DANIELLE NICOLA NEEFF
Dubai
Summary
I love challenging opportunities within organizations with great potential for growth and advancement where I can demonstrate, utilize and strengthen my abilities and skills while developing new ones. I enjoy participating in work that is policy driven, demands analytical thinking and decision making and requires intellectual judgment under time constraints.
Banking professional with 18 years of relevant experience covering the financial markets, Treasury Dealing Room (Front Office), Middle Office and Back Office Operations. Chartered Financial Analyst - Passed all levels of the CFA Exam Program in the first attempt in 2022. Cleared Financial Risk Management (FRM- I) Exam in Nov’2024. Worked with RAK BANK and EMIRATES NBD, Dubai in the Treasury Middle Office and Market Risk. Worked with KBC Bank, Mumbai as a Treasury Dealer in the Integrated Treasury Function.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Vice President – Treasury Middle Office and Market Risk
RAK BANK
Dubai
2017.03 - 2026.05
- Demonstrated exceptional leadership trajectory with an accelerated series of Merit Based Promotions at RAKBANK — from Analyst (2017) to Senior Analyst (2019), Assistant Manager (2021), Associate Vice President (2022), and ultimately Vice President (2025) — reflecting consistent high performance, cross-functional impact, and trusted stewardship of critical risk responsibilities.
- Co-managing a team of 7 staff, my responsibilities include:
- Undertake Independent Valuation of Financial Instruments – FX, Derivative, Fixed Income Bonds and Equity deals undertaken by Treasury Front Office.
- Monitor and Measure Trading and Investment Policy Limits / Exposures/Risks pertaining to Treasury front office and timely escalation of the Breaches/Alert Triggers to Senior Management.
- Responsible for Collateral Management and monitoring the Daily margin calls arising from derivative and FX Forward deal’s undertaken with Corporate Clients/Interbank counterparties.
- Responsible for daily P&L attribution analysis across various asset classes - FX Spot/Forwards, FX Swaps, Futures, Options, Interest Rate Swaps, Carry Trade/Arbitrage trades, Total Return swap/Leveraged trades.
- Preparation of the Market Risk Dashboard and reporting alerts to the Management as per Investment Policy.
- Annual Review of the Group Investment and Trading Policy and Counterparty Credit Risk Policy.
- Preparation and review of the Investment Committee Pack and recording of the minutes / Board Risk Committee (BRC) presentations and other general risk related items to the Bank's Management Committee.
- Conduct of the Investment Committee meetings on a timely basis and preparation of all the necessary documents and recording of the minutes on a timely basis.
- Expertise in Internal CVA P&L Modelling to accurately incorporate Counterparty Credit Exposure.
- Expertise in Regulatory SA-CCR and SA-CVA Capital Charge computations and Pillar 3 disclosures.
- Facilitate in setting up of the Group Risk Appetite framework and periodic reporting of the same.
- Report to Central Bank UAE on the monthly Marginal Lending Facility (ILF).
- Lead the Implementation of a new Treasury System - Front Arena and UAT & validation of all deals into the new Treasury system.
- Lead the implementation of the Market Risk Automation project delivery project using Power BI tools.
- Liaise with the various stakeholders such as Group Internal Audit, Treasury Front Office, Enterprise Risk Team, Operational Risk, Finance, IT Projects team and resolve their queries related to Market Risk.
- Using Power BI, I have designed Management dashboards and reports resulting in greater efficiency for decision making.
Treasury Analyst
EMIRATES NBD
Dubai
2015.12 - 2016.12
- Monitoring and reconciling bank’s FX net open positions. Ensure accuracy of FX deal flows from branch systems to Treasury trading systems.
- Preparing Miscellaneous Treasury MIS Reports
- Reporting internal and external customer mark to market valuations on a weekly and monthly basis.
- On contract basis
Treasury Dealer- Integrated Treasury
KBC BANK NV
Mumbai
2008.08 - 2015.12
- Forex Market:
- Quoting USD/INR Rates for Merchant Forward Contracts & Covering of trades in the Inter-Bank Market.
