About me

Originally from Sault Ste. Marie in Ontario, Canada, financial expert Tosh Burns moved to London after spending a year there earning his Master of Law degree from the University of Oxford, Christ Church College. Prior to this, Tosh Burns also studied economics as an undergraduate at McGill University in Montreal and completed both a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Business Administration from York University in Toronto. After moving to London, Tosh Burns quickly found work in the field of corporate law, serving as a lawyer for the offices of Clifford Chance. With this company, Tosh Burns specialized in international securitizations, a form of cross-border finance in which assets are isolated from their affiliations in order to decrease costs while also raising funds. In 1998, Tosh Burns moved on to derivative products such as swaps, options, and futures by becoming an Associate for the Derivative Products Group of Morgan Stanley. Three years later, Tosh Burns continued to add to his business experience by exploring collateralized debt obligation, or CDOs, as the Director in charge of Debt Finance for the corporate banking firm Societe Generale. He would continue his work with CDOs in 2003 as the Executive Director of Debt Capital Markets for the London department of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Most recently, Tosh Burns worked with the European branch of the Bank of America, acting as their Managing Director of Structured Credit Products. In this capacity, Tosh Burns designed and translated investment strategies based on commodities, indices, and foreign currencies. To do this, Tosh Burns utilized his extensive professional relationships throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. When not working, Tosh Burns is an avid golfer and downhill skier. He also enjoys practicing yoga, playing guitar, and spending time with his wife and two young children.

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