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<p>Role: Investments (Head of Equity)</p>
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<p>Designation: SVP</p>
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<p>Department/Function: Investments</p>
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<p>Career Level: 4</p>
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<p>Direct Reporting: CIO</p>
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<p>Highest Education: MBA</p>
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<p>Experience: 10-12 yrs</p>
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<p>Location: Mumbai<a name="_GoBack"></a></p>
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<p>HO/Hub: HO</p>
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<div>II. Job Objective</div>
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<div>III. This role is directly responsible for the company profitability and growth through investment return generation and Asset under Management (AUM) growth.</div>
<div>IV. The profile involves overall equity research and fund management activity of the investment department and conducting economic, industry & company research. The person will be responsible for guiding and nurturing the research/FM team to generate investable ideas and to take higher responsibilities in future.</div>
<div>V. The profile also includes active involvement in developing and implementing portfolio investment strategies, creating model portfolio to outperform the benchmark and peers. Monitoring fund’s performance vis-à-vis benchmark and peers and outperform the same. The role also includes active involvement in product development from the equity perspective and complying at all times with regulatory, risk management & other internal mandates</div>
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<p>III.Key Responsibility Areas</p>
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<p>Key Result Areas</p>
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<div>• Carrying out macro, industry specific and company research with the inputs of research team to create model portfolios to outperform the benchmark/peers.</div>
<div>• Formulating and implementing portfolio investment strategies,</div>
<div>• Participating in overall asset allocation decisions by stock selection and sector allocation. Capturing and minimizing risk of investment.</div>
<div>• Monitoring performance of portfolios with a view to bettering comparable benchmarks and peers and making suitable changes to maximize return while minimizing risk.</div>
<div>• Contribution in the New product development </div>
<div>• Aid in the completion of any departmental audit.</div>
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<p>Customers / Stakeholders</p>
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<div>• Shareholders (Compliance to all shareholder mandates and policies e.g. Insurance Functional Investment Manual and adopt shareholders’ best practices, presenting management information reports)</div>
<div>• Customer Communication (Engagement with sales distribution channels, Relationship Managers and SPs by conducting investment update calls, quarterly newsletters and periodic interactions).</div>
<div>• Disseminate information to the relevant stakeholders and management groups as and when required</div>
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<p>Leadership & Teamwork</p>
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<div>• Building and strengthening investment team.</div>
<div>• Guiding the research team for new investment ideas generation.</div>
<div>• Ideas generation with the help of Research Team.</div>
<div>• Work effectively with investment team and ensure high level of performance for the funds as well as for any product related requirement. </div>
<div>• Effective communication and collaboration with other members across departments to efficiently to drive organization objectives.</div>
<div>• Attending training camps to keep updated on skills and self-development</div>
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<div>• Building strong and cohesive in-house research team</div>
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<p>Operational Effectiveness & Control</p>
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<div>• Strict implementation of strong controls in key processes of investments </div>
<div>• Aid in the preparation and implementation of all audit related documentation</div>
<div>• Ensure timely Regulatory compliance</div>
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<div>IV. Key Performance Indicators</div>
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<div>• Performance vis-à-vis the benchmark and peers.</div>
<div>• Audit compliant research department</div>
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<div>• TIG/IC presentations</div>
<div>• Investment update calls</div>
<div>• Quarterly news letter</div>
<div>• Management reporting</div>
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<div>• Strong Limit monitoring system built inside Investment management system</div>
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<div>V. Major Challenges</div>
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<div>• The job requires constant alertness and timeliness along with in-depth understanding of the Indian Financial system and market behavior to news and policy changes </div>
<div>• Knowledge enhancement tools and techniques require extensive time and understanding</div>
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<div>VI. Role Context</div>
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<div>• This person would be responsible for the equity research, fund performance, product development from equity perspective. </div>
<div>• This person would have a team to generate equity investment ideas to enhance the performance and ensure that the targets are being met.</div>
<div>• Devising investment strategies for maximizing the shareholders and policyholders wealth.</div>
<div>• Developing in-house research ideas and models</div>
<div>• Devising investment strategies for maximizing the shareholders and policyholders wealth</div>
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<div>VII. Management & Leadership of Regulatory, Compliance & Operational Risk </div>
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<p>Report any operational risk or operational risk loss to the line manager immediately (who is required to timely report to Operational Risk Coordinator) if the jobholder becomes aware of emerging or inadequately controlled operational risk or identify an operational risk loss</p>
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<div>VIII. Observation of Internal Controls </div>
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<p>Maintain and observe HSBC internal control standards, implement and observe Group Compliance Policy, including the timely implementation of recommendations made by internal/external auditors and external regulators. Foster a compliance culture and implement Group Compliance Policy by managing compliance risk in liaison with the Head of Group Compliance, Regional Compliance Officer, Area Compliance Officer or Local Compliance Officer, ensuring adequate compliance resources are in place and training is provided, and optimizing relations with regulators</p>
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<p>Disclaimer:</p>
<div>• The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job.</div>
<div>• The number of direct and indirect reportees may change depending upon the criticality of the role as well as business requirement.</div>
<div>• Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.</div>
<div>• “The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.”</div>