Rob Da Silva
About
Rob Da Silva is from Greater Sydney Area. Rob is currently Head of Manager Research at SQM Research, located in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. In Rob's previous role as a Head of Manager Research & Deputy CIO at van Eyk, Rob worked in until Nov 2014. Prior to joining van Eyk, Rob was a Executive Vice President, Fixed Income Portfolio Manager at BT Financial Group and held the position of Executive Vice President, Fixed Income Portfolio Manager. Prior to that, Rob was a Fixed Interest Portfolio Manager at Prudential Assurance Company Ltd from Jan 1984 to Jan 1986.
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Rob Da Silva's current jobs
o Expanded the SQM Rating Research business from a property and infrastructure researcher to a full-service research house with comprehensive coverage of all critical sectors. o Lead and supervise a team of 8 analysts who generate over 300 research reports (currently) across all asset classes. o Build healthy rapport & engagement with fund managers, planning groups & platforms. o Developed a system to efficiently manage the work schedule and pipeline. o Oversee a consistently high level of quality and integrity in the research process. Includes reviewing and proofing reports before publication. o Publish a monthly rating newsletter comprising statistics and a topical research-related thought piece. o Designed and developed (with the IT team) the SQM Fund Explorer, a comprehensive web-based fund research tool providing detailed statistics and charts on over 10,000 funds. o Presentations to stakeholders (fund managers, financial planners, media, platforms, investment committees) o Represent SQM Research in public forums such as media interviews, panel discussions, conventions, and published thought pieces. ACHIEVEMENTS o SQM’s reputation and high-quality process has seen the onboarding of over 180 new managers. o Oversight of over 730 ratings across all asset classes since 2015, with product coverage growing from 50 products in 2015 to an estimated 270 products in 2021. o SQM has recognition as an authorised research house for the vast majority of platforms, including Netwealth, HUB24, Macquarie Wrap, and IOOF o SQM has been in Money Management's Annual Rate the Raters Survey for 5 years - consistently achieving high and improving scores. In 2020, SQM ranked first or second in Research Methodology, Transparency, Personnel, and Rating Satisfaction. The survey universe is SQM Research, Morningstar, Lonsec, Zenith, and Mercers. o Development, enhancement, and maintenance of all research due diligence documents, rating reports, and SQM’s corporate biography slide deck