Peter C. Li
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**** / (H) 973-***-****
East Hanover, NJ 07936, USA
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Summary:
> Driven, analytical and forward-thinking capital market/
structured credit professional with proven skills and
detailed knowledge covering variety of asset classes,
derivative instruments, securitization vehicles as well
as various forms of structured credit products &
transactions - including ABS, cash synthetic CDO/CLOs,
CDS, MBS & etc.
> Extensive expertise in key aspects of the transaction
life cycle including fundamental credit analysis,
structuring & cash flow modeling, business terms
negotiation, legal documents review, business &
operational due diligence, issuers/ servicers/
collateral managers/ counterparties research &
evaluation as well as portfolio risk management &
monitoring.
Experience:
2009 - Present Independent Financial Consultant
. Engaging in independent review on client's structured
transaction origination platform to identify any
control or risk management issues and make certain of
their adherence to best business practice as well as
relevant regulations.
. Conducted due diligence review on client's structured
credit trades - analyzed and uncovered any abnormal or
inconsistent trade execution, pricing or booking.
. Performed independent expert review and evaluation on
client's structured products investment portfolios -
provided objective opinion on their performance and
projected any expected lost impairment.
2006 - 2008 CHANNEL RE LTD., BERMUDA
Vice President - Structured Credit Transaction
Structuring/ Underwriting & Portfolio Risk
Management
. Served as a key member at the underwriting-risk
committee. Proactively multi-tasked with direct
responsibility for the structuring and evaluation of
complex structured credit products & transactions,
securitization vehicles, credit facilities & etc.
. Identified potential opportunities while assessing key
transaction risks and issues by performing rigorous
quantitative and qualitative analysis as well as due
diligence review.
. Also responsible for the ongoing monitoring and
management of a multi-billion dollar structured credit
portfolio to ensure its compliance with company's
underwriting and risk guidelines while enhancing its
risk return profile.
. Researched and kept abreast of the capital market/
structured credit industry trend and macro outlook
(market/ credit/ regulatory/ legislative/ accounting/
political) while uncovering relative value between and
within different asset classes.
. Led efforts to identify emerging problems on portfolio
transactions and explored risk/ loss mitigation
solutions.
. Monitored both external and internal risk factors as
well as any compliance and triggers breaches on
portfolio transactions. Created and maintained watch-
list credits with deteriorating quality and performance.
. Conducted various portfolio-wide risk and capital
attributions analysis (e.g. risk-return trade-off,
portfolio risk identification, aggregation of risk
exposures, risk capital allocation & loss reservation,
portfolio stress testing & etc.) on regular basis to
support maximizing returns on equity while staying
within defined risk limits.
. Adjusted tactical portfolio asset allocation according
to risk guidelines and market/ credit outlook. This
included reviewing and setting of the internal risk
ratings as well as portfolio parameters for
concentration, correlation, liquidity and asset class
allocations.
. Promoted new product and business initiatives in
esoteric structured credit space - sourced deal
opportunities, analyzed transactions as well as
cultivated client and professional contacts.
. Fostered and built collaborative working relationship
with inside and outside working parties, board members
and business partners.
. Forward thinking and actively involved in the ongoing
development and refinement of the firm's underwriting
and portfolio risk management policies, procedures and
standards.
2003 - 2005 ERNST & YOUNG, LLP, NYC, NY
Senior - Capital Markets & Structured Finance Advisory
Practice
. Participated in advisory engagements by identifying
clients' issues and proactively managed the deliverables
by communicated constantly with clients throughout the
assignments. Anticipated and resolved any potential
issues that might come up to ensure the successful
completion of advisory mandates and possibly winning new
business.
. Scope of work have included facilitating the issuance
and execution of new ABS and CDO transactions,
assessing the fair market value of structured
investment portfolio holdings as well as performing
operational and portfolio assets due diligence review.
. Independently reviewed related deal documents and
performed cash flow waterfall structuring on proposed
new transaction under tight timeline.
. Actively involved in client relationship management and
marketing efforts for the practice.
1996 - 2001 FINANCIAL SECURITY ASSURANCE INC., NYC & SINGAPORE
Assistant Vice President - International Securitization
& Structured Finance Underwriting
. Expatriated to Singapore in year 2000 helping to
spearhead the business expansion efforts in the Asian
regional capital markets.
. Active interaction with issuers/ bankers/ legal
counsels/ rating agencies/ asset managers/ servicers/
counterparties/ regulators from deal inception to
closing.
. Performed credit risk evaluation and deal structuring
among variety of structured credit products and
transactions. Hands-on responsibility included (i)
negotiating and reviewing pricings, terms sheets, ISDA
confirms and related deal documents; (ii) conducting due
diligence review on issuers/ collateral managers/
servicers/ counterparties in order to assess their
business operations, investment strategies, risk
management measures, compliance standards and
infrastructure supports and (iii) created complex
financial models (including Monte Carlo simulation,
static-pool analysis and etc.) using Excel/VB to
evaluate the performance and risk profile of proposed
transactions under various stressed scenarios.
Education &
Prof. Training: Candidate for CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment
Analyst) Level II
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY - LEONARD N. STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
M.S. (specialized in Statistics-Finance)
Inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY, B.C., Canada
B.Sc. (double major in Business Admin. & Computer Science)
Technical Skills: Excel/VB, Access/SQL, Powerpoint, INTEX,
Bloomberg.