Urja Shrivastava
Mumbai
Summary
Resilient Product Specialist with 9+ years of experience. Adept in Fund due diligence and research. Carries extensive experience in credit analysis and risk assessment. Hedge Fund expert with in-depth knowledge of the complexities of the asset class.
Highly-motivated individual with desire to take on new challenges.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Product Specialist - Investment Funds
Credit Suisse Business Analytics / UBS
Mumbai
02.2020 - Current
- Responsible for onboarding products across various fund types (MF/ETF/HF/PE) by performing exhaustive due diligence, liaising with global fund providers and assessing product attributes in line with regulatory and internal guidelines
- Execute ad-hoc and periodic regulatory projects, assess product complexity and regularly review supported product shelf for any changes
- Ensure trade readiness of products by working closely with platform and COO teams
- Support the fund specialists on-shore to drive sales effort via enhanced pre- and after-sales services, providing inputs on fund history and performance
- Well versed with funds across various asset classes and a specialist for all fund related queries from the front
- Ensure overall sound risk & quality management for all supported funds by working on Product Governance tasks, assigning and regularly reviewing product risk ratings, ensuring the availability of all the relevant legal documentations and marketing materials
- Update internal portals with fund specific data and ensure stability and accuracy of this data, along with periodic control checks
- Support sales of actively promoted funds via performance reports and product decks
- Calculation and reconciliation of trailer fees for specific third party funds to ensure no discrepancies
Analyst - Credit Analysis Unit
HSBC Electronic Data Processing India Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore
09.2015 - 01.2020
- Conduct risk assessments of both traditional and hedge funds; assign credit ratings to traditional funds by analyzing fund documents
- Work closely with onshore teams and RMs to prepare and process fund on-boardings and annual reviews to a consistent standard which is in line with the Bank's credit, compliance and legal policies
- Onboarding of traditional funds through preparation of write-ups
- In-depth research on fund attributes such as NAV, performance, asset allocation, etc from platforms such as Bloomberg, Morningstar, and Reuters
- Generate CRR (Counterparty Risk Rating) scorecard/risk rating of funds by analyzing fund scoring parameters
- Credit research on funds to enable them to trade in FX, equities, swaps, futures, IRS and repo
- Participating in ad-hoc projects such as development of score cards, preparation of credit updates for senior management, etc
- Check various internal systems for documentation, allocation of limits and tenor for each fund and setting them up for trade
Senior Relationship Manager
ICICI Securities Ltd
Mumbai
09.2014 - 08.2015
- Responsible for financial needs analysis and risk profiling for customers
- Plan client portfolios as per their individual requirements for products such as Fixed Deposits, Life Insurance, Mutual Funds, Housing loan, Personal loan, etc
- Handle NRI and HNI customer's requirements by tracking their investments and providing proactive suggestions to enhance the portfolio performance on a regular basis
- Ensure proper KYC and documentation for all operational processes
- Responsible for handling client escalations
Education
MBA - Financial Administration -
Prestige Institute of Management & Research,Indore
07-2014
Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Analytical and Methodical
- Positive Attitude
- Collaborative Team Player
- Customer Communication and Empathy
- Interpersonal Skills
- Highly Professional
Languages
Hindi
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Accomplishments
Credit Suisse
- Managed end to end hedge fund onboardings for 50+ hedge funds
- Handled time sensitive queries from the front to support sales
- Developed an excellent working equation with the team and stakeholders with productive outcomes for both BAU and ad-hoc activities
HSBC
- Star Performer of the Quarter (Q3 2018)
- Onboarded 1300 traditional funds in one Quarter
- Mentored and trained new joiners
Affiliations
- Dancing
- Yoga
Timeline
Product Specialist - Investment Funds
Credit Suisse Business Analytics / UBS
02.2020 - Current
Analyst - Credit Analysis Unit
HSBC Electronic Data Processing India Pvt. Ltd
09.2015 - 01.2020
Senior Relationship Manager
ICICI Securities Ltd
09.2014 - 08.2015
MBA - Financial Administration -
Prestige Institute of Management & Research,Indore
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