Dino de Castro
Manager, Derivative Strategist, Investment at Prudential Hong Kong- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Certificate in Real World Risk Taking
Real World Risk InstituteFeb, 2016- Sep, 2024 -
Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF)
CQF InstituteJul, 2013- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Prudential Hong Kong
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Hong Kong
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Insurance
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700 & Above Employee
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Manager, Derivative Strategist, Investment
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Sep 2019 - Present
Part of a 4-member team responsible for strategic and tactical investment strategies within Prudential Hong Kong Limited’s Investments team.Responsibilities- Evaluate derivative strategies for mitigating equity and interest-rate downside risks.- Assess derivative strategies for enhancing product performance.- Monitor duration and liquidity risks of the portfolios.Accomplishments:- Implemented a liquidity monitoring framework using stress and value-at-risk… Part of a 4-member team responsible for strategic and tactical investment strategies within Prudential Hong Kong Limited’s Investments team.Responsibilities- Evaluate derivative strategies for mitigating equity and interest-rate downside risks.- Assess derivative strategies for enhancing product performance.- Monitor duration and liquidity risks of the portfolios.Accomplishments:- Implemented a liquidity monitoring framework using stress and value-at-risk methodologies.- Contributed in the design and implementation of the collateral management framework.- Participated in onboarding new over-the-counter derivative counterparties. Show more Show less
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Hedging Strategist
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Jun 2014 - Jul 2019
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Hedging Strategist - Trainee
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Oct 2013 - May 2014
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International Air Transport Association (IATA)
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Switzerland
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Airlines and Aviation
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700 & Above Employee
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Financial Services Representative
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Oct 2009 - Apr 2010
Part of a 6-member team responsible for managing the airlines’ interests and relationships within the Gulf area.Responsibilities:- Reconcile booking transactions between the airline companies and travel agencies’ ticketing systems.- Investigate and resolve pending issues between airline companies and travel agencies.- Identify and propose products for travel agents to develop their business.Accomplishments:- Resolved 95% of the outstanding booking transactions… Part of a 6-member team responsible for managing the airlines’ interests and relationships within the Gulf area.Responsibilities:- Reconcile booking transactions between the airline companies and travel agencies’ ticketing systems.- Investigate and resolve pending issues between airline companies and travel agencies.- Identify and propose products for travel agents to develop their business.Accomplishments:- Resolved 95% of the outstanding booking transactions within a span of 1 year. - Awarded by the company for outstanding contribution. - Implemented an incident monitoring dashboard. Show more Show less
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UBS
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Switzerland
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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FX Controller
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Oct 2008 - Apr 2009
Part of a 3-member team responsible for monitoring the front-to-back processing of FX trades.Responsibilities- Ensure reconciliation of FX transactions between the middle office and risk management booking systems.- Collaborate with the FX trading, middle office, risk and IT teams to resolve production issues.- Collect FX market view from the trading team to include in the daily pnl report.Accomplishments- Gathered exposure to the instruments and strategies used… Part of a 3-member team responsible for monitoring the front-to-back processing of FX trades.Responsibilities- Ensure reconciliation of FX transactions between the middle office and risk management booking systems.- Collaborate with the FX trading, middle office, risk and IT teams to resolve production issues.- Collect FX market view from the trading team to include in the daily pnl report.Accomplishments- Gathered exposure to the instruments and strategies used by the FX trading team.- Managed to handle day-to-day FX control operations within a month.- Obtained a global picture of an international investment bank. Show more Show less
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Education
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Real World Risk Institute
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CQF Institute
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University of Geneva
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University of Geneva
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