Imran Iqbal

Current

Associate Director, Investment Advisory Group at HSBC Private Bank

Past

SVP Treasury & Market Risk / Islamic Banking at United Bank Limited
SVP and Chief Dealer at Habib Bank Limited
FX Specialist at Lehman Brothers

Treasurer at Zstone Technologies, LLC
Sr. Dealer at Standard New York, Inc.
Dealer at The Asahi Bank, Limited
Global Markets Intern at The Bank of Tokyo, Limited

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Imran Iqbal’s Summary

Senior Treasury and Investments Professional with extensive international experience (US, Asia, Middle East) in establishing and managing sales and trading, portfolio management, investment advisory, and risk management units.

Imran Iqbal’s Specialties:

Islamic finance
Derivatives
Foreign exchange
Fixed income
Equities
Commodities
Structured products
Hedge Funds

Visiting lecturer on financial derivatives at LUMS, IBP, ICAP, IBA.
Served as member of Securities and Exchange Commission Pakistan Exchange-traded Derivatives Committee.

Served as member of Financial Management Association of Pakistan Committee on OTC Derivatives.

Imran Iqbal’s Experience

Associate Director, Investment Advisory Group

HSBC Private Bank

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Investment Management industry)

August 2006 — Present (3 years 4 months)

• Manage conventional and Islamic investment portfolios for institutions and HNWIs.
• Allocate funds across traditional (equities, bonds) and alternative (hedge funds, PE) asset classes according to client preference and risk appetite; rebalance portfolios periodically.
• Coordinate with financial products desks internally and externally to develop customized and thematic structured investments.
• Generate tactical foreign exchange and precious metals trading ideas for active clients.
• Advise professional clients on covered/naked options writing strategies for enhancing yield.
SVP Treasury & Market Risk / Islamic Banking

United Bank Limited

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Banking industry)

August 2004 — August 2006 (2 years 1 month)

• Developed business plan and procured Executive Committee and Board of Directors’ approvals for launching UBL’s Islamic banking and asset management initiatives.
• Developed G7 FX-Linked Deposit product and submitted for central bank approval.
• Formulated/reviewed UBL’s market and liquidity risk policies, strategies, and limits.
• Established portfolio and stop loss limits for Equities, FX, and MM Desks.
• Served as member of Securities and Exchange Commission Pakistan Exchange-traded Derivatives Committee.
• Visiting lecturer on financial derivatives at Lahore University of Management Sciences.
SVP and Chief Dealer

Habib Bank Limited

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Banking industry)

2003 — 2004 (1 year )

• Managed FX sales and trading team; formulated desk and individual dealer performance objectives, risk-, and trading parameters.
• Established an interest-rate and foreign exchange derivatives desk with policies and procedures at Habib Bank Limited; signed ISDA with foreign banks.
• Trained Habib Bank treasury, corporate, and investment banking personnel in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, and Faisalabad in the pricing, application, and risk management of FRAs, Interest Rate Swaps, Equity Swaps and Options, and Foreign Exchange Options.
• Served as member of Financial Management Association of Pakistan Committee on OTC Derivatives.
• Visiting lecturer on financial derivatives at Institute of Chartered Accountants Pakistan.
FX Specialist

Lehman Brothers

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Banking industry)

2001 — 2003 (2 years )
Treasurer

Zstone Technologies, LLC

(Banking industry)

2000 — 2001 (1 year )
Sr. Dealer

Standard New York, Inc.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Banking industry)

1998 — 1999 (1 year )
Dealer

The Asahi Bank, Limited

(Banking industry)

1993 — 1998 (5 years )
Global Markets Intern

The Bank of Tokyo, Limited

(Banking industry)

1992 — 1993 (1 year )