Experience

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  Mashreq Capital DIFC Limited

  • Senior Fixed Income Analyst

    • Jun 2022 - Present

    Working as a fixed income analyst covering predominantly Emerging Market names, tilted towards MENA & Asia but also encompassing Europe, Africa & LatAm. Primary coverage universe includes 25 names of which ~70% belong to countries which are part of GCC. While sector wise, names belong to various sectors including sovereign, financials, industrials and utilities. Provide credit recommendation based on thorough fundamental research (together with building financial models) while also suggesting positioning on the curve and within the asset class.Assist portfolio managers in preparing client proposals, review presentations and portfolio rebalancing. Perform return and attribution analysis for various mandates.

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  AKD Securities Ltd.

  • Pakistan
  • Financial Services
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Senior Investment Analyst

    • Apr 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Investment Analyst

    • Jan 2019 - Apr 2021

    Primarily responsible for coverage of listed companies from Oil Marketing, Technology, Steel and Cement sectors of Pakistan. Major responsibilities include (i) developing/updating financial models post industry analysis, (ii) writing research reports/notes for coverage initiation and company/industry updates, (iii) pitching investment thesis to institutional clients.Current coverage cluster includes absolute market capitalization of +US$2bn.

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  First Capital Equities Limited

  • Pakistan

  • Investment Analyst

    • Mar 2017 - Nov 2018
    • Pakistan

    Covering Cement, OMC and Steel sector (delineating 30% of the companies under FCEL research’s coverage and 20% of FCEL Universe’s free float market cap).Financial analysis of assigned sectors and companies as per local benchmarks by means of DuPont Analysis, Porter’s 5 Forces and SWOT Analysis etc.Answering client queries and pitching potentially undervalued securities to institutional clients via presentation/detailed reports

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  KASB Securities Limited

  • Karachi, Pakistan

  • Investment Analyst

    • Jun 2016 - Feb 2017
    • Karachi, Pakistan

    Preparing equity research reports on corporations listed at Pakistan Stock Exchange encompassing Steel sector.Constructing and maintaining fully functional and flexible financial models to determine fair values of stocks in order to identify potential opportunities.Analyzing the leading and lagging indicators of demand and cost factors and their potential impact on the company’s future profitability.

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  National Investment Trust Limited

  • Experiential Learning Program

    • Jan 2016 - May 2016

    A 4 month final year project to carry out an in-depth research on the savings culture among households in Karachi. Research revolved around 3 main points; identifying reasons for saving, the avenues for savings and how NIT can utilize those.

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  Shajar Capital Pakistan

  • Karachi

  • Intern - Corporate Finance & Investment Banking

    • Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
    • Karachi

    Successfully completed tasks included detailed analytical reports, preparation of financial models and preparing presentations and proposals for prospective clients.Some specific tasks completed were: - Prepared a valuation model for a private steel manufacturer.- Prepared the financial model for a private OMC’s Storage Terminal Network.- Successfully completed the inception report for Municipal Finance Assessment study to be submitted to Directorate of Urban Policy & Strategic Planning, Pakistan.

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  Teach For Pakistan

  • Karachi

  • Campus Ambassador

    • Nov 2014 - Mar 2015
    • Karachi

    Design and execute the marketing campaign for Teach for Pakistan at IBA.Carry out the recruitment activities for Teach For Pakistan at IBA. Identify high potential candidates for Teach For Pakistan and align them with the HR department.

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  Qineqt Pk Pvt Ltd

  • Finance Intern

    • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

    Performed research on disruptive innovations around the globeDeveloped detailed reports on: - BitCoins- Social Impact Bonds- Motif InvestingReported earnings for various listed companies on different US stock exchanges.Wrote news articles covering latest financial stories.