Salman Raza

Background

About Salman Raza

Backed by a substantial experience of more than 30 years in Financial and Investment institutions across the UAE and Pakistan, I have developed strong expertise in Asset Valuation and Pricing, Liquid Data Management, Continuous Process Improvement, Data Governance, Regulatory Compliance and Business Continuity Planning and Execution. My areas of expertise revolve around a broad range of asset classes, such as equities, fixed income, listed derivatives, OTC derivatives, hedge funds, etc. Some of my notable accomplishments include: • Vast experience in Investment Data Management including Valuation & Pricing of Liquid Assets, Reference & Static Data, Liquid Asset Data. • Instrumental in handling and clearing operational trade processing which resulted to faster resolution and significant reduction in the number of exceptions. • Improved data quality through full root cause analysis and process automation that leads to make impactful business decisions and increase the overall efficiency. • Track record of success in onboarding new financial instruments, automating processes, developing technical specifications and complying with data governance. • Streamlined and standardized system for ADIA in the overall management and security of their data through implementation of GAIN, an enterprise data management. • Acted as the main point of contact on matters related to Valuation and Pricing of Liquid Assets. • Functioned as the Subject Matter Expert for a broad range of reference and valuation data in Liquid Asset Class. • Enhanced Market Data Management by implementing innovative approaches to optimize subscription spend, usage, enquiries and compliance of market data vendors.