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DAVID FALLICO

Toronto,Ontario

Summary

Experienced and results-driven portfolio manager with excellent client and project management skills. Action-oriented to communicate effectively with technology, executive and business audiences.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Associate Portfolio Manager, Portfolio Solutions

RBC Global Asset Management
01.2022 - Current
  • Maintain oversight and management over Portfolio solution products, a collection of Fund of Funds totaling 99 Funds and $190B in AUM highlighted by one of the largest mutual funds in Canada the RBC Select Balanced Fund.
  • Maintain thorough communication among 18 investment teams globally ranging from 40 different investment strategies.
  • Direct involvement in all areas of the product life cycle. Operations, Investment Policy, Compliance, Portfolio Construction and cash management.
  • Direct involvement in implementing asset allocation views concluded by our Investment Policy Committees by modelling changes and applying across portfolios. The process is done through a collection of automated procedures and personally established internally constructed safeguards.
  • Having oversight over such a large collection of funds requires a robust management overview process. In a addition to having developed much of the current trading procedures, I am currently taking the lead to enhance trading procedures that will effectively streamline the entire process and remove onboarding barriers.
  • Close interaction with the firms Portfolio Managers, FX trading desk and Head Economist, Performance, Equity traders and Trade Support Group.
  • Complete Coordinating and execution of the firm’s asset mix decisions by establishing trade amounts and corresponding impact across underlying fund holdings.
  • Produce extensive macro economic content in conjunction with Senior Strategy Analysts to be used by the Risk and Investment Policy Committees in their asset mix decisions.

Senior Fund Analyst

RBC Global Asset Management
01.2020 - 01.2022
  • Received an RBC Performance on the spot award for reducing the Investment Mandate turnover process from a three -week completion process to one week, through establishing an organized hierarchal procedure to be followed by all Junior Fund Analysts
  • Designed an automated process using the interplay of functions between Bloomberg and Visual Basic Editor
  • The process is used for the monthly Reconciliation of all RBC’s Mutual Funds with Custodian accounts and utilized by Internal Safekeeping and External Auditors in the certification of RBC’s financial statements.

Investment Solution Analyst

RBC Global Asset Management
05.2015 - 01.2020
  • Defined and documented scope of projects for distribution to team.
  • Streamlined project delivery for increased efficiency through effective collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Evaluated existing systems for improvement opportunities, recommending enhancements that led to increased operational efficiency.
  • Researched and adopted new technologies to add value to existing offerings.

Fund Accountant

RBC Global Asset Management
01.2011 - 01.2013
  • Within a year of being hired, became the leader of the Investment Policy Mandate Task group, administering the compliance check on over 150 funds
  • Prepared and Analyzed Credit Risk Reports for all Fixed Income Funds used in semi -annual and annual financial Statements
  • Internal and External Auditors use statements as verification in the finalizing of RBC GAM’s Financial Statements.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) - Finance & Economics

Rotman Commerce, University of Toronto
06.2010

Skills

  • Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Excel VBA
  • Bloomberg Terminal Protocols
  • Tableau
  • Charles River
  • E-Lab Portfolio Management software
  • BNY Mellon Eagle Investment Accounting
  • Python

Volunteer Other Experiences

Co-Founder and Treasurer/ FullHealth Children’s Charity, 2012, Present, Selected by Johnson & Johnson as one of three Charities to participate in their firm wide Employee contribution plan with donations totaling approximately $30,000.

Education Certifications

  • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), CFA Institute, 2012, 2014
  • Rotman Commerce, University of Toronto St. Michaels College, 2006, 2010, Bachelor of Commerce: Specialist in Finance and Economics, University of Toronto Admission Scholarship for achieving an average of greater than 90%, Douglas A. Gordon Award: Recognizing exceptional academic excellence and athletic prowess

Languages

Italian

Certification

  • CFA - Chartered Financial Analyst, CFA Institute, 2014
  • CAIA - Alternative Investment Analyst Charter, CAIA Association, 2020

Timeline

Associate Portfolio Manager, Portfolio Solutions

RBC Global Asset Management
01.2022 - Current

Senior Fund Analyst

RBC Global Asset Management
01.2020 - 01.2022

Investment Solution Analyst

RBC Global Asset Management
05.2015 - 01.2020

Fund Accountant

RBC Global Asset Management
01.2011 - 01.2013

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) - Finance & Economics

Rotman Commerce, University of Toronto
  • CFA - Chartered Financial Analyst, CFA Institute, 2014
  • CAIA - Alternative Investment Analyst Charter, CAIA Association, 2020
DAVID FALLICO