Руслан Таран

Conducted effective in-depth (quantitative and qualitative) top down credit analysis of investment grade, high yield and (di)stressed banks, financial institutions, sovereigns and occasionally corporates in order to provide independent written recommendations to traders/sales. Leading negotiations and mediation between traders/sales and underwriters on credit limits and deal`s approval, internal committee’s presentation. Scope: assessment of returns vs credit risk (issuer/equity/counterparty/settlement/pre-settlement) exposures under plain vanilla interbank, repo, trade finance, fx, bonds and equity instruments as well as derivatives (incl. exotic) and structured trades. Coverage: Russia, CIS, Europe, occasionally MENA and Oceania. Reviewed covenants in ISDA, GMRA, etc. Supervised credit analyst teams of Sberbank`s subsidiaries in Turkey, Belorussia, Ukraine and Switzerland. Reviewed portfolios of IRS, XCCY, CDS and options in order to effectively reveal inefficient trades, than developed optimization strategies and executed trades resulting in reduction of capital consumption. Succeed managing projects regarding streamline of credit and market risk processes. Interacted with external parties (sell-side and rating agency analysts, company management, etc.).

Conducted effective in-depth (quantitative and qualitative) top down credit analysis of high yield and (di)stressed bond issues of banks, financial institutions, sovereigns and occasionally corporates in order to establish credit limits for $150 mln proprietary portfolio under personal management. Effectively read daily bond market color and sentiments, US/EU/CIS macroeconomic and monetary policy impact on rates and credit markets. Generated profitable trade ideas, strategies (direction, carry, spread, regulatory arbitrage, event-driven) and structured products as well as selling strategies for block trades. Negotiated on best prices with traders, selected brokers, primary market dealers and bond issues underwriters for best execution and trade allocation. Executed trades (local and Eurobonds, repo and occasionally swaps, bond forwards) via Bloomberg, e-mail and by phone. Joined professional conferences to build valuable relationships with CFO`s and street/market participants.