General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> June 25, 2001

Thomas D’auria – Hsbc Asset Management

THOMAS J. D'AURIA is Vice President, Senior Fund Manager, US Equities at HSBC Asset Management. He manages the HSBC Investor Mid-Cap Fund in addition to overseeing research in the healthcare sector. He joined HSBC Asset Management in 1997. Previously, Mr. D'Auria was a Vice President/Senior Fund Analyst at Merrill Lynch Asset Management from 1994-1997 working on a small and mid-cap equity growth fund. He also served as a Vice President/Senior Securities Analyst at Midlantic National Bank from 1992-1994 as well as Vice President/Research Analyst at Dreman Value Management from 1986-1992. Mr. D'Auria has a BS in Finance with honors from the City University of New York. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and is a member of AIMR and the Philadelphia Society of Securities Analysts. Profile
TWST: Could you describe the HSBC Investor Mid-Cap Fund and your role in

it?

Mr. D'Auria: I am the Senior Fund Manager on the HSBC Investor Mid-Cap

Fund, which is currently the only mid-cap