
Robert Push
Principal at SecLending ConneXXions LLC
Salary / Daily rate
New York, NY, USA
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Robert is a seasoned financial professional with strong product development, legal, operational risk management, and communications skills. He is a subject matter expert in the arears of EUR, GBP, and USD buy-side secured financing (Repo), EUR, GBP and USD asset servicing and banking, cleared derivatives collateral management and all related contract management.
Work experience
Senior Consultant
Self Employed
Apr 2021 - Present
5 years 7 months
Remote
Robert is a subject matter expert in the areas of secured financing lifecycle management and collateral management. With more than 35 years of industry experience, he has consistently delivered results while managing development processes effectively. – He has created the process for facilitating real-time Buy-Side USD Bilateral/ Deliverable Repo trade settlements wrapped with the same lifecycle management convenience of USD Triparty Repo. Expertise includes structuring cleared USD Repo and cross-border Repo settlements. – Robert also developed one of the first USD MMF Portals that included collateralizing derivatives trading obligations. – Consulting is provided in the following areas. – Repo Trade Lifecycle Management – FICC Sponsored Repo – Money Market Fund Portals – Agency Securities Lending Cash Reinvestment Programs – Institutional Cash & Custody Structures – Cleared and OTC Derivatives Collateral Management – Contract Management – Qualitative Risk Management
Senior Director - Clearing Treasury Services
Intercontinental Exchange
Mar 2013 - Apr 2021
8 years 2 months
New York, NY, USA
– Senior Director providing strategic and tactical support to ICE's six CCPs managing $100 billion plus in clearing collateral.
Independent Consultant
Robert Charles Consulting LLC
Aug 2004 - Mar 2013
8 years 8 months
New York, NY, USA
– Credit Suisse: Selection of a digitized GMRA/MRA contract lifecycle management system. – Man Group: Team member managing the acquisition of Refco's insolvent FCM; integration of its Repo Desk; and strategic and tactical support for the FCM's $8 billion in cash management. – The Clearing Corporation's (now ICE Clear Credit): Developed and launched F/X platform to settle Eurex EUR settlements in USD. – Cargill Investor Services: Development and launch of a fixed income SEC investment advisor.
Managing Director/Treasurer
Nasdaq - International Derivatives Clearing Group LLC
Oct 2008 - Aug 2012
3 years 11 months
– Part of the International Derivatives Clearinghouse (now part of LCH.Clearnet) senior management team that launched its CFTC registered Derivatives Clearing Organization (“DCO"). Responsibilities included CFO functions, margin settlements, collateral management and counterparty credit review.
President
Liberty Gateway Asset Management Co.
May 2007 - Oct 2008
1 year 6 months
– Previous experience includes the president of a CFTC registered hedge fund of funds in which he re-structured the company's product line, distribution channels and launched a multi-strategy hedge fund of funds.
Managing Director
Brown Brothers Harriman
Aug 1992 - Apr 2004
11 years 9 months
– Managing Director responsible for marketing, sales and business development for BBH's fixed income investment management, commercial lending, banking/custody and fund administration services for CCPs and their clearing members, derivatives exchanges, and hedge funds. Accomplishments included; – Raised over $10 billion in institutional fixed income asset management mandates; – Principal architect of BBH's money fund portal used to satisfy futures margin requirements; – A principal architect of the CFTC's rule permitting the investment of customer funds in money market instruments; – Introduced the first two non-Chicago margin settlement banks to The Clearing Corporation and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME); and – A principal architect of the CME's F/X Money Changer and IEF 1 Liquidity Manager.
Vice President
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (f/k/a Chemical Bank)
Jun 1982 - Aug 1992
10 years 3 months
New York, NY, USA
– Chemical Bank vice president responsible for it futures industry banking/ custody business.
Education
New York University
Advance Degree, Commercial Banking
1986 - 1988
2 years 1 month
Pace University
Finance
1982 - 1988
6 years 1 month