Corporate Advisory
When a MD of Chase Bank in New York and London, Sykes was actively involved with new ideas and products. As such organized education internally (teaching executives how to understand and utilize these types of products) and for clients was a critical part of his activities. This continued with the reorganization of the management program of the Private Bank for Bankers Trust and CDC Asset Management. Education via articles, speeches, seminars, and corporate classes was an essential activity for him.
Upon leaving Wall Street this activity continued through corporate educational programs and advisory. His clients have not only been in North America but also the Middle East, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Client references are available.
Upon leaving Wall Street this activity continued through corporate educational programs and advisory. His clients have not only been in North America but also the Middle East, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Client references are available.
Selected Consulting & Advisory:
- Central Bank of Kazakhstan: 2006 - 2008
- FX Management: "Non-Public" 2009
- U.S. based Hedge Fund Asset Management Advisory: 2007 - 2008
- Corporate Risk Management: "Non-Public" 2007 - 2009
- Understanding Capital Markets: "Non-Public" 2007 - 2009
- Treasury Risk Management Consultation for a Major Financial Institution: 2009
- Understanding Derivatives markets: "Non-Public" Bahrain (December 2011)
- CME Foundations Symposium: New York (March 2012)
- Commodity Investing: CME Group, New York (September 2012)
Selected Corporate Education Materials:
- CME Group - 2012-12-04 - Foundation Research Seminar
- Outline for Senior Client Exec Cross Selling Seminar
- Demographics and Political Economic Trends "The Big Events"
- Adding Commodities Futures to an Equity Portfolio: Lessons from Markowitz Portfolio Optimization
- Growth Models and the Demographic Trap or "old folks do not buy stuff"
- China, Negative Interest Rates, and Economic Policy in a Turbulent World
- Possible Outline of Bank Course: General Offsite Version
- Risk Management As an Art: Some History
- Outline for Senior Client Exec Cross Selling Seminar: Program designed with a focus on Client Risks: Creating solutions through Bank Products
- Outline of Tailored 2-Day Risk Management Seminar (Follow Up to Capital Markets and Derivatives Seminar)
Selected Board Memberships:
- Beauchamp Financial
Advisory Board Chair - Washington Wealth Management
Advisory - Safe-Ports
- Laudisi Enterprises
- CDC Investment Management
Board of Directors, 2000-2002 - Various Hedge Funds
Various Board Memberships
Professional Associations:
- American Economic Association
- Royal Economic Association
- North American Economic & Financial Association, Director (1981-86)
CFA Society Invited Presentations:
- Cincinnati
- Victoria, Canada
- Sydney
- Kuala Lumpur
- Singapore
- Bangkok
- New Orleans
- Washington D.C.
- Tokyo
- Atlanta
- Cayman Islands
- Bahamas
- Western Michigan
- South Carolina
- Montana
- Little Rock
- "SIVs Explained"
- "The Big Events: Demographics and Democracy"
- "The Art of Risk Management"
- "What Happens when Correlations Go to One"