Rishikesh Sivakumar, CFA, FCCA
Associate Director at Fitch Ratings- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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Tamil Native or bilingual proficiency
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Sinhala Professional working proficiency
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Dhayalaruban Thangaraja
I had the opportunity of working with Rishi during my tenure at Deal Advisory Services division of KPMG Sri Lanka. Rishi is proactive, dynamic and well organised and he had no problem to work hard when necessary. Rishi is brilliant in his studies which is evident from his impressive academic credentials. Rishi is an eager professional and he had great relationship with client colleagues. I would have no doubt that Rishi will reach great success in his career.
Udeeshan Jonas, CFA
I had the pleasure of working with Rishi very closely during his tenor at CAL where he was a great asset to the team! Rishi was street smart, diligent and never hesitated to take on responsibility or voice his opinion. I never had to worry too much on the tasks that I delegated to Rishi! The output was always top-notch. His technical competence was exceptional which his academic credentials speak for itself. Apart from his strong work ethic, Rishi also has a humble and caring personality whom you can rely for anything. I wish him all the very best in his future endeavors!
Dhayalaruban Thangaraja
I had the opportunity of working with Rishi during my tenure at Deal Advisory Services division of KPMG Sri Lanka. Rishi is proactive, dynamic and well organised and he had no problem to work hard when necessary. Rishi is brilliant in his studies which is evident from his impressive academic credentials. Rishi is an eager professional and he had great relationship with client colleagues. I would have no doubt that Rishi will reach great success in his career.
Udeeshan Jonas, CFA
I had the pleasure of working with Rishi very closely during his tenor at CAL where he was a great asset to the team! Rishi was street smart, diligent and never hesitated to take on responsibility or voice his opinion. I never had to worry too much on the tasks that I delegated to Rishi! The output was always top-notch. His technical competence was exceptional which his academic credentials speak for itself. Apart from his strong work ethic, Rishi also has a humble and caring personality whom you can rely for anything. I wish him all the very best in his future endeavors!
Dhayalaruban Thangaraja
I had the opportunity of working with Rishi during my tenure at Deal Advisory Services division of KPMG Sri Lanka. Rishi is proactive, dynamic and well organised and he had no problem to work hard when necessary. Rishi is brilliant in his studies which is evident from his impressive academic credentials. Rishi is an eager professional and he had great relationship with client colleagues. I would have no doubt that Rishi will reach great success in his career.
Udeeshan Jonas, CFA
I had the pleasure of working with Rishi very closely during his tenor at CAL where he was a great asset to the team! Rishi was street smart, diligent and never hesitated to take on responsibility or voice his opinion. I never had to worry too much on the tasks that I delegated to Rishi! The output was always top-notch. His technical competence was exceptional which his academic credentials speak for itself. Apart from his strong work ethic, Rishi also has a humble and caring personality whom you can rely for anything. I wish him all the very best in his future endeavors!
Dhayalaruban Thangaraja
I had the opportunity of working with Rishi during my tenure at Deal Advisory Services division of KPMG Sri Lanka. Rishi is proactive, dynamic and well organised and he had no problem to work hard when necessary. Rishi is brilliant in his studies which is evident from his impressive academic credentials. Rishi is an eager professional and he had great relationship with client colleagues. I would have no doubt that Rishi will reach great success in his career.
Udeeshan Jonas, CFA
I had the pleasure of working with Rishi very closely during his tenor at CAL where he was a great asset to the team! Rishi was street smart, diligent and never hesitated to take on responsibility or voice his opinion. I never had to worry too much on the tasks that I delegated to Rishi! The output was always top-notch. His technical competence was exceptional which his academic credentials speak for itself. Apart from his strong work ethic, Rishi also has a humble and caring personality whom you can rely for anything. I wish him all the very best in his future endeavors!
Credentials
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CFA Charterholder
CFA InstituteSep, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Chartered Certified Accountant (Fellow Member)
ACCAJun, 2015- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Fitch Ratings
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate Director
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Feb 2022 - Present
Lead/primary analyst for a portfolio of issuers including life and non-life insurers, annuity writers, retirement solution providers and wealth managers in the UK, Sub-Saharan Africa and Middle-East
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Associate Director
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Apr 2021 - Feb 2022
Lead/primary analyst for a portfolio of the Asia-Pacific Insurance issuers.Credit Ratings: Conducting in-depth forward-looking credit analysis of issuers and instruments; incorporating ESG issues in rating analysis. Responsible for presenting and discussing rating recommendations in internal credit rating committees.Credit Research: Communicating the agency's opinions externally via rating action commentaries, ad-hoc sector / topical research reports and discussing Fitch's views in credit conferences, webinars and media outreach events. Show less
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Senior Analyst
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Apr 2019 - Mar 2021
Lead/primary analyst for South Asian Insurance and Industrial Corporate issuers in High-Yield space.
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Analyst
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May 2018 - Mar 2019
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Research Analyst
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Sep 2016 - Apr 2018
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CAL
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Sri Lanka
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Financial Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Investment Research Analyst - Asset Management
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Apr 2016 - Aug 2016
Equity Research: Buy-side analyst for the investment bank's equity portfolio. Presented recommendations to the investment committee and maintained equity valuation models. Equity Research: Buy-side analyst for the investment bank's equity portfolio. Presented recommendations to the investment committee and maintained equity valuation models.
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KPMG
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Canada
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Accounting
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700 & Above Employee
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Consultant - Deal Advisory
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Sep 2015 - Apr 2016
Financial Due Diligence: Worked in over 25 Financial Due Diligence engagements relating to M&A transactions covering sectors including Insurance, Non-banking Financial Institutions, Retail, Manufacturing, Power/Utility and Construction.
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Trainee Analyst - Deal Advisory
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Apr 2014 - Aug 2015
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Education
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2016 - 2018
CFA Institute
CFA Charterholder, Finance and Financial Management Services -
2013 - 2015
ACCA
Accounting and Finance -
2013 - 2016
Oxford Brookes University
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Applied Accounting, First Class Honours -
1999 - 2012
St. Benedict's College, Colombo-13
Accounting, Economics and Business
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