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Peter Howard Joins Braver Stern as MD and Head Trader
Braver Stern Securities, an independent broker-dealer, announced today that Peter Howard has joined the firm as a Managing Director and Head Trader of CDOs, CLOs and esoteric asset-backed securities. According to a oppress statement, Howard has “extensive experience in specialized asset-backed securities products, and will be instrumental in developing these business lines at Braver Stern.”
Joseph Valentine, head of fixed income trading, comments: “The addition of Peter is another step towards our goal of growing the firm by building out strategic business lines with the addition of talented people. We are extremely pleased to have Peter join us to develop our capabilities in this important market segment. Peter’s experience and insights will be extremely valuable to our clients.” "The opportunity to join Braver Stern’s experienced and well-respected team was an extremely appealing one,” says Howard in the same press statement. “I look forward to working with them to help to grow the business, expand the existing platform and continue their current success." Before joining Braver Stern, Howard served as head trader for all securitized products at Cross Point Capital. Prior to that, he spent three years with Peloton Partners as a partner and head of the Peloton ABS Master Fund. Howard previously served as director of portfolio optimization at Dresdner Bank in London, and began his career as a VP and ABS Portfolio Manager at BNP Paribas.
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