Maya Ferd 917-***-****
******@*****.***
Education Pace University, New York, NY - Dual Degree
Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, June
2004
Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science, June 2004
Dean's List Second and Third Honors.
Professional Development CFA Level II Candidate
Series 7 & 66 Licenses
Completed an intensive Municipal and Corporate Bond
training program under the tutelage of Standard &
Poor's seasoned staff of Research Analysts and
Evaluators .
Attended various DB Learn sponsored workshops (Intro
to Derivatives, Intro to Convertibles)
Work Experience Deutsche Bank, New York, NY 2/2008 -
Present
AVP, Research Analyst - Global Manager Research (PWM
- PCS & PB)
. Sole analyst on all US-centric fixed income
products across all major booking centers (New
York, both local and for LatAm clients, London,
Frankfurt, Singapore, etc.) irrespective of
domicile.
. Present at client prospect meetings, often joining
a Private Banker or Client Advisor in discussing a
specific fixed income vehicle in more granular
detail.
. Meet with Ben Pace (US CIO, Head of Global
Investment Solutions for the US) on a quarterly
basis to discuss relative performance and
attribution on all fixed income funds used in his
asset allocation based model portfolios, DB
Select and Global Select; asset classes covered
include HY, Core, Int'l Debt, Emerging Markets
Debt, Municipals, and TIPS.
. Work closely with client advisors and private
bankers in determining the most appropriate
investment option based on the client's
guidelines, preparing both analytical and
qualitative analysis outlining key differentiating
factors between similarly positioned strategies.
. Put together studies demonstrating timeliness of
specific recommended vehicles in the context of
current market conditions (e.g. which investments
have historically outperformed in rising rate
environments, at inflection points, etc.).
. Create, maintain, disseminate and present original
opinion based research on all separate account
managers available through single and dual
contract programs, as well as mutual funds on the
recommended list.
. Cover the following sectors: short, intermediate,
and full duration taxable fixed income, high
yield unsecured debt and bank loans, convertible
bonds, trust preferreds and capital securities,
developed international and emerging market debt
(hedged and unhedged); have also assumed primary
coverage of MLP portfolios and
cash/liquidity/money market funds and sweep
accounts.
. Added three separate account subadvisors to the
single contract manager list (Convertibles, Muni
Crossover, and an Agg-based SMA/Fund hybrid), and
one intermediate muni manager to the newly
launched dual contract program; added 14 mutual
funds (both onshore and offshore) and removed
several legacy options which have underperformed
or have failed to garner any client assets.
. Cover all sectors of the fixed income market and
provide pertinent commentary on recommended SMA
managers on a quarterly firmwide call that Client
Advisors and Private Bankers dial into.
. Attend various industry conferences and events
(e.g. BlackRock, Franklin Templeton,
Pictet/Forward, Sustainable Asset Management).
. Perform frequent onsite visits; met with senior
investment staff at PIMCO, MetWest, TCW, Capital
Research (American Funds), Western Asset, Pacific
Income Advisors, Wellesley, JP Morgan, BlackRock,
Breckinridge, Penn Capital, West Island Capital,
Reich & Tang, CRM, Ariel Investments, Skyline
Asset Management, Cortina Asset Management, Baird,
Belle Haven, AXA, GSAM, TIAA-CREF.
Citigroup - Smith Barney, New York, NY 11/2006
- 2/2008
Vice President, Research Analyst - Global Wealth
Management Investment Advisory Research
. Led fund manager interviews and chose investment
vehicles for inclusion in TRAK NAV, an in-house
asset allocation based WRAP program for domestic
investors.
. Similarly, selected product for Citi Private
Bank's Third Party Mutual Fund Platform's Focus
List Report, for offshore clients.
. Served as the primary offshore analyst, covering
over 35 traditional strategies, spread across ten
relationships.
. In addition to typical "style box" equity asset
classes and plain vanilla fixed income strategies,
covered more eclectic mandates, primarily for the
Private Bank's high net worth clients.
. Covered several alternative strategies, i.e.
130/30 products, commodities, convertibles, and
real asset plays.
. Worked closely with Themes committee in
identifying traditional and alternative strategies
aligned with Citigroup Investment Research, such
as Climate Change.
. Liaised between Product Management and Investment
Research, contributing to Demand Assessment
studies.
. Acted as a voting member on the European Due
Diligence Committee, assisting with the UK onshore
build-out, and partaking in committee
approvals/rejections of proposed offshore funds
with global (ex US) availability.
. Assisted Asian team of regional analysts in
adapting and applying due diligence process,
ensuring consistency of research, globally.
. Worked alongside Alternatives team on strategies
that had 40-act vehicles with hedging
capabilities.
. Served as Large Cap Value equities asset class
specialist, compiling relevant quantitative
metrics and producing opinion pieces discussing
manager sub-style and performance expectations.
. Interfaced with financial advisors and private
bankers, providing technical insight on funds
under my coverage.
. Produced opinion-based research for financial
advisors and other investment personnel.
Standard & Poor's, New York, NY 3/2004 -
11/2006,
6/2003 - 8/2003
Senior Research Assistant - Portfolio Services
1/2005 - 11/2006
. Ran performance and attribution on Model
Allocation Portfolios (MAPs), using a proprietary
MS Access-based system, Tao Analytics, and MS
Excel templates.
. Lead and participated in fund manager interviews
as part of due diligence for MAP and consultant
clients.
. Applied quantitative screens to mutual funds,
employing a qualitative overlay to select
candidates for inclusion on recommended lists.
. Served as backup analyst on small-, mid-, and
large-cap value and international equity styles.
. Screened and selected offshore registered mutual
funds for participation in structured note
products.
. Prepared performance summary fact sheets for
investment consultants.
. Monitored stock basket holdings via an online
portfolio tracking system to mitigate possible
headline risk associated with specific securities.
. Used Vestek generated linked performance reports
and equity profiles to determine value-add from
sector and stock selection to quantitatively
managed stock baskets.
. Created and interpreted returns-based style
analysis on Variable Annuities, All Cap mutual
fund strategies, and other unclassified investment
vehicles.
. Wrote general market commentary that was published
in a newsletter to financial advisors and retail
clients.
Research Associate - Securities Services
3/2004 - 12/2004
. Requested preliminary and final official
statements and prospectus reports.
. Responsible for creation and maintenance of High
Yield, Investment Grade, and Convertible New Issue
tracking system.
. Generated strings for pricing system, using call
and put features as parameters.
. Attached new and revised ratings to domestic and
global issues.
. Entered and updated new and remarketed competitive
and negotiated deals for notification purposes.
. Verified all pertinent information with
underwriters, bond counsel officers, and trustees.
Intern - Select Funds 6/2003
- 8/2003
. Prepared spreadsheets to aid in analysis of fund
performance.
. Gathered and interpreted data for market research.
. Requested updated fund prospectus reports.
. Entered scores of Fund Manager interviews into
database.
. Contacted fund managers regarding the existence of
12b-1 fees on funds closed to new investors.
. Assisted in finalizing integrated reports
Technical Skills Extensive use of MPI Stylus, Vestek FREND, Zephyr
StyleAdvisor Morningstar Principia, Morningstar
Direct, Polaris (v. 5.3), and both PSN and eVestment
Alliance databases. Have worked with Bloomberg,
Reuters, and DTC information portals, and also EDGAR
Online SEC filing service. Proficient in MS Office
Suite (including Access, Excel, Word, Outlook,
PowerPoint, etc.), Adobe Acrobat, PDF-Xchange,
Desktop Publishing, Internet Resources, Windows NT,
95, 98, ME, XP, Vista, DOS O/S. Can create and modify
Java code and Java applets at a rudimentary level.
Language Fluent in Russian.