Matei Blaja

Matei Blaja

Risk Manager

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director at UBS

  • Education

    • FernUniversität in Hagen

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      Mathematics
    • Universität St. Gallen-Hochschule für Wirtschafts-, Rechts- und Sozialwissenschaften

      1996 - 2001
      Master of Arts (M.A.) Quantitative Finance
  • Experience

    • Swiss Re

      Jun 2001 - Dec 2006
      Risk Manager

      Financial Market Risk Manager, responsibilities:- Design and maintain the Group Assets and Liabilities Management Report meaning capturing, modelling and reporting the financial market risks of the company's assets and liabilities portfolio;- Model a multi asset class portfolio;- Model and integrate non-linear derivative positions into the Group Risk Model;- Determine the capital costs allocation for the Group;

    • UBS

      Jan 2007 - now

      Risk Management for Lombard Lending- Develop a credit rating model for Lombard loans collateralized by illiquid assets;- Develop the Lombard Stressed RWA Model for UBS Group;- Redevelop and implement the credit rating model for the Lombard business, including modelling the risk of multi asset class portfolios. Attain regulatory approval;- Develop quantitative and qualitative haircut methods for Lombard lending for various asset classes, including derivative instruments;- Develop and implement the back-testing methodology for haircuts;- Establish policies and guidelines governing the risk management framework for Lombard lending; Show less

      • Model Risk Auditor

        Apr 2024 - now
      • Senior Quantitative Analyst

        May 2019 - Apr 2024
      • Risk Modelling Specialist

        Jan 2007 - May 2019
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • FRM

      Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)