Robust Advisors, Inc. Structured Finance Consulting
Robust Advisors, Inc. Structured Finance Consulting
Over the past 17 years Mr. Castro has provided Expert Witness Services on matters in the Fixed Income and Structured Finance markets related to asset managers, banks, broker-dealers, corporations, hedge funds, insurance companies, issuers, investors, and trustees. He has provided assistance through expert reports, depositions, trial testimony, case strategy, market expertise, and research.
Dan has been involved in the Fixed Income and Structured Finance markets for over 35 years. Dan's experience includes deep knowledge of Asset Backed Securities (ABS), Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS), Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS), Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs), Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs), Asset Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP), Structured Investment Vehicles (SIVs), and other Structured Finance products. Dan has a particularly broad perspective on the market, having worked as a Strategist, Research Analyst, Quantitative Analyst, Investment Banker, Rating Agency Analyst, Investor, Collateral Manager, Fund Manager, Chief Investment Officer, Chief Credit Officer, Chief Risk Officer, and Salesman. Mr. Castro has been on both the sell-side and buy-side of the market, and has a thorough understanding of both the big picture as well as the nuances of the Fixed Income and Structured Finance markets. During the time he ran Merrill Lynch's Structured Finance Research Group, he was voted to the Institutional Investor All-America Fixed Income Research Team for 13 consecutive years and recognized for his expertise in ABS, MBS, CDOs, and Prepayments. He was the top-ranked research analyst for ABS Strategy.