• Performed bottom-up fundamental analysis on company financials, conducted valuation exercises using different methods and triangulated my findings with signals from alternative data like social media sentiment and geo-location• Drafted investment memos and introduced stock ideas in the Financials and Consumer sector by providing shadow coverage on unrated names• Built strong relationships with sell-side analysts while leading meetings between Portfolio Managers and company managements• Built industry databases and company financial models which were used to conduct industry and company analysis by FIL Equity Analysts and select Portfolio Managers• Integrated ESG analysis into investment decision making process through detailed study of sustainability reports leading to FIL's proprietary ESG ratings which were used to launch ESG related funds worth approx. $40bn in the European market

• Covered Indian Financial Services sector as part of the Institutional Equities team garnering multiple votes for the firm while bringing forth a positive work-ethic and a self-motivated attitude. • Successfully acted as liaison between Investment Banking and Research for 3 IPOs in the financial services space collectively raising more than $1bn. • Organized company visits, field trips and sector conferences for institutional clients while working with the sales desk and other members of the team• Conducted due diligence while interfacing with corporate executives during earnings calls and other management meetings• Kept key stakeholders current on political and economic trends and events which impacted investment decisions

• Initiated coverage of Indian Cement Sector, developed detailed industry demand and supply models along with company financial models, marketing material and dashboards for Investor meetings.• Typical day to day tasks included writing of research reports and comments on company financial reporting publications and press releases, sector news-flow, analysis of financial statements, responding to client data requests• Introduced innovative research techniques through use of VBA and Excel Macros to increase efficiency and provide data on various Indian Generic Pharma companies' market shares which reduced turn-around time of our research product by 80%• Organized UBS’s flagship midcap conference by working as a team player collaborating and communicating with different stakeholders to ensure smooth functioning of over 200 company meetings over 2 days

Initiated coverage of the Indian Cement Sector