Naoko

I am part of the Financing Group within the Investment Banking division. We advise financial companies, corporations and sponsors on financing and refinancing plans. Luckily, I am involved in equity and bond issuance as well as risk management. The trading we do is related to the risk management for Foreign Exchange (FX) volatility and interest rate volatility. One of our responsibilities is carrying out derivatives trades. The first step is to contact the structure team to identify the best hedging products. We then prepare the information and advise the client.

The work is completely based on teamwork, not just within the Financing Group but with other areas such as market side, legal, credit and compliance. As part of my derivative trading role, I am responsible for coordinating these interdivisional teams. The process is often very complicated but the collaboration among the team members leads us to successful deals. This team method is very similar for bond and equity issuance.