Financial markets consultancy
Boutique expertise in FICC markets combined with a pragmatic, outcome focused approach specific to the needs of each client.
Strategic consultancy and advisory
Hilltop Walk Consulting delivers innovative but practical solutions, and helps develop procedures and guidelines to navigate changing market conditions.
Fixed Income, Currencies (FX), Commodities, and Carbon Markets.
Conduct
Effectively managing conflicts of interest to ensure fair client outcomes.
Expectations on market makers have changed from participating in efficient markets to demonstrating that they are operating fairly.
We develop practitioner led principles that are complemented with interactive scenario-based training sessions.
Technology
Technology solutions that effectively and efficiently deliver business requirements.
Clear communication and understanding from both business users and technology teams is essential. We have industry experience on both sides, developing and delivering front to back office solutions. We work cross-functionally in an organisation to ensure the desired business outcomes are achieved.
Strategy
Identifying and executing the right growth opportunities for each business.
We build deep partnerships with our clients so that we understand them and what differentiates them from their competitors.
Growth can be genuinely additive and innovative to both the markets business and its clients.
Data
We believe data is crucial to decision making and help our clients understand how to organise and use their data effectively.
As with technology, a cross-functional business approach is required to define a data and analytics strategy. We work with clients to reach practical solutions that enable a data-driven culture.
Change
Delivering change through understanding, partnership, and strategic considerations.
Successful change requires the combination of a clear vision and strategy, and the necessary understanding and buy-in from all functions of the business. We help clients articulate objectives to all relevant internal and external stakeholders, and also gather the necessary information from those stakeholders to ensure success
Startup Advisory
Injecting industry experience and expertise to early stage companies.
Startups can benefit from our industry experience and network across financial markets. Additionally we contribute to business strategy and product development, and assist CTO and COO functions.
Expertise for businesses of all size
We work with Tier 1 banks, regional banks, industry bodies, market infrastructure providers, Fintechs, startups, software firms, brokers, and more. Financial markets businesses can take many forms and we tailor our approach to the needs of the client.
At Hilltop Walk Consulting we solve problems and improve outcomes
Who we are
We have decades of industry experience leading Technology, Operations, Trading, and Business Management Teams. We have built Change programs responding to some of the biggest market challenges including Dodd-Frank, EMIR, Volcker, Brexit, and LIBOR transition.
Our Approach
We work cross-functionally, leveraging our diverse experiences across financial markets to communicate effectively with all departments and levels to build consensus. We avoid re-inventing the wheel and prefer pragmatic solutions.
What we do
Whether it is conduct, strategy, technology, data or a combined change program, we form long term partnerships with our clients and solve problems with solutions focused on outcomes.
Our Culture
We are inquisitive. We take a listen-first approach to understand how we can help our clients and why markets function and processes operate. We work inclusively with our colleagues and our clients to collectively get to the best possible outcome.
