6. A Look at the History of Trade Finance with Dominic Broom

In Episode 6, Nic sits down with Dominic Broom, a trade finance veteran with over 25 years’ experience. Dominic is a member of the International Chamber of Commerce executive committee and sits on the board of the UK’s Institute of Export. He has also written a number of white papers on the future of transactional banking. Dominic discusses the history of trade finance, looks at the impact of the current COVID crisis on the sector, and talks about the attractiveness of trade finance as an asset class. Founded in 2012, Skadi Limited is a company focused on business integrity. We strive to help our clients improve overall efficiency utilising our in-depth market knowledge and expertise. After decades of experience gained at major global institutions, our goal is to pass on the many lessons learnt and solve problems where ever we find them. Skadi employees are senior professionals, drawn from front-line roles in Trading, Sales, Structuring, Market Risk, Capital Markets, Finance, Operations and Research functions. Their deep understanding of market practices means the team are highly skilled in looking beyond just the data, processes and procedures to identify and mitigate key areas of risk. Skadi are industry leaders in complex wholesale financial investigations and also provide independent market expertise, advice and training to control function areas at regulated firms within the financial markets. The team have wide ranging product knowledge, with a number of professionals having worked in overseas jurisdictions. Law firms regularly rely on our subject matter expertise for litigation support, dispute resolution and expert witness testimony. We also provide detailed training on a broad range of products and regulations to improve overall client understanding in a number of sectors. www.skadilimited.com