Bearning

Martin started his career in banking in 1994 as an MM&FX Treasury trader. Later he was appointed Treasury Director and Chairman of ALCO at a subsidiary of an international banking group. In 2007, Martin founded a consulting company. Later, Bearning expanded its activities to include professional banking education in the areas of ALM & Treasury, financial markets, risk management, fintech and digitalization. Martin holds several degrees and qualifications: Ing. (equivalent to M.Sc.) from the Slovak Technical University, ACI Dipl. (ACI Dipl.) from the Financial Markets Association, Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA)® and Certified Banking & Credit Analyst (CBCA)™ and Capital Markets & Securities Analyst (CMSA)® from the Corporate Finance Institute.

Michal graduated from Comenius University in 2005 with a degree in economics and financial mathematics. Since graduation he has worked for an international banking group in Central Europe as an ALM analyst. In 2009 Michal co-founded QuantALM - Quantitative Asset Liability Management team that developed the QuantPlan tool - a strategy and scenario based modelling system that banks can use to plan and manage their balance sheets. In addition, Michal broadened his education and is a CFA charterholder.