Simon Pak

Simon Pak

Student Trainee, Fund Services

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  • About me

    Senior Manager at PwC | FRTB & Market Risk

  • Education

    • The Chinese University of Hong Kong

      2008 - 2012
      BSc Quantitative Finance

      Minor in Mathematics and Quantitative MarketingDean's List

    • Uppsala University

      2011 - 2011
      Mathematics, Statistics

      Exchange student, Spring Semester 2011

    • University of Utrecht

      2009 - 2009
      European Cultures and Identities

      Exchange student, Summer 2009

  • Experience

    • HSBC

      Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
      Student Trainee, Fund Services

      - Engaged in a transformation project to propose a new data management structure to store fund documents systematically- Drafted policies in classification and management of fund documents and coordinated the transfer of documents from the old to the new system

    • HSBC Global Asset Management

      Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
      Summer Intern

      - Analyzed regional economic news and data and presented their implications to the asset allocation team, with focus in China and Hong Kong markets- Suggested daily trades of funds to meet new investment environment based on daily open position and market expectations- Designed Excel spreadsheets using VBA and Bloomberg API to streamline management workflow- Managed asset allocation position reports with Frontier and Charles River IMS, and reported any breaches or anomalies to management Show less

    • PwC

      Oct 2012 - now

      - Manage cross-functional FRTB implementation projects for global banks across front and middle office functions- Drive discussions and advise banks on FRTB and market risk management related topics, assess compliance gaps and challenges, and provide subject matter training and education- Manage engagements on derivatives valuation and model reviews for G-SIBs and large corporations, and drive optimization effort to enhance frameworks and tools supporting these engagements- Advise clients on LIBOR transition to alternative reference rates from derivatives valuation perspectives- Review and comment on compliance of collateral management and margin rules for broker-dealers and banks Show less - Managed projects in planning and implementation of FRTB market risk framework and new Basel IRRBB standards, performed gap analysis and quantitative impact analysis on the complying with new requirements for D-SIBs and regional banks- Reviewed banks' compliance in various regulatory requirements including LCR calculation, market risk capital requirements, stress testing framework, financial derivatives fair value measurement methodology, etc.- Built valuation models and performed valuation on a wide range of financial derivatives including asset swaps, range accrual notes, callable bonds and credit derivatives- Advised in planning and implementation of Basel II/III framework in market and liquidity risk management for leading banks in China and Vietnam- Performed model validation and verification on models serving various purposes such as VaR computation, instruments valuation and credit/market risk stress testing Show less

      • Senior Manager

        Dec 2019 - now
      • Manager - Consulting

        Oct 2012 - Dec 2019
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • FRM

      Global Association of Risk Professionals
      Dec 2014
    • CFA Level III Passed, awaiting experience qualification

      CFA Institute
    • CPA

      Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
      Sept 2015