Quantitative Analyst
Nedbank
Total years of experience :6 years, 5 Months
• Informing strategic decisions through data analysis and modelling.
• Implementation and enhancement of ECL models based on internal enhancements.
• Working with FRS9 models: staging, PD, EAD, LGD.
• Data manipulation, data mining, modelling and building analytical solutions using ML
• Receiving buying and selling equity orders from portfolio managers for implementation
and execution.
• Responsible for a post trade cost allocation cost analysis report and providing
risk analysis to portfolios.
• Responsible for maintenance of cashflows in the portfolio, related to pre and
post trade activites.
• Conducting quantitative investment research and analysis.
• Utilizing Bloomberg, StatPro, Bquant & Python to build quantitative models.
• Identification of trends in global and local economic and market condition
using and mathematical projections.
• Reports writings which articulate the outcomes of the quantitative methods
applied which can be used to make substantive investment decisions.
• Conducting quantitative investment research and analysis.
• Attending and reporting on daily morning meetings, including market updates
and economic data.
• Follow up on action points from meetings.
• Attending strategy and model portfolio meetings.
• Providing inputs for investment committee meetings.
• Monthly and quarterly client portfolio reports submission to portfolio managers.
• Submitting monthly and quarterly basis clients portfolios reports.
• Ensuring approved investment decisions are executed across portfolios.
• Utilizing Decalog, Xamin, Bloomberg, and Thomson Reuters for decision-making.
• Overseeing group performance analysis and data extraction.
• Performing and review performance and risk analysis reports.
• Assist with organization, time management, and academic inquiