AVP - ETF Research GSC's

Business: Global Manager Selection - Funds & ETFs (GMS). Part of HSBC Wealth & Personal Banking

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Role Title: AVP - ETF Research

Global Career Band: 5

Location (Country / City ): Bangalore

Recruiter Name : Akshay Kumar

Why join us? (Overview of Dept./Function)

• Global Manager Selection - Fund & ETFs (GMS) is the designated Centre of Reference in charge of selection, research and approval of all funds and ETFs, which are sold/distributed by various HSBC Group business such as Wealth and Personal Banking, Private Banking, and various Insurance entities, across the globe. GMS is a global team, based in London and Bangalore, responsible for mutual funds and ETFs across all the asset classes encompassing Equity, Fixed Income, and Multi-Asset.

The Opportunity: (Brief Overview of the Role)

• The candidate will be part of a global team charged with ETF selection for various HSBC Group businesses including Wealth and Personal Banking, Private Banking, and Insurance. The individual will provide specialist expertise across the ETF spectrum, including equity, fixed income and precious metals products. She/he must be able to a develop a clear understanding of the underlying indices, ETF performance drivers and trading dynamics, and clearly articulate views and recommendations both verbally and on a written basis internally and externally (as appropriate). She/he will be responsible for creation of high quality thought leadership materials that will help drive adoption and growth of the product line globally. Additionally, she/he will be expected to play a leadership role supporting the Head of ETFs by proactively engaging with local product specialist teams, ensuring that all business requests are actioned and that all regular monitoring activities are completed in a timely fashion. Therefore, an entrepreneurial approach and willingness to take end-to-end ownership are key, as is the ability to collaborate and communicate with the team members and key stakeholders across the business.

What you’ll do: (List out Key Responsibilities)

The primary responsibilities include:

• Conduct quantitative analysis of ETF replication metrics and trading data to identify and on-board appropriate solutions.


• Conduct analysis of underlying index structures and portfolio exposures in order to align ETFs with investment themes.


• Conduct monthly, quarterly and annual monitoring of Recommended ETFs, working with ETF issuers to understand any exceptions identified.


• Proactively engage with various HSBC business lines to understand and manage their requirements for ETFs


• Ongoing monitoring of the ETF shelf and suggesting changes based on market environment, business requirements, etc.


• Preparation and editing of thought leadership research pieces on relevant ETF industry topics, as well as organizing webinars on relevant topics for a global audience.


• To keep abreast with the market economics and asset class idiosyncrasies to capture and analyze dynamic information that may have a potential impact on the underlying investments in the ETFs under coverage.

What you will need to succeed in the role: (Minimum Qualification and Skills Required)

• 7 years or more of prior experience in the Funds / Asset Management industry with specialist exposure to ETFs. Prior experience should ideally include experience in ETF selection, research, structuring, trading or portfolio management.


• Professional qualifications / certifications like a CFA, FRM, MBA or Masters with Finance specialization are a positive.


• Practical knowledge / experience of financial markets, macroeconomic environment, risk management, regulations and their application to the ETF market.

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• An analytical mindset and attention to detail.


• Good writing and communication skills.


• Proactive, positive attitude and ability to multi-task especially under pressure to meet time sensitive deadlines.


• Team player, strong organizational and time management skills, and people management experience.


• Strong excel skills and working knowledge of Bloomberg.

What additional skills will be good to have? (List out good to have skills and certifications)

• Team player with some leadership experience.


• CFA or a Masters degree.


• Programming skills and previous experience of optimizing data analysis processes using Python and VDA.

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