markets facing businesses globally)
- analytics (emphasis on open possibilities around pre-trade data
analytics and decision support tools).
Timeline
Head of Fixed Income Repo Trading Australia, NAB
National Australia Bank
10.2016 - 07.2020
Credit/repo Trader
National Australia Bank
01.2013 - 10.2016
Market Risk Analyst
National Australia Bank
01.2010 - 01.2013
Business Analyst
National Australia Bank
10.2007 - 01.2010
Chartered Financial Analyst - Current Level 2 Candidate
CFA Institute
Master of Science - Econometrics And Statistics
AMSE -School of Economics & Finance
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics And Econometrics
University of Science And Economics
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