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WAI WA TSUI

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Independent Currency Trader 2007 – present

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 with 2 Associates reporting to me and primary responsibilities were to engage in the lifecycle of a deal from a logistic and 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, 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, 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 Hong Kong

Client Relationship Manager, Securities Operations Feb 2004 – Feb 2005

Provided client consultation and ensured the quality service standards of operational performance and proactively identified solutions to reduce overall operational processing costs, improve service standards and efficiency for global equity operations

Conducted regular client visits and reviews to fulfill their operational & reporting requirements

PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Consulting (contract basis) Singapore

Management Consultant, Financial Services Jan2000 – Mar 2002

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 trade execution and settlement within the Asia Pacific Region

Worked closely with credit and compliance departments for KYC and third party payment issues

Performed middle office function by sending confirmations on a timely manner, followed up with trade and settlement processing including delivery arrangement, interest and tax claims, coupon payments, and corporate actions

Ensured smooth settlement via various clearing facilities: Euroclear, Clearstream, Fed Wire, Domestic, and DTC.

Identified trade misbookings or other irregular bookings that affected the P&L

Salomon Brothers (HK) Ltd (contract basis) 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 chief liaison between regional offices and sales team regarding trade booking issues

Reconciled trade positions against financial statements to ensure no discrepancies and breaks

Reviewed fail reports 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

Proficient in Microsoft Office programs Word, Excel and PowerPoint

An active foreign currency trader in the past two years 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)

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