Syed Qamar Abbas Email & Phone Number

Karachi

• Lead daily operations across dealing room with focus on Forex and money markets; expertise in managing liquidity, interest rate risks and monitoring treasury front office’s compliance.• Develop and implement a wide range of effective treasury-related strategies (fund allocation), policies, procedures and initiatives in collaboration with Head of Treasury to delivery.• Prepare treasury budget by analysing previous years’ reports, forecasting, auditing, allocating resources, renegotiating contracts and working internally with various departments.

Karachi, Pakistan

• Managed portfolio of equity/fixed income investments (>Rs.10BN) and assets under management (PKR 11BN) with expertise in buy side research coverage and fund advising.• Led team of analysts and fund managers across capital market research, risks and investments while overseeing valuations group in BMA for pricing, equity valuation, debt and commodity.• Essential to developing/implementing strategic plans, business/product expansion strategies, tactical/operational planning, policy updates across domestic and international markets.• Risk Analysis of all asset classes including interest rates, Forex, equity and commodity comprising of stress testing, sensitivity analysis, Value at Risk, credit exposure, valuation, P/L, PVBP, duration, convexity to review and update strategies, schemes and policies effectively.

Karachi

• Managed research and product development departments that monitor economy equity and fixed income markets while strengths in analysing indicators domestically and globally.• Structured investment advisory products for high net worth and corporate clients, designed stop loss limits for portfolio companies and spokesperson for fund communications.• Integral in preparing CPI forecasting models, GDP growth models and liquidity calendars, investment strategies/plans, investment policies, risk evaluations and categorisation models.• Maximised portfolio performance in alignment with awarded mandate by board of directors and investment committee through effective leadership toward investment management team.• Identified and managed investment risk factors for all accounts, collective investment schemes (open-ended funds) and discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios accordingly.• Consultant on stock/fixed income selection processes, credit analyses, fixed income securities, corporate bonds, commercial papers, certificates, regional economic conditions and policies.• Pivotal to maximising fund returns, highlighting valuable investments, stock recommendations, evaluating fund’s performance in alignment to market performance daily.

Karachi

• Built research department from recruitment, on-boarding, training, initiating of diversified research products’ portfolio, setting up of research library and overseeing daily operations.• Pivotal role in introducing new products, funds development (equity/debt), stock valuation techniques, bond pricing technique development and investment stock selection/screening.• Led investment analysts team across projects such as product structuring, asset allocation of debt and equity funds, credit evaluation for investment proposals and strategy planning.• Developed stock and bond market strategy for equity and fixed income funds while providing as effective consultant on stock recommendations for asset management committee.• Oversaw projects for separately managed accounts while contributing to business development by evaluating over 30 companies as potential stock and placement investments.

• Delivered valuation models for blue chip stocks in Karachi Stock Exchange while managing major clients with special initiatives in IPOs, private equity placements and lease structuring.• Supervised team of analysts through conducting of strategic/financial analyses, supporting corporate lines of business including investment banking, brokerage and research reports.• Contributed to credit analysis of financial institutions and various improvement projects including financial modelling, balance sheet restructuring through to completion.

Karachi

• Analysed and recommended stocks to local Investors.• Conducted fundamental risk analysis of leasing and Investment Banks.• Prepared research report on Pakistan International Airlines.• Undertook sectoral analysis of cement and banks.

Master’S Degree, Finance

Post Graduate Diploma, Economics And Finance

Master Of Science - Ms, Physics

Msc Physics, Solid State Physics