COMPETENCE FINANCE Corporate brochure
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At COMPETENCE FINANCE, we are dedicated to serve our clients with a full range of services from macro-‐financial analysis to risk advisory and corporate training. Our core values are excellence and integrity. We strive every day to meet and exceed our clients expectations, helping them achieve their long term strategic objectives." Alexandre Kateb Founder and Managing Director
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COMPETENCE FINANCE Corporate brochure
- 1. Strategic thinking, tangible results.
- 2. "At COMPETENCE FINANCE, we are dedicated to serve our clients with a full range of services from macro-‐8inancial analysis to risk advisory and corporate training. Our core values are excellence and integrity. We strive every day to meet and exceed our clients expectations, helping them achieve their long term strategic objectives." Alexandre Kateb Founder and Managing Director BIOGRAPHY Alexandre Kateb is a recognized expert in economic and financial analysis, strategic consulting and risk advisory for governments, financial institutions and non-‐financial corporations. He published a book in French on the largest emerging economies – the BRICs – titled “Les nouvelles puissances mondiales. Pourquoi les BRIC changent le monde” (Ellipses, 2011). He lectures in international economics and finance at Paris Institute for Political Studies (Sciences Po Paris). Before founding COMPETENCE FINANCE, Alexandre held positions as an economist and strategist at EXANE BNP PARIBAS, and as a banking supervisor at the BANK OF FRANCE. Prior to that he worked as a consultant in corporate strategy for ACCENTURE. Alexandre graduated from ECOLE CENTRALE PARIS with a Master in Financial engineering, and from SCIENCES PO PARIS with a Master in Economics and Political science. THE BOOK A multidimensional analysis of the challenges and investment opportunities in the world's largest emerging markets : the BRIC countries. "The BRIC countries are an increasing key driver of much of the world economy and its markets. Despite considerable issues facing many of them, and for world governance going forward, Alexandre's book discusses many of the pertinent issues that need to be understood." Jim O'Neill, Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management 2
- 3. Macro -‐ 8inancial analysis « We are very grateful to Financial risk Sovereign risk Real economy COMPETENCE FINANCE for helping us to understand the complex interactions between Monetary Fiscal Growth sovereign risk, the real economy policy analysis outlook and the financial sector in the Eurozone » Debt In8lation Allan Goldstein, Cooper Investors Banking risk sustainability forecast (Australia, AUM : A$5billion) The nexus between sovereign risk, financial markets and the real economy The economic and financial crisis that burst The Eurozone debt crisis is the most in 2007-‐2008 has broken the traditional evident illustration of these complex relations that held together financial interactions between “too big to fail” institutions (banks, insurance companies, financial institutions, profligate sovereign pension funds), governments, non-‐financial entities and cash-‐constrained corporates corporates and households. The Lehman and households that are embarked in a bankruptcy in October 2008 and the painful deleveraging process. failures of other financial Behemoths were followed by a major fall-‐out in real estate In this context, we help our clients adapt prices and financial markets across the their business models and their strategy major developed economies, and by a full-‐ to the “New normal” by providing tailored blown global economic recession. research and analysis: As a side effect of the crisis, the policy Macro stress-‐testing and systemic measures taken by Governments all over risk evaluation the world in 2009 revealed some weak Monetary policy analysis and fiscal positions and the hidden sovereign impact on financial markets and banking liabilities (sometimes Monitoring of sovereign, banking compounded by fraud as in Greece). and corporate risks 3
- 4. Investment strategy research The quest for yield in an uncertain world Oil In times of uncertainty there is a tendency for Real investors to favor safe-‐haven assets such as estate Emerging gold and well rated government bonds. In this Markets context, capital preservation is indeed preferred to yield generation. However, this FX rational strategy from an individual investor perspective, may prove to be unsustainable as the glut of risk-‐averse investors drives the Gold prices of these assets to unsustainable levels. Therefore, we believe that portfolio around the world. We deliver tailor-‐made diversification, in terms of asset classes, research on the following subjects: investment vehicles and geography remains Assets valuation and correlation the most efficient way for achieving robust analysis returns while ensuring capital preservation. Investment strategy auditing and benchmarking Through a rigorous analytical research Research on key emerging markets framework, we provide the strategic (BRICS and beyond) insights needed to make the most out of the Research on emerging investment diversification opportunities that exist trends Investment Emerging • Equities strategy themes • BRICS • Bonds • Conventional • MENA • Carbon 8inance • Commodities • Alternative • ASEAN • Islamic 8inance • FX • Core-‐Satellite • SRI Emerging Asset classes markets 4
- 5. Risk management advisory Credit risk « COMPETENCE FINANCE undertook an independent assessment of LCH.Clearnet SA risk management framework (collateral management, Liquidity Business risk cash equities margining) and brought risk Integrated value through relevant and business-‐ risk oriented recommendations.” management Vincent Gros, General Secretary, LCH CLEARNET SA Market Op. risk risk A holistic approach to risk management In the past, risk management has often been built in accordance with regulatory perceived by financial institutions as a recommendations and industry best costly activity primarily driven by practices can be a source of critical regulatory requirements. However, The competitive advantage. We help our unfolding of events in the wake of the global clients achieve this advantage through the financial crisis showcased the huge impact following services : that inadequate risk management Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) procedures and methodologies can have on auditing the solvency and profitability of a business. Risk modelling and model auditing and validation In contrast, an efficient risk management Implementation of risk mitigation framework, integrated at the firm level and and hedging procedures Risk Risk auditing mitigation Risk modelling 5
- 6. Training in banking and 8inance Capital Risk Accounting Asset markets Management & Auditing Management Our training catalog comprises 30 courses in the above mentioned areas, created by professional trainers with 5+ years of experience in their subject Keeping pace with change The global financial industry is undergoing substantial changes due to dramatic increases in regulatory pressure, rapidly changing macro conditions and a new, tougher, competitive environment. More than ever, to keep pace with these Expert transformations, financial institutions Intermediate need well-‐trained professionals that can handle these evolutions. Entry level To help our clients cope with these new Basel III EMIR challenges we provide the following services : Classroom training courses based on Sukuk our extensive training catalog IFRS 9 valuation In-‐house training seminars tailored to meet the specific needs of our clients Dim sum Distant-‐learning courses and webinars bonds UCITS V on key subjects Self-‐paced learning modules to prepare for professional exams 6