Vignesh Ramalingam

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About Vignesh Ramalingam

Financial Services professional, academically and commercially astute, with a passion for Global Capital Markets, and being skilled in formulating innovative and tailored solutions to meet clients’ needs. Has proven expertise relating to financial markets and various investment vehicles, including Fixed-Income and Equity, through broad and varied international exposure underscored by experience in Asset Management at Prudential plc and extending high-level client support relating to EMEA Fixed Income securities at Bloomberg L.P. • Implemented the investment strategy and actively supported in the development of investment processes for approximately $100m of Pension (DB & DC) and Life Insurance assets under management (AUM) • Led investment representation at senior client meetings such as quarterly portfolio performance reviews with Investment Committees; exceeded client expectations by delivering high quality presentations and confidently handling client queries • Extended high-level support to a diverse range of clients including Investment Banking syndicates and leading Asset Managers, addressing clients’ needs accurately and efficiently and constantly adapted and improvised to resolve complex, unstructured, and unseen problem in a high-pressure and time sensitive environment • Conducted due diligence on investee companies across various industries, ensuring a thorough and critical review of business prospects and risks; performed top-down analysis, evaluating macroeconomic and industry trends, and culminating with an in-depth review of investee entities’ financial performance • Developed analytical and quantitative acumen though undertaking- CFA Level I and Level II Exams. Gained a thorough understanding of key Investment vehicles including Fixed Income, Equity, Derivatives, Alternative Investments - MSc Finance dissertation. Utilised complex quantitative models to study the effect of ESG/CSR on firm performance during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic • Demonstrated resourceful use of databases; utilised Refinitiv and Bloomberg to extract data and conduct a thesis on a large sample of companies (Russell using Refinitiv, ranking second in my MSc Finance cohort and achieving a final mark of 81% on completion. • Coordinated the efficient management of investment models in Excel, including portfolio structures, asset valuations, liquidity flows and asset-liability matching; constantly innovated and improved workflow to facilitate a seamless investment process