Wai Wa Tsui
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professional Experience
Cross FX Trading Limited
Independent Currency Trader
Feb 2007 - present
Self-established firm specializing on trading foreign currency. Handle $100,000+
monthly in trades and investment, specializing in EUR, GBP, AUD, JPY and CAD
transactions
Use technical analysis to identify major level of support or resistance as well as
forecast movements and place effective stop orders
Maintain constant research and study macro economic trends to determine what factors
are leading the current market trend
Identify and initiate short-term entry points (20 / 25 pips) based on real-time news
service and technical trend lines, liquidity and market sentiment etc
Risk management of each trade position and make decisions on level of leverage /
margin
Credit Lyonnais Securities (Asia) Limited
Hong Kong
Senior Associate, Equity Capital Markets Syndicate
Sep 2007 - Feb 2009
Managed the bookbuilding process, translating orders from investors into a book of
demand that identified price sensitivity to ensure a successful placement and
after-market trading
Involved in the marketing process from sales / syndicate / analyst briefings, investor
education, roadshow to book close
Worked closely with bankers on developing sales points to communicate the essential
message to salespeople and investors
Assisted bankers on the compilation of pitch books and business proposals
Key deal transactions: USD160M BGR Energy Systems IPO 2007 - India; USD 256M Amax
Holding follow-on offering 2007 - Hong Kong; USD277M Golden Agri-Resources Placement
2007 - Indonesia
Morgan Stanley
Hong Kong
Senior Manager, Global Capital Markets (GCM) Syndicate Operations
Feb 2005 - Aug 2007
Managed the overall team function and primary responsibilities were to engage in the
lifecycle of a new issue from an operational standpoint and resolve any logistic
issues within Asia Pacific Region (ex Japan)
Acted as the key liaison for all settlement / operation issues between Operations,
Global Capital Market, Investment Banking, Legal Counsel, Syndicate members, Agent
Banks, Transfer Agents, Share Registrars, Exchanges and regulatory bodies from deal
structuring, account opening, trade confirmation, funding requirement, wire processing
to settlement and deal close
Maintained deal pipeline and revenue reporting system and assisted Finance with P&L
calculations
Worked with the STP project team and other relevant departments to provide
recommendations and conduct user acceptance testing from a business user perspective
on the possibilities of consolidating orders and allocations via new system processes
Successfully executed over 80 deal transactions with consistent high settlement rate
(over 50% of deal transaction achieved 100% settlement rate), transaction types
included IPO, duel Listing, placement, follow-on and equity-linked Products
(convertible and exchangeable bonds)
Key deal transactions: USD8B China Construction Bank IPO 2005 - Hong Kong; USD1.1B SP
AusNet 2005 IPO dual listing - Singapore and Australia; USD1.65B Country Garden IPO
2007 - Hong Kong
UBS Investment Bank (contractor)
Hong Kong
Client Relationship Manager, Securities Operations
Feb 2004 - Feb 2005
Acted as a the middle office's primary point of contact for traders, technology,
financial control and clients regarding any operational issues and provided client
consultation to ensure the quality service standards of operational performance
Provided operational support to the equity and program trading desks within Asia
Pacific including Japan regarding trade booking, trade exceptions management,
confirmation and settlement issues
Ensured compliance with operational procedures and regulatory controls were adhered
Performed competitive analysis for Senior Management reporting, proactively identified
business drivers and solutions to reduce overall operational processing costs,
improved service standards and efficiency for global equity operations
Conducted regular client visits and reviews to fulfill their operational & reporting
requirements
PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Consulting (contractor)
Singapore
Management Consultant, Financial Services
Jan2000 - Mar 2001
Identified the business process, change management and transition issues during the
rollout of new IT systems for a major European Investment bank in Hong Kong
Re-engineered the business process of the financial institution with the largest
mutual fund market share in Taiwan
Acted as a key consultant for a retail bank back office project aiming towards
centralization of the Asia Pacific back office operations into one single hub in
Singapore for cost efficiencies
Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC
Hong Kong
Sales Support, Fixed Income Sales and Trading
Sep 1997 - Feb 1999
Supported Fixed Income Sales and Traders on all trades processing, confirmation, break
identification, repair activity, and settlements for various products such as US/ Euro
/ Agency Bonds, Corporate Bonds, Commercial Papers, Mortgage Backed securities, Repo /
Rev Repo within the Asia Pacific Region
Worked closely with credit and compliance departments for KYC, documentations for
accounting opening and third party payment issues
Followed up with trade failures, interest and tax claims, coupon payments, and
corporate actions
Ensured smooth settlement via different clearing facilities: Euroclear, Clearstream,
Fed Wire, Domestic, physical, and DTC etc
Salomon Brothers (HK) Ltd (contractor)
Hong Kong
Global Operation Analyst, Equities
Oct 1995 - Aug 1997
Arranged delivery and provided settlement (DVP / FOP etc) for equity or equity-linked
products, acted as the chief liaison between regional offices and sales team regarding
trade settlement issues
Daily trade/position/cash reconciliation between counterparties, trading desks and
accounting system to ensure no discrepancies and breaks
Reviewed fail reports, initiated buy-in and helped prepare daily risk management
reports
Education
University of New South Wales, Australia (1999- 2000) Master of Commerce in Finance,
studies conducted under scholarship from IDP Australia Education
Chinese University of Hong Kong (1992 -1996) - Bachelor of Business Administration,
with Honors
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese
US Greencard holder
Proficient in Reuters, Bloomberg, Dealogic, Omgeo OASYS, Microsoft Office programs
Word, Excel and PowerPoint
An active foreign currency trader as a personal hobby
Volunteer for the Center for Great Expectations, New Jersey
(www.thecenterforgreatexpectations.org); volunteer for the Sumatran Orangutan
Society / Bukit Lawang Orangutan Rehabilitation Center, Indonesia
(www.orangutans-sos.org)
References are available upon requests