Specialist - Investment Advisor - Bank

Location: Bangalore and Hyderabad: 6+ Years of Experience as an IA, Investment Advisor

Location: Mumbai: 8+ Years of Experience as an IA

Job description:

INVESTMENT SPECIALIST (INVESTMENT ADVISOR)

Rank: Associate Director/Director (indicative)

REPORTING LINE: to Head Investment Specialists - Advisory, India

FURTHER INFORMATION:

- Region/Division: GIDM / India-onshore / Markets IWMS India

- Location: Mumbai

- Entity: A Swiss Banking Company, into Wealth and Asset Management (India)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

- This hiring of Investment Specialist Role hiring (headcount) is approved under the India Business Transformation strategy.

- Investment Specialists is an important support function in the India strategy, and the current team needs to be strengthened for supporting a larger team of Relationship Managers as well as growing number of Advisory clients.

SKILLS REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITION:

Personal and Social:

- Good communication skills (verbal, written).

- Good collaboration skills.

Professional and Technical:

- A solid 6+ YoE in Hyd and BLR and a 8+YoE in Mumbai as an Investment Advisors.

- Strong functional knowledge across asset and product classes

- Certified as a Registered Investment Advisor under the SEBI IA Regulations.

- Strong analytical skills, proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Power Point.

- Good presentation skills.

KEY FEATURES OF THE POSITION:

Core Functional:

- Providing end-to-end investment advisory services to Advisory clients with a special focus on direct equities as an asset class.

- Profiling clients and documenting their investment objectives.

- Tracking equity markets, creating model portfolios and building a robust direct equities offering within investment advisory.

- Creating advisory pitches + investment proposals.

- Carrying out portfolio reviews.

- Providing regular guidance and advice with respect to markets, investments, products, etc.

Client Management (internal & external):

- Working closely with Relationship Managers and their advisory clients.

- Interacting regularly (including presentations) with clients for their advisory requirements.

- Working closely with RMs, Team Heads and Business Heads for pitching the firms advisory credentials to prospects.

Regulatory Responsibilities &/OR Risk Management:

- Part of Investment Advisory Division.

- Compliance with SEBI Investment Advisory Regulations.

- Liaise with Legal/Compliance/Operations for process / documentation related aspects, and any regulatory requirements.

Certified in NDPMS or RIA