Marco Kops
Principal Consultant
Experience
Principal Consultant
Sovico S.á r.l.
- Set up an interface from the data warehouse to an external portfolio management system at a leading European master investment management company
- Performed a software release upgrade in an asset management system at a Luxembourg investment management company
- Participation in the WM EDDy_neu project at a Luxembourg investment management company
- Participation in the WM EDDy_neu project at a leading European master investment management company
- Optimization of the system and process setup of an asset management software as part of a migration project at a large German cooperative depositary
- Vendor selection process for a fund control system according to BaFin Model 2 for a large German depositary in the savings bank group
Member of the Executive Board
IPConcept (Luxembourg) S.A.
- Management responsibility for 31 employees
- Responsibility within the matrix organization for IT strategy and reporting in the fund services business of the DZ PRIVATBANK group
- Steering of the management company and its internal corporate matters, in particular planning, organization, control, and monitoring of the company
- Responsibility for project organization of the DZ PRIVATBANK group
- Management of finances at the company level
- Conducting vendor selection processes for front-office systems
- Project management for the implementation of the XENTIS asset management system solution
Head of Department and Deputy Head of Depositary
DZ PRIVATBANK S.A.
- Management responsibility for 19 employees
- Design and setup of the German depositary (Frankfurt branch of DZ PRIVATBANK S.A.)
- Participation in the strategic DZ BANK AG group project (restructuring fund services within the DZ BANK group)
- Ensuring adequate organizational and operational structures for the group's fund securities transactions and other fund transactions
- Further development of business processes and data processing systems of the depositary (especially transaction workflow, valuation, and control functions)
- Quality management, promotion of continuous improvement processes, and execution of management controls
- Representation duties towards fund companies and auditors
- Project management for European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR)
Senior Consultant
PROFIDATA Services AG
- Implementation of the XENTIS asset management system solution at investment management companies (e.g. Hauck & Aufhäuser, Metzler Invest, Helaba Invest, Universal Investment, LRI Invest, and LBBW AM) as well as depositaries (e.g. Hauck & Aufhäuser, DZ PRIVATBANK)
- Project management for various XENTIS rollout projects at depositaries and investment management companies
- Development of concepts for the further development of the XENTIS asset management solution
- Process modeling of management company and depositary processes and specification of system functionalities
- Design of incoming and outgoing interfaces between XENTIS and external source/target systems
- Definition and implementation of reconciliation functionalities
Senior Portfolio Manager
WGZ Bank Luxembourg S.A.
- Monitoring international equity, interest rate, and foreign exchange markets
- Design and implementation of fixed income investment strategies for the WGZ Bank’s house funds and private banking
- Monitoring and disposition of managed asset management mandates
- Establishment of valuation functions for illiquid assets
- Design and implementation of the risk control project for asset investments for asset management and private banking clients based on the variance-covariance approach (Value at Risk)
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Experienced in Banking and Finance (27 years).
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Experienced in Project Management (23.5 years), Information Technology (15 years), Operations (10.5 years), Finance (8.5 years), Quality Assurance (6.5 years), and Investments and M&A (5.5 years).
Summary
Marco Kops has over 24 years of experience in the German and Luxembourg asset management industry. He most recently held leadership positions at an investment management company and previously worked at a depositary. His consulting areas include technology and architecture consulting, the design and further development of system architectures, vendor and system selection, system implementation, and process consulting.
Skills
Design And Setup Of A Foreign Depositary Branch
Design And Integration Of An External Collateral Manager With A Depositary
Creation Of Various Concept Studies (Including Vendor Selection For Asset Management Software, Workflow Systems, And Implementation Of A Data Warehouse)
Program Management In A Group Project To Optimize Collaboration In The Fund Services Business Between A Luxembourg Subsidiary And The German Parent Company
Restructuring Of Data Management And The Reporting Engine
Management Of Regulatory Projects (E.g. Emir)
Management Of Various Projects To Implement An Asset Management Software (Depositary And Investment Management Company)
Continuous Process Optimization Within The System And Process Architecture In Asset Management
System Configuration Of The Asset Management Software Xentis
Portfolio Management And Custody
Fund Price Control
Investment Compliance
Order Process
Data Management And Data Warehouse
Instrument Master Data
Reporting
Data Migration
Regulatory Compliance
Valuation Function
Securities Lending
Collateral Management
Fund Accounting
Definition And Implementation Of System Interfaces
Leadership In Project And Program Management
Leadership In The Line Organization
Responsibility For Project Budgets
Professional And Technical Expertise In The Asset Management Value Chain
Planning Changes (Change Management)
Process Optimization
Quality Management
Test Management
Requirements Management
Consistent Customer Orientation
Languages
Education
Diploma in Bank Business Administration · Bank Business Administration
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