David J. Mitchell
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David J. Mitchell is from Singapore. David J. is currently Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Auctus Metal Portfolios, located in Singapore. David J. also works as Founder, Non-Executive Director at Indigo Precious Metals Group, a job David J. has held since Aug 2014. In David J.'s previous role as a Regional Director of Asia at Baird & Co. Ltd, David J. worked in Singapore until Aug 2020. Prior to joining Baird & Co. Ltd, David J. was a Director at Family Finance & Trust, Financial Market Analyst and held the position of Director at Europe & Asia. Prior to that, David J. was a Director, Chief Dealer & Proprietary Trader at Bayerische Hypo – und Vereinsbank AG, based in London, United Kingdom from Jun 2000 to Jun 2007. David J. started working as Director, Chief Dealer / Manager of G10 Desk at HSBC Global Banking and Markets in Hong Kong in May 1997. From Jun 1993 to Apr 1997, David J. was Director, Chief Dealer of FX G10 Desk at NationsBank NA, based in Singapore. Prior to that, David J. was a Senior Dealer, Sterling Trader at Swiss Bank Corporation, based in London, United Kingdom from Nov 1991 to Jun 1993. David J. started working as Dealer, Exotic Currencies & Sterling at Hill Samuel Bank Ltd. in London, United Kingdom in Apr 1989.
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David J. Mitchell's current jobs
Auctus Metal Portfolios is a physical precious metal management system that balances clients’ metal holdings between Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium and Rhodium. Our client's physical metal portfolio is optimally weighted and actively managed using Auctus’ proprietary algorithms which are designed to maximise client returns: Annualised Compound Return on Investment of +37.59% since 1 January 2016 (as of 31 December 2022). We assist clients looking to diversify their portfolios and find a safe haven to preserve and grow their wealth during this economic crisis, delivering safe & superior investment returns. www.auctusmetals.com
Established IPM Group on a strong financial footing with senior industry partners combining many decades of experience and deep expertise in financial markets. Incorporated to trade and deal in Singapore, Malaysia and world wide. IPM offers their customers the most fluid and accessible methods of purchasing precious metals in five separate currencies (US$ , Euro, Sterling, SGD and MYR). Value-added options include multiple payment methods and ultra secure storage facilities in Singapore’s Le Freeport. IPM Group offers customers around the World the opportunity to buy into fully allocated physical precious metals and stored within Singapore Le Freeport, zero-rated for tax purposes. • Business Model: To supply and deliver a wide product range of precious metals directly to the customer’s domestic or commercial address by fully insured courier service. • Storage: Option to store physical metals in fully allocated holdings within Singapore’s FreePort ultra secure facility. • Capital: Fully paid up capital, non-inclusive of copyright and E-commerce site assets. Companies recently incorporated in Singapore and Malaysia under the banner of IPM Group.
David J. Mitchell's past jobs
Regional Director of Asia Build and support APAC distributor network on behalf of the Baird Mint Group, supporting and advising on new product lines, full inventory logistical management across Asia. Inventory management and development, negotiations and contractual agreements with vaulting agents and logistic shipments across the region. Sales & Marketing brand build to fully support the growing client base covering Baird distributor network, financial institutions, exchanges and ETF metal requirements, HNWI's, Family Trusts. I still hold an executive advisory role over IPM Group as its Founder, and fully support the client base in all their requirements.
• Managed a number of family office investment portfolios since 2007 across various asset classes and markets. • Generated a 100% return on investment during the 2007/09 crisis. • Author to several financial market reports and analytical studies. • Established precious metal trader. Substantially expanded customer base with several private and family office investors, leading onto an expanded private investor base. • Established an Asia-pacific based multi-asset class investment portfolio and infrastructure framework for a European Family Office.
Recruited to initially head up the Yen portfolio against various Currencies. After a couple of years in London I was asked to take on the role of Chief Dealer of FX in Singapore and then Hong Kong for 2 years to broaden the desks product offering and increase communication channels to the respective regional sales desks and reorganize / refocus the team. Fully supported with the trading and risk inputs for the E-commerce platform. Returned back to the UK in 2005 to head up the proprietary trading European desk.
Headhunted to Hong Kong with HSBC. Initially hired as a co-chief dealer to manage the risk in the EMS & Scandinavian currencies. Substantially exceeded years trading budget. Promoted to take a more managerial role of the overall G10 desk to ensure desk achieved yearly budgets and continued communication with the customer and institutional sales desks.
Joined Nationsbank London to head up and develop and the EMS desk. After substantially surpassing my yearly budgets and recruiting 3 senior traders to build an effective team, I was asked to relocate to Singapore and head up the FX G10 desk. I Worked closely with the treasurer in interviewing and recruiting staff to build up a successful business.
Covered Sterling, actively traded interbank Stg/Sfr, Stg/Dem, Stg/Yen and Cable. Also quoted all corporate interest in all Sterling based currency pairs. Grew role to include managing a small team in an extremely busy environment. · Quoted aggressive pricing in very volatile markets in Sterling to all corporate & interbank interest. · Regularly ran very large positions in the markets across a range of currency pairs
· Built sizeable forward books in the Scandinavian Currencies. · Surpassed budget expectations regularly in a 2-man team. · Quoting all exotic currency pairs outright and spot. · Promoted to senior dealer and transferred to run the Stg/Dem book.
Member of a team of three on the Sterling Money Book. Actively trading in the short dates and generally taking an active role on the desk. Agreement of short dated Sterling position throughout the day with the cashiers. General dealing knowledge of Sterling Forward Rate Agreements, Futures and CD’s