Joel W.

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

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Experience

  • Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) (Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates)
    • Head of Securities Finance
      Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

    • Portfolio Manager
      Feb 2023 - Jan 2024 · 1 yr

  • Head, Securities Finance at GIC
    2019 - 2022 · 3 yrs

    Overseeing a global team of portfolio managers charged with generating enhanced equity and fixed income financing returns for the GIC total portfolio. Increasing aggregate risk-adjusted returns across asset class and optimising collateral for firm margin obligations by leading integration of equity and fixed income assets, which are centrally managed under Securities Finance. Establishing a counterparty strategy to cement long-term professional partnerships with new and existing banks and brokers. Leading the Portfolio Execution Group department’s Environment, Social, and Governance workgroup to develop and integrate ESG and Sustainability into Trading, Treasury and Securities Finance activities.

  • Scotiabank (4 yrs 1 mo)
    • Director, FICC Collateral Management and Funding
      2017 - 2019 · 2 yrs

      Collateral management and Funding, Equity finance, fixed income repo, swaps, rates trading, funding and liquidity management, stock loan and market execution

    • Prime Services Equity Finance (Asia)
      2015 - 2017 · 2 yrs

      Funding and liquidity management; Synthetic Finance; Collateral Trading; Stock Loan and Market Execution.

  • Equity Finance Trader at Barclays Investment Bank
    2012 - 2015 · 3 yrs

    Funding, Collateral Trading, Equity Swaps for Prime Services. Global Balance Sheet management to be compliant with LCR, NSFR, FSA regulations based on Basel 3. Also had dual-function of Stock Loan Trading.

  • Rabobank (6 yrs 1 mo)
    • Equity Finance Trader
      2006 - 2012 · 6 yrs

      Generating incremental revenue for Equity Derivatives by systematically growing securities lending and securities financing returns. Establishing key partnerships for Rabobank with the Prime Brokers. Executing the first Taiwan securities financing transaction in the market.

    • Management Trainee
      2006 - 2007 · 1 yr

      Set up Rabo Brokerage for Equity Derivatives Set up Securities Finance and Synthetic Finance desk