Urs Bernegger

Planned, built, and ran the world's first fully regulated Digital Asset (Crypto) Bank and Securities Dealer.

• Focused on building and heading Trading and Investment Solutions Division of SEBA.
• Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth.
• Directed market expansions to propel business forward, meet changing customer needs.
• Acted as Deputy CEO, Member of Asset and Liability Committee

Independent strategy advisory for fiat currency- and crypto currency market participants, as well as for Fintech Disrupter.

• Advised and implemented solutions on Electronic trading/Best Execution/TCA/Trade Surveillance
• Acted as expert witness and consultant in litigation intelligence for Global Foreign Exchange cases.

Ran all aspects of the Foreign Exchange & Precious Metals Trading Operation, including sales, client advisory, trading, risk management and general management

• Built an FX setup, highly efficient, scalable and risk-optimized, moving from voice dealing to electronic trading with Straight Through Processing and integration of the structured products desk via API.
• Developed and launched a unique offering centered on a broker-dealer model as a strategic service adjacency to Vontobel's traditional market-maker/desk-execution model
• Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service
• Demonstrated a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks
• Proven ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex problems

Engaged in investment management and trading in G10 currencies and precious metals for proprietary book and clients.

Exercised leadership roles of increasing responsibility in foreign exchange operations over a 17-year career with the UBS investment banking franchise, culminating in global management responsibility for FX spot and precious metals trading.

• Through the transformation of the trading unit, helped establish UBS as one of the world's largest foreign exchange trading banks.
• P&L responsibility for the trading business globally. Delivered leadership levels of net profit of between 280 and 350 million USD annually.
• Managed all aspects of trading risks, such as allocation of risk limits, control of risk positions and initiation of appropriate mitigation actions.
• Advised top FX clients on strategy, including banks, hedge funds, mutual funds, retail aggregators, and corporations.

Recruited to provide expertise in cross currencies and a network to European market participants, as the group sought to grow its operation aggressively.

• Senior Trader FX Spot, focusing on Swiss Franc business

Following a banking apprenticeship at this distinguished Swiss private bank, advanced fast-track through a succession of Switzerland-based trading roles within the FX division, before being appointed to run the New York FX spot trading department.