Mattias Hammarqvist
Country Head Sweden
Lidingö
Summary
Achievements at Allfunds:
Established the Swedish Bank Branch of Allfunds Bank SAU
More than tripled the AuM in Sweden in 5 years overhauling the local competitor MFEX (from 12 billion EUR to 48 Billion EUR)
Successfully retained and migrated all the legacy clients of Nasdaq NFM over to Allfunds Platform
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Country Manager
Allfunds Bank Sweden Branch
11.2019 - Current
- Country Head Sweden of Allfunds Bank Sweden Branch, regulated by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority.
- The current Swedish organization consists of 8 employees and 2 contractors.
- We successfully transferred the legacy Full-Service clients from Nasdaq’s NFM system to Allfunds Platform during 2020-2021.
- Our client base in the Nordics have also grown significantly the last 5 years and we have more than tripled our AuM that now uses us as their primary trading partner for mutual funds (from appr 12 billion EUR to appr 48 Billion EUR).
- Main focus is to bring in new clients, service the existing clients and add value through our broad add-on services (Mainly Allfunds Navigator, ManCo services and Tech Solutions).
CEO
Nasdaq Broker Services AB
06.2017 - 10.2019
- Company Overview: CEO of Nasdaq Broker Services AB, an Investment Firm regulated by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority.
- The company had three main business areas: Core Back Office services, Regulatory Reporting and the Nordic Fund Market (mutual fund platform for fund distribution).
- The organization consisted of approximately 27 employees and 20 contractors.
- I headed the management team and reported to the Board of Directors with overall responsibility for Strategy, Operations, Business Development, Legal & Compliance, Sales & Marketing, Risk, Finance and HR.
- Responsible for ensuring client retention & new sales and making sure Nasdaq Broker Services and its clients were compliant with MiFID II (3rd Jan 2018).
- Main focus during 2018 was to drive the organization towards bringing in new clients to our core services and mutual fund platform as well as being compliant with CSDR and GDPR.
- We also focused on adopting part of our Fund Platform to Block chain technology.
- In 2019 we sold the Fund Platform business to Allfunds and made a carve-out of the Back Office Services and Regulatory Reporting business to other Nasdaq entities.
Vice President, Head of Sales & Account Management, Nordic Equities & Derivatives
Nasdaq
01.2007 - 06.2017
- Company Overview: Part of Nordic Equities Management Team and heavily involved in all aspects of the development of the Nasdaq Nordic market structure.
- Managed a team of 7 Key Account Managers based in Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen & Helsinki.
- Responsible for Cash Equity Market Share staying between 62-65 % (despite fierce competition since MiFID was introduced in 2007).
- Strong focus on client retention and building a strong relationship with the Nordic Broker community.
- P&L responsibility including yearly trading revenue of appr. 500 MSEK.
- Responsible for Nasdaq’s Buy side initiative and have a strong relationship with the Buy Side community in the Nordics.
- Chaired and managed all major Head of Trading/Equities forums in Stockholm and Copenhagen (Monthly Market place meeting).
- Responsible for pushing out our Smart Order Router service with appr 15 using the service.
- Responsible for pushing out our Algo suit service with 10 clients signed up and using the service.
- Negotiated and networked with peer Exchanges, Competitors, 3rd party suppliers and Industry Associations.
- Worked closely with Nasdaq Market Tech organization as an exchange expert and directly involved in pitching Tech Solutions and bid management towards other exchanges & clearinghouses and Banks & Brokers (Nasdaq Market Tech sells Exchange Technology worldwide).
Equity Sales
OMX
02.2005 - 01.2007
- Built up London KAM function between 2005-2007.
- Established a solid client relationship with Banks/Broker based in London within our Equity Trading unit and was responsible for all of our Member Sales/relationships in London.
Market Data Sales
OMX
08.2004 - 02.2005
- Managed appr. 40 European Market Data customers (Nordics and London mainly).
Business Development
OMX
08.2000 - 08.2004
- Specializing in building up the ETF market in Sweden (OMX started and owned XACT Fonder and sold it to SHB in 2004).
- Worked extensively with product development for our ETF’s both as Project Manager and as a specialist (I was an outsourced resource to the ETF Fund Company that OMX owned and operated at the time).
- Analyzing potential new products (going from a single OMX S30 ETF to also launching an SBX ETF), engage with Market Makers and overall project management work.
- Worked on various OMX Corporate deals (OMX bought Helsinki Stock Exchange, Copenhagen Stock Exchange, Iceland Stock Exchange and the Baltic Exchanges).
- Also worked with the NOREX alliance bring the Nordic Markets closer together both via a shared system (SAXESS) and a common rule book (NMR).
Trainee
Atkins
11.1999 - 06.2000
- Technical auditing: member of the project team auditing and monitoring ADTRANZ delivery to the Danish National Rail Administration.
- Developed a train leasing solution for the Danish National Rail Administration.
Research Assistant
Copenhagen Business School
08.1999 - 11.1999
- Company Overview: Department of Industrial Economics and Strategy.
- Writing a teaching case based on research on the Governance structures in the consulting industry 'Brain Drain and employee ownership: the Case of PA-Consulting'.
- Writing a teaching case of the Danish IT-Industry in a micro economic perspective (not published).
- Department of Industrial Economics and Strategy.
Education
Management Essentials -
Wharton, University of Pennsylvania
01.2016 - 01.2017
MSc - Business Administration
Copenhagen Business School
01.1997 - 01.1999
BSc - Business Administration
Stockholm University
01.1994 - 01.1997
Certification
UGL 2012
Other
Swedish Navy, Military Service on the Submarine HMS UB Najad, 01/01/93, 12/31/94, UGL 2012, Swedsec License
Personal Information
- Citizenship: Swedish
- Number of Children: 2
- Date of Birth: 03/08/73
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
Country Manager
Allfunds Bank Sweden Branch
11.2019 - Current
CEO
Nasdaq Broker Services AB
06.2017 - 10.2019
Management Essentials -
Wharton, University of Pennsylvania
01.2016 - 01.2017
Vice President, Head of Sales & Account Management, Nordic Equities & Derivatives
Nasdaq
01.2007 - 06.2017
Equity Sales
OMX
02.2005 - 01.2007
Market Data Sales
OMX
08.2004 - 02.2005
Business Development
OMX
08.2000 - 08.2004
Trainee
Atkins
11.1999 - 06.2000
Research Assistant
Copenhagen Business School
08.1999 - 11.1999
MSc - Business Administration
Copenhagen Business School
01.1997 - 01.1999
BSc - Business Administration
Stockholm University
01.1994 - 01.1997
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