Emmanouil Galinakis
London
Summary
Professional working experience at Plum Fintech, managing the firm's Brokerage team, responsible for clients' trading activity from the point of trading through to settlement. Ambitious, self-motivated and passionate about investing, excellent at juggling multiple tasks and working under pressure.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Brokerage Operations Specialist
Plum Fintech
London
2022.03 - Current
- Managing relationships with external counterparties, being the main point of contact for escalation
- Created reconciliation processes, resolving any discrepancies with external counterparties and clients
- Reporting all executed transactions to the FCA and CySEC in line with regulators' requirements
- Established the company's Best Execution policy, monitoring orders to get executed at the best possible prices in the market
- Processing corporate actions - Determined the firm's policy on corporate action events
- Investigating clients' trading activity for indications of market abuse - Trade surveillance
- Assisting the product team in revising instructions for products the firm is offering to customers
- Working cross-functionally across several teams such as Product, Compliance, Engineering
Prime Brokerage Desk Assistant
Morgan Stanley
Glasgow
2021.06 - 2022.03
- Supporting hedge funds and asset management clients
- Cash equity and fixed income transaction monitoring and settlement
- Acting as escalation point of contact for client requests
- Reviewing data, producing reports and evaluating transaction efficiencies
- Coordinating cross-departmental activities between settlements, trade support teams and account managers to achieve operational excellence
- Reviewing client positions and executing transfers to other Prime Brokers
- Daily Oversight of the Prime Brokerage back office team - Vendor management
- Communicating any regulatory changes to clients
Investment Operations Analyst
Morgan Stanley
Glasgow
2019.10 - 2021.05
- Trade booking, Confirmations, Pre-match and Fails
- Handling the day-to-day running of fixed income trades, ensuring high levels of productivity and settlement
- Acting as escalation point of contact for clients
- Daily Oversight of the offshore back office team - Vendor management
- Managing client-related activities, trade amendments, realignments and fails investigation
- Cooperating with Settlements teams on buy-ins, cross settlements and coverage of short positions
- Validation of Interest and Treasury Market Practices Group (TMPG) claims
- Working on Post Settlement Corrections - Reversals, liaising directly with the trading desk
- Arranging cash payments, following the firm's internal procedures
- Reviewing operational risk incidents and the overall risk profile of the team for improvements
Military Services
Greek Army
Greece
2017.09 - 2018.06
- Produced reports on equipment status, incidences, personnel readiness for superiors
- Developed and led training programmes
Payroll Trainee
Adecco Group
Greece
2016.10 - 2016.12
- Handled salary payments and tax withholdings
- Maintained records for new starters and leavers
Education
Master of Science (MSc) - International Banking And Finance (Distinction)
University Of Strathclyde
Glasgow11.2019
Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Accounting And Finance (2:1)
Athens University Of Economics And Business
Athens06.2017
Skills
- Microsoft Office proficiency (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
- SQL
- Bloomberg Terminal, Tradeweb, Marketaxess -
Experienced - InstantWatch Trapets - Surveillance and Compliance
- Financial and operational reporting (FCA, CySEC)
- Proficient knowledge of the Settlements process and securities markets (trade flows, settlements cycles, Euroclear, DTC, FED, Crest markets etc)
- Trade matching via CTM and manual confirmations
- Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) regulation
- Self-motivated and results-orientated
- Excellent time management and prioritization skills
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy skills
- Excellent presentation and relationship management skills
- Ability to work under pressure due to cut-off times and volumes
- Extensive experience of interaction with stakeholders and clients
Certification
Investment Operations Certificate (IOC) - Introduction to Securities and Investment
Academic IELTS: Overall Band Score 7,5
Member of the Economic Chamber of Greece
Clean driving licence
Timeline
Brokerage Operations Specialist
Plum Fintech
2022.03 - Current
Prime Brokerage Desk Assistant
Morgan Stanley
2021.06 - 2022.03
Investment Operations Analyst
Morgan Stanley
2019.10 - 2021.05
Military Services
Greek Army
2017.09 - 2018.06
Payroll Trainee
Adecco Group
2016.10 - 2016.12
Master of Science (MSc) - International Banking And Finance (Distinction)
University Of Strathclyde
Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Accounting And Finance (2:1)
Athens University Of Economics And Business