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Working in Inspection & Investigation Department (Compliance) with leading Stock Exchange of India. Before taking up this assignment, was in-charge of Risk Management in the CLearing Corpn. Earlier worked with leading Institutional Broker in Portfolio Management Services and Equity Research Desk.

SYED AMEER HAMZA

Objective	
To work in a challenging, dynamic and multi-cultural environment that leverages my experience, provides learning and growth

Professional Experience	
Dec 2003 – Present	
The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd	India
Senior Executive Officer (visit – www.nseindia.com)

About the company

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is India's leading stock exchange providing market for Equity, Derivatives and Debt Instruments across various cities and towns  the country. NSE was set up by leading institutions to provide a modern, fully automated screen-based trading system with national reach. Moreover it has witnessed several innovations viz. demutualisation of stock exchange governance, screen based trading, compression of settlement cycles, dematerialisation and electronic transfer of securities, securities lending and borrowing, professionalisation of trading members, fine-tuned risk management systems and emergence of clearing corporations to assume counterparty risks.

Roles Performed

National Securities Clearing Corporation Ltd

1.  Coordinating Clearing & Settlement operations for Trading Members (Stock Brokers) in Cash and Derivative Products.

2. Managing operations that involves coordination from various departments from Trade Execution (Trade Recording), Clearing (Identification of Obligation) through to Settlement (Pay-in & Payout)

3. Managing collateral value of more than Rs. 110 crores.

Compliance

1. Ensuring compliance of Trading Members (as part of broader risk management to ensure safety and integrity) with various provisions of the Exchange through frequent audit of front and back office systems (including accounting systems)

2. Conducted investigations at various offices on specific activity of the member as well as general operations to mitigate any deviations from the normal practice and is responsible from initiation of inspection through show-causing and subsequent case representation.

Listing
1. Conducted plant visits, management discussion and due diligence of companies in southern region seeking listing (both IPO & secondary market) on NSE. 

2. Responsible for regional listings with the Exchange.


Sep 2003 to Dec 2003	IL&FS Investsmart Ltd		India
Management Trainee (visit – www.investsmartindia.com)

About the Company

IL&FS Investsmart Limited (IIL) is a premier financial service organization providing customised financial management solutions. IIL was promoted as a joint venture between Central Bank of India, (CBI), Unit Trust of India, (UTI) and Housing and Development Finance Corporation (HDFC). Its domestic & foreign investors include International Finance Corporation, Washington, ORIX Corporation, Japan, Credit Commercials de France (CCF), State Bank of India and the Government of Singapore as its shareholders. Within a short span, IIL has grown into a multifaceted company with a networth of over Rs 6,700 million and an asset base of over Rs 39,000 million.

Roles Performed

Investment Advisory Services and Portfolio Management Services

1. Part of Investment Advisory Services Team advising on Mid-Cap Equities 

2. Portfolio restructuring as part of Portfolio Management Services offered to High Net-worth Individuals and prepared Post-Market Review Reports for Branches and Clients.

Education
2003	MBA, Institute for Financial Management & Research (IFMR) India


-Specialized in Finance 

-Ranked 15th among top B-Schools in India by Outlook (19th September 2006 issue)

-Received a letter of appreciation for obtaining class second in 2003 batch.

-Final Project – “Bankruptcy Prediction of Indian Companies using MDA”

-Summer Project – “Micro-Finance and its Developments in India” in association with various SHG’s and NGO’s in the city.

-Visit www.ifmr.ac.in for further information 


Other Qualifications and Skill Set			
- Handled time-bound activities in NSCCL in extreme market conditions (prevailed during May 2004 & 2006). Knowledge of SPAN (used in Derivative Segment of the Exchange) and other software used for clearing, settlement and risk management used by the exchange. 

Conducted various product / investor awareness campaigns across southern states of India in Equity and Derivative products of the exchange.

-Enrolled for FRM 2006 offered by GARP