Ines G. del Mazo | Selected Work

CAPITAL MARKETS & FINANCIAL SYSTEM DESIGN

Worked across sovereign debt markets, banking systems, derivatives, and financial market infrastructure with a focus on how liquidity, risk, and collateral interact
Advised regulators and central banks on capital markets development, financial stability frameworks, and market infrastructure design across 30+ countries
Contributed to assessments of central counterparties (CCPs) under international standards (PFMI-IOSCO), focusing on margining systems, default management, and systemic risk transmission
Monitored global financial conditions across rates, equities, and credit markets to assess macro-financial stability and stress
Contributed to Financial Stability Board, G20, and World Bank publications on correspondent banking, long-term finance, and shadow banking

Designed and implemented collateral eligibility and risk frameworks for tokenized money market funds, bonds, equities, and private credit by evaluating liquidity, volatility, market depth, and funding constraints under institutional trading conditions.
Led integration of a tokenized money market fund as eligible collateral within institutional derivatives trading workflows, aligning collateral treatment, margin requirements, and liquidation processes across market participants.
Designed and negotiated institutional settlement solutions for centralized and DeFi markets, incorporating netting, dispute resolution, and risk mitigation mechanisms to reduce settlement and counterparty exposure.
Applied traditional capital markets and trading principles to the design of digital asset market infrastructure such as counterparty risk, loss allocation frameworks, and financial resilience considerations
Evaluated fundamentals, liquidity, and risk across 100+ digital assets for trading

Supported investment analysis and due diligence processes for infrastructure initiatives and fundraises
Built financial models and business cases to support strategic initiatives, one of them securing $4.8M in CEO funding and attracting a JV proposal
Presented structured recommendations to senior leadership to inform capital allocation, strategic direction and product development decisions in institutional trading environments

Developed AI-powered applications to screen and assess collateral, and integrated AI tools for task prioritization and workflow automation