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Saar Weintraub

Bnei Zion

Summary

Results-driven Capital Markets expert adept at building and leading high-performance teams. Decisive and strategic planner with a forward-thinking approach. Entrepreneurial and hardworking mindset.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Business Development and Sales

NAV Consulting Inc.
06.2022 - Current
  • NAV Consulting is a privately owned leading international fund administrator. NAV has more than $260 billion AUA.
  • Representing NAV in Israel.
  • Establishing NAV's Israeli operations. Including gaining market share, Developing new relationships with alternative investments funds. Developing relationships with Banks, Investment houses and other service providers. Developing special working procedures to the Israeli markets.

Managing Partner

Yasoor Fund
07.2017 - 03.2022
  • Yasoor Fund is an EM hedge fund aims to capitalize on wide spectrum of opportunities across FX, Rates and Credit markets
  • The fund focuses on Latin America, CEEMEA and Asia
  • The fund has an opportunistic flexible approach concentrated on long/short tactical trading, relative value trades, corporate/government debt, event driven trades, directional trades
  • The fund is co-owned by Altshuler Shaham

Director, Head of Israel Onshore Trading

Barclays Bank
05.2009 - 01.2015
  • Managing the trading team of 5 covering FX, Rates and credit books
  • Increasing the trading profitability under my management reaching 60 mio usd in 2013
  • Working with the largest Israeli Corporates and Asset Managers providing them hedging solutions and liquidity in very large size
  • Combining our local vast customer base activity with Barclays international clients

VP, Global Markets, Rates Trader

Deutsche Bank
07.2006 - 05.2009
  • Market Maker in Interest Rates Derivatives products such as IRS, FRA's, Cross Currency Swaps, FX Swaps, CPI linked products
  • Official Primary Dealer in local government bonds. Officially ranked No. 1 in the primary and secondary markets for 3 consecutive years
  • Providing liquidity to first tier Israeli Corp and Asset Managers in variety of rates hedging products
  • Acted as a leading market maker to big international Hedge funds and Money Managers
  • Developed Local Interest Rate Option trading Swaptions, Caps, Floors and Bond Options

Associate, Spot Trader

Bank Leumi
01.2003 - 07.2006
  • Spot trader in the local Cross Shekel FX market
  • Managing the currency risk of Bank Leumi, largest market maker in Israel

Education

Master of Arts - Law

Netanya Academic College
Israel
04.2023

Diploma - Chinese

Fudan University
Shanghai, China
06.2003

Bachelor of Arts - Economics And East Asian Studies

Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
06.2002

Languages

Hebrew
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
French
Intermediate (B1)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Beginner (A1)

Timeline

Director of Business Development and Sales

NAV Consulting Inc.
06.2022 - Current

Managing Partner

Yasoor Fund
07.2017 - 03.2022

Director, Head of Israel Onshore Trading

Barclays Bank
05.2009 - 01.2015

VP, Global Markets, Rates Trader

Deutsche Bank
07.2006 - 05.2009

Associate, Spot Trader

Bank Leumi
01.2003 - 07.2006

Master of Arts - Law

Netanya Academic College

Diploma - Chinese

Fudan University

Bachelor of Arts - Economics And East Asian Studies

Tel Aviv University
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