Anandakumar Jegarasasingam

Anandakumar (Kumar) Jegarasasingam is a Credit Risk Manager in the Risk Management Unit of the BIS where he analyses credit risk for trading and investment activities. Prior to joining the BIS in 2011, Kumar covered financial institution and sovereign ratings for MARC, a Kuala Lumpur-based credit rating agency and for Fitch Ratings from their Singapore and Colombo offices. Early in his career, Kumar worked in Sri Lanka as a bank regulator and for a leading commercial bank. Kumar holds Masters' degrees in Economics and Business Administration as well as an Executive Master's in International Negotiation and Policy-Making.

Fields of interest

• Financial markets
• Accounting and financial reporting topics