Jonathan Davis

Jonathan Davis

Investment Administrator

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  • About me

    Head of Event Processing (Corporate Actions, Income & Proxy) at Pictet Asset Management

  • Education

    • University of Bordeaux

      1996 - 1997
      Maîtrise de Science de l'Environnement - Océanologie Marine Science
    • Hertford Regional College

      1992 - 1994
      A-Levels Chemistry - C, Physics - C & French - B
    • Simon Balle School

      1987 - 1992
      GCSE GCSE

      Double Science (AA), French (A), Business Technology (A), Maths (B), English Language (C), History (C), English Literature (D), Design and Communication (D).

    • University of Southampton

      1994 - 1998
      Marine Science with French BSc (hons) Marine Sciences

      Activities and Societies: Windsurfing Club

  • Experience

    • Skandia Life

      Apr 1999 - Jun 2000
      Investment Administrator

      Collection of income on fixed interest and equity stocks from custodian (Bank of New York/ Morgan-Stanley Chase)Input of dividends onto in house accounting system, Quasar.Resolution of any errors by communicating with relevant parties i.e. custodian, broker, internal.Resolution of any internal or external queries.Collection and storage of tax vouchers.Compilation of statistics for management review.Calculation and payment of management fees for external fund managers.Assisting with the calculation of custodian fees.Assisting other members of the Entitlements team where necessary. Show less

    • DWS Group

      Sept 2000 - Dec 2000
      Fund Controller

      Responsible for up to forty client funds (private and institutional).Production of monthly and quarterly valuations.Liaison with client, including resolution of queries.Liaison with Fund Managers, Custodian (Deutsche Bank) and internal departments.Timely investment/disinvestment of client stock/cash.Fund reconciliation and investigation of discrepancies.

    • Insight Investment

      Jan 2001 - Sept 2007
      Senior Income Administrator

      (Northern Trust through outsource from Jan 2007). Sign off of daily data scrubbing - including UT's/OEIC's, Property Unit Trusts, Liquidity funds, Bonds - including Floating Rate Note, Index Linked, Amortizing and Payment in Kind, UK & Overseas dividends using information provided by external vendors.Daily sign off of new entitlements on in house system HiPort ensuring this is done within deadlines, notifying relevant back office teams of any delays.Oversight of reconciliation items - review rec. items on junior team member's recs - ensure that all items are queried and that items do not become aged. Provide direction in resolving queries.Sign off of income entitlement amendments before update.Collation of incidents ensuring that the correct process is followed and that review is carried out at team meetings.Introduce improved processes and update procedures with any changes. Ensure weekly and monthly deadlines and reporting are adhered by the team.Producing Key Performance Indicators.Sign off of stock loan claims.Resolution of any internal or external queries.Delegation of work throughout the team and from group inbox.Reviewing workloads and arrangement of team member tasks.Point of contact for junior team members to escalate.Collection and storage of tax vouchers for unit trust payments.Maintenance of tax tables.Custody review meetings.Training new employees.Interviewing.Projects. Show less

    • Pictet Asset Management

      Sept 2007 - now

      Designed process for accruing dividends using SS&C Pacer to bring Pictet in line with GIPS recommendations for income accruals.Project team member advising on & implementing Smart Stream CoAc (income & corporate action scrubbing software) and SimCorp Dimension - replacement accounting system.Development & improvement of entitlement processes to increase Straight Through Processing.Statistical Analysis of reconciliation breaks to identify areas of risk.Oversight of daily processing.Mandatory & Voluntary Corporate Actions.Proxy Voting.EMIR regulatory reporting. Show less

      • Team Manager Event Processing

        Aug 2017 - now
      • Senior Income Analyst

        Sept 2007 - now
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • IAQ - Intro, Regulatory Environment, Global Custody

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    • Investment Management Certificate (IMC) (FSA approved threshold competency qualification)

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    • Level 3 Frontline Management

      Institute of Leadership and Management
      Jul 2012