Yuying Wu

I am a postgraduate student in MSc Quantitative Finance at Bayes Business School and have FRM certification. Before my study, I was a fixed-income trader for several years, and expertise in macroeconomics research and conducted credit analysis.

China Bills Finance Corporation, Taiwan

Fixed Income Trader 2016 - 2022

▪ Worked as part of a fast-paced team trading government treasury bonds, corporate bonds and bond futures

▪ Analysed specific companies’ financial reports for investment opportunities and built the bond portfolio

▪ Monitored financial markets and analysed events via Bloomberg and Excel to accurately predict macro news and monetary policies impact on bond yields and exchange views with Traders and Managers

▪ Carried out research on macroeconomics and country risks and created credit reports advising seniors and providing recommendations on portfolio rebalancing, reducing riskier exposures

▪ Regularly presented macroeconomics and Fed Watch to Managers, providing succinct updates and breaking down complex, macro information into an easy-to-understand manner

▪ Quarterly and annually assessed company's portfolios based on changes in debtors' credit ratings, leading to adjustments in the limits.

▪ Maintained and developed a strong relationship with Taiwan and Hong Kong Brokers and Traders, efficiently grasped market information on ad-hoc basis to support wider risk and loss management across portfolio

▪ Excellently Identified report mistakes and risk control issues, and liaised with colleagues across the business to manage wider risk in order to comply with regulations ▪ Reached out to the clients in order to acquire the necessary documentation for the purpose of complying with the Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements

Accountant 2013 - 2016

▪ Worked alongside senior Engineers to develop and design a new time and cost-effective operational system

▪ Calculated fundamental daily ratios (i.e. BIS Capital Adequacy Ratio) and consolidated justifications for increases / decreases, allowing colleagues across the business to control risk exposures and better manage portfolios

MSc Quantitative Finance, Bayes (formerly Cass) Business School (2022 - Present)

Modules: Econometrics, Asset Pricing, Fixed income, Derivatives, Stochastic Modelling Methods in Finance, Applied Research (Python, MATLAB), Risk Analysis, Numerical Methods, VBA, Data Management System (SQL)

Developing sound skills in problem-solving, quantitative methods and logical aptitude. Refined knowledge of financial markets and mechanics of derivatives and fixed income products. Enhanced team-working skills and time management abilities due to collaborative projects and fast-paced nature of studies.

MBA Banking and Finance, Tamkang University, Taipei City, Taiwan 2011- 2013

Modules: Interest Rate Derivatives, Financial Economics, Theory of International Finance, Asset Management, Principles of Financial Computing, Market Microstructure

BA Economics, Feng Chia University, Taiwan 2007- 2011

Modules: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Mathematics for Economics, Statistics, Accounting, Investments