Senior Equity Reseach Associate
Arqaam Capital
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :15 years, 11 أشهر
• Performed as a team leader of a sell-side equity research team of 18 analysts, covering more than 216 companies, the highest within the MENA region, in the purpose of providing clients with market focused and incisive recommendations and commentary that will support their overall investment strategy and continuously maintain up-to-date financial data and models
• Took charge of running valuation models and financial analysis on a total 18 banks (conventional and islamic) in Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq. Wrote thematic company and country reports and sent out notes on banks quarterly earnings results and updates on monthly central bank data for countries under coverage. Monitored, analyzed and regularly updated our top picks stock portfolio performance.
• Managed the execution of bespoke client research and ad-hoc requests, with a focus on data quality and analytical thoroughness
• Participated in brokerage marketing meetings with top tier international investors across the MENA, the US and the UK.
• Managed, monitored and analyzed the bank different capital market investment portfolios and prepared proposals for new investment opportunities and capital gain realization Evaluated and assessed financial implications of various structured products held by the bank
• Followed-up on a day-to-day basis on the investment valuation and potential impact on the book P/L, and prepared daily and weekly reports on the market trading, global macro, credit rating and company specific updates
• Participated in the decision process for an optimized configuration and implementation of Murex financial software
• Consulted and assisted top tier hedge fund and investment bank clients (quants, traders and risk managers) mainly in derivatives pricing, models valuation, dynamic hedging techniques and risk analysis
• Specialized in valuation of Interest rate/Equity Swaps, Fixed income derivatives (Caps/Floors, Swaptions), FX derivatives and Financing products (Repo, Loan/Borrow deals) and replicated pricing of complex products on user friendly spreadsheets for clients
• Collaborated with developers on advanced quantitative projects and implementation of new derivatives products and risk valuation tools
• Presented training lectures in quantitative methods to both clients and internal staff (across the US, Canada, Europe and Australia)
Winner of the Wilmott Prize for Excellence (highest comprehensive grade - published in the Economist and Wilmott magazines)
Full Graduate scholarship
Member of the Dean's Honor List for the year 2005