Dr. Francesco Mandalà

Executive Director, Fund Selection Unit • Conduct analysis and due diligence on fixed income strategies • Design and implementation of Equal-Contribution to Risk (ECR) approach for fixed income portfolios • Develop econometric methodologies for forecasting interest rates and identify fixed income risk premia • Advise selected clients on portfolio allocation and instruments’ selection • Deliver economic analysis to the JB Weekly Economics Call, chaired by JB Chief Economist

Portfolio Manager of UBS Multi Manager Credit Portfolios (MMA) • PM of UBS multi-manager funds: US Multi Credit, European Multi Credit, Global FI Fund, used as fixed income modules across UBS mandates • Development and management of fixed income risk management tools • Design and implementation of Equal-Contribution to Risk approach for fixed income mandates • Design and implementation of modular approach used across UBS mandates for private and institutional clients • Analysis of fixed income funds

Senior Fixed Income Fund Analyst • Conduct analysis and due diligence on fixed income strategies • Advise selected clients on portfolio allocation and instruments’ selection

Country Risk Analyst / Risk Manager • Country analyst for Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand • Responsible for quantitative issues related to country risk measurement, including country stress loss calculations and reporting • Development of econometric models for the estimation of stressed risk parameters for UBS group stress testing calculations and reporting

Statistician • Project Manager of the Financial Markets Databank Project. • Responsible for econometric analysis of financial markets. Designed a framework for the measurement of Euro area market volatility. • Organize and prepare background analysis for ECB senior officials

Economist • Responsible for the analysis of the Italian banking sector. Contribute to the Banking Outlook section of external research publications • Design and maintain econometric models of the Italian banking sector supporting the bank's budgeting decisions • Preparing briefing documents and speeches for the members of the Executive Board and of the senior management of the bank

Assistant to the Chair of Public Finance