Integra Asset Management
Investment intern
A one-month internship at a MENA-focused equities asset manager, with responsibilities spread across research, technology and operations.
Research and analysis
Built DCF and comparable-company models for MENA firms including MEPCO and DTC, developing a working understanding of how to forecast and break down line items where disclosure standards are less detailed than in developed markets. Also tracked catalysts and headwinds affecting sectors across the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Automation and AI
Worked alongside the firm's technology lead on applying AI to investment workflows. Built an attribution interface for portfolio manager review, covering IRR distributions across sectors, geographies and individual holdings alongside portfolio performance against benchmark. Also developed an email ingestion pipeline that consolidates research and market correspondence into a single interface, using open-weight models and API calls to reduce the manual load in the PM's information flow.
Trade execution and compliance
Logged each day's executed trades into the firm's compliance system, categorising by broker, custodian, SMA and trade detail — a first-hand lesson in why independent post-trade verification matters in a regulated environment.