Abd Kaba
Trading assistant
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About
Rotate across Credit, Rates and Repo desks, supporting traders with pricing, market colour, and analysis of new issue and secondary flow opportunities. Built relative value screeners and desk tools in Bloomberg BQuant and Python to improve idea generation, pricing validation, and trader workflow efficiency. Produced market analysis and pricing benchmarks for primary transactions while supporting accurate trade booking and settlement across Bloomberg, Tradeweb, MarketAxess and internal systems.
Experience
Graduate Fixed Income Trading Analyst at MUFG (2025-08 – Present)
- Rotate across Credit, Rates and Repo desks, supporting traders with pricing, market colour, and analysis of new issue and secondary flow opportunities.
- Built relative value screeners and desk tools in Bloomberg BQuant and Python to improve idea generation, pricing validation, and trader workflow efficiency.
- Produced market analysis and pricing benchmarks for primary transactions while supporting accurate trade booking and settlement across Bloomberg, Tradeweb, MarketAxess and internal systems.
Private Credit Intern at Bridgepoint Private Equity (2025-06 – 2025-08)
- Rotated across CLOs, credit operations, and direct lending, gaining exposure to portfolio construction execution and middle office risk controls.
- Built and stress-tested cash flow models, contributed to credit memos and due diligence, and attended Fitch training on leveraged finance and covenant structuring.
Data and Insight Analyst at Newcastle Building Society (2023-09 – 2024-09)
- Automated MI dashboards with VBA; led team to create carbon balance sheet, saving £30,000 annually.
- Created a centralised complaint dashboard for 12 client areas, automating data cleaning and delivering daily reports via Power Automate and Excel VBA.
Venture Capital Analyst at Sultan Asset Management (2023-06 – 2023-08)
- Conducted financial modelling and DCF analysis; participated in due diligence and financial statement reviews.
- Assisted in preparing investment memos and pitch decks, conducting market research and financial analysis to support strategic recommendations.
Finance and Accounting Intern at Redcar and Cleveland Council (2019-07 – 2019-08)
- Supported financial reporting and budgeting; conducted bank reconciliations and participated in audits.
- Analysed expenditure reports to identify cost-saving opportunities, contributing to reduction in operational expenses.
Education
MSc in Finance (Part-Time) – University College London (UCL) (2025-09)
BSc in Finance – Northumbria University (2021-09 – 2025-06)