Brendan Castro's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

📖 Summary

Analyst @ The Rock Creek Group - Trade support for traders including trade matching and trade settlements- Responsible for resolving and/or escalating daily issues around trade settlement, cash flows and data for hedge fund of funds, direct trading portfolios, private equity and real estate investments- Review bank statements to reconcile cash activities and receivables/payables daily- Maintain records of fund and/or separate account portfolios that invest in listed securities (US and non-US securities), derivatives, private funds (including hedge funds, private equity, and real estate), etc.- Calculate fund performance and other statistics, such as total return, IRR and other financial data.- Monitor and verify the liquidity and cash availability of portfolio investments across all portfolios- Communicate with multiple fund administrators, banks and custodians- Provide operational support to other internal teams including accounting/audit, legal/compliance and client reporting Washington D.C.Trade Operations @ Mirae Asset Securities (USA) Inc. From February 2018 to March 2018 (2 months) New York, New York, United StatesSEF Specialist @ Tullett Prebon -Performed swaps on behalf of tpSEF participating Investment Banks across five major asset classes (Rates, Credit, FX, Equities and Commodities)-Ensured post-trade operations are functioning properly (trade reporting, clearing, reconciliation and confirmation of transactions to all intended parties)-Confirmed that SEF trades followed the compliance guidelines (market exposure, credit limits, etc.)-Led team on G7 and Emerging Market FX Options and Exotics-Led team for Medium Term Swaps (Spreads & Semi-bonds 1yr to 30yr) and Canadian Swaps-Active member on Non-Deliverable Forwards and Interest Rate Swaps (Far East Asia, Brazilian, Andean, and Mexican TIIE desks)-Active member of Short Term & Muni Swaps -Coordinated with tpSEF participants, Settlement, Front and Middle Office when issues arose in regards to trades (Hedges, Value Dates, Premium, Prime Broker, etc.)-Utilized Bloomberg/Reuters to access business holiday calendars for option expiries, review spot levels and forward points for selected currencies-Coordinated with other Tullett Prebon regional centers to ensure trading parameters are consistent-Provided end of day trade summary to participants across asset classes-Worked with Desktop, Market Administrators and Client Services teams to manage and resolve issues with OMS & DMS systems-Ensured Swap Data Repository (SDR) reporting corresponded with SEF reporting-Initiated setup and generate SEF reports as needed in accordance with compliance -Cross trained staff on use of execution platforms and processesTechnical Skills:MarkitServ/Markitwire, Bloomberg Terminal, Reuters, Proprietary Order Management and Deal Management Systems, Tailor, FENICS, Trianna, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel From November 2015 to January 2018 (2 years 3 months) Greater New York City AreaFinancial Services Professional @ Capitol Financial Partners Determined clients’ financial goals and needs through evaluating their financial situation, retirement needs, monthly expenses and cash flow-Continuously built individual client base through partnerships, social media, networking and referrals-Answered financial questions and promptly resolved client questions-Offered detailed advice on insurance based financial strategies to meet clients’ needs in protection and budget on short-term, mid-range, and long-term financial goals-Communicated on a weekly and daily basis about the details of leads, cases, and sales From January 2015 to October 2015 (10 months) Washington D.C. Metro AreaBusiness Formulation Intern @ Internal Revenue Service -Assisted budget analysts with the Treasury and Congressional submissions-Adjusted and re-costed proposed plans under instruction of budget analysts -Utilized financial systems for interpreting extracted data-Prepared supporting information for various budget documents, and entered the documents into financial systems-Determined whether obligations, expenditures, and requested allotments are within IRS funding limitations in the approved budget-Evaluated and normalized the data sources and produced reports with combined data sources From May 2014 to July 2014 (3 months) 1100 Constitution Ave, NW DCBusiness Development Associate @ Yoga Alliance -Recruited and sold 14 sponsorships and 30 exhibit spaces which generated $19,000 in revenue-Assisted with implementation of 3 new benefit programs for 39,000 members generating non-dues revenue -Performed due diligence reviews on potential memberships, presented findings/recommendations to Business Development Director & Manager -Developed database for new public registry of members-Created and implemented content for new member benefits page-Assisted with development of social media communications strategy to drive conference registration by developing 50+ social media posts to highlight exhibitors, sponsors, and presenters From May 2013 to August 2013 (4 months) Arlington, VAMarketing Research Analyst @ MAPI -Researched and compiled data for MAPI marketing and sales teams -Reviewed surveys to assemble documents with tables and matrixes for publication on company website From August 2014 to June 2015 (11 months) Arlington, VA