- Undertaking FX SWAPS –Buy/Sell Swaps and Sell/Buy Swaps for funding the Banks balance sheet optimally.
- Availing of Arbitrage Opportunities (Carry Trades) between Forex Market/Money Market and Investments.
- Monitoring of Treasury FX Limits for Interbank counterparties and Customers.
- Computation of Counterparty mark to Market Movements and Potential Future exposures – Banks and Customers.
- Monitoring of the Settlement Guarantee Fund (SGF) for the various business segments and funding of Margin Calls and Collateral Shortfalls with Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL).
- Money Market:
- Maintained Statutory Reserves-CRR/SLR and managed Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Operations.
- Undertaking - Repo/Reverse Repo with RBI
- Undertaking Head Office USD borrowings for funding of bank’s loan portfolio
- Pricing of INR Term Deposits
- Investments:
- Invested in Treasury Bills on RBI’s Negotiated Dealing System – Order Matching Segment/ Auction platforms.
- Invested in Government Securities and optimising returns on investments.
- Identified Optimal Investment opportunities for Banks capital and subordinated debt deployment.
- Miscellaneous Activities:
- Participated in the ALCO (Asset Liability committee) meetings of the Bank and liaised with the Head Office officials in Belgium.
- Dissemination of Treasury market related data to the management and clients in a timely manner
- Liaised with other Banks for Setting up Inter-Bank Professional Limits.
- Submitted various MIS reports related to Treasury Performance to the Senior management.
- Effective management of the risks within the Treasury Front Office to ensure compliance with applicable internal policies and Central Bank regulations.
- (Erstwhile ANTWERP DIAMOND BANK NV)
Team Member in Back Office
JP MORGAN CHASE
2005.05 - 2006.08
- Preparation of all types of SWIFT Messages MT202, MT103, MT199
- Handling corporate customer queries and front office queries regarding settlement of Forex trades.
Education
Master of Management Studies (M.M.S) - FINANCE
University of Mumbai
05.2008
Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com) -
University of Mumbai
Certification
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) - Cleared all 3 levels of the CFA Program in 2022 in 1st Attempt.
- Cleared FRM-I Exam in Nov 2024
- Cleared ‘ACI International Dealing Exam’ in May 2010 by Association Cambiste International (ACI).
- Cleared the ‘Diploma in Treasury, Investment and Risk Management’ conducted by the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF) in December 2009
Accomplishments
- Always held an ‘A+ / Distinction grade’ throughout my academic career in school and in college.
- Ranked 1st in Xavier Institute of Management & Research (XIMR) at the Master of Management Studies (M.M.S) Examination.
- Awarded a Certificate of Merit and a Gold Medal for securing the 1st position in M.M.K College at the HSC Board Exam.
- Awarded a National Scholarship Certificate by the Maharashtra Government for securing the 15th rank in Maharashtra State at the HSC Exam with 86.83%.
Trainings and Workshops
- Attended a Training on Advanced FX & MM conducted by EIBFS (Dubai) in March 2017.
- Attended the Forex Bourse Course (Mock trading sessions) conducted by Bank of India in Feb 2009
- Attended a Bombay Stock Exchange Program on Foreign Exchange Risk Management in Sept 2008
PERSONAL SNIPPETS
- Date of Birth: 10th September 1984
- Nationality: Indian
- Visa Type: Golden Visa Holder
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
Vice President – Treasury Middle Office and Market Risk
RAK BANK
2017.03 - 2026.05
Treasury Analyst
EMIRATES NBD
2015.12 - 2016.12
Treasury Dealer- Integrated Treasury
KBC BANK NV
2008.08 - 2015.12
Team Member in Back Office
JP MORGAN CHASE
2005.05 - 2006.08
Master of Management Studies (M.M.S) - FINANCE
University of Mumbai
Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com) -
University of Mumbai