Umair Ahmed Siddiqui
About Umair Ahmed Siddiqui
Umair Ahmed Siddiqui serves as the Associate Director of Debt Capital Markets at HSBC, where he has worked since 2016. He has a strong background in finance, with experience in managing syndicated loans and structured finance for various clients, including sovereign entities.
Current Role at HSBC
Umair Ahmed Siddiqui serves as Associate Director in the Debt Capital Markets division at HSBC. He has held this position since 2016, contributing to the management of syndicated loans and structured finance for a diverse client base, including sovereign entities. His responsibilities include executing high yield issuer transactions and originating Debt Capital Market transactions for public sector agencies.
Previous Experience in Debt Capital Markets
Prior to his current role, Siddiqui worked at HSBC as Assistant Vice President in the Corporate Trust and Loan Agency from 2012 to 2016 in Riyadh. His earlier experience includes a position as an Analyst at Hobs Legal Docs in London from 2009 to 2011. He also completed internships in the Corporate Banking Group at United Bank Limited and the Commercial Banking Group at NIB Bank in Pakistan.
Education and Qualifications
Siddiqui earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Banking and Finance from the Institute of Business Management, studying from 2004 to 2008. He furthered his education with a Master of Science in Investment and Finance from Queen Mary University of London, completed in 2009. He has also pursued various professional qualifications, including Corporate Finance Technical Foundations at The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment in 2021 and Sustainable Finance at the University of Cambridge in the same year.
Professional Development and Certifications
Siddiqui has engaged in ongoing professional development, studying Bloomberg Market Concepts since 2022 and Bloomberg Essentials at the Corporate Finance Institute® since 2020. He has also achieved the General Securities Qualification Certificate (CME-1) from the Capital Market Authority and is pursuing the Islamic Finance Qualification from The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, which he began in 2010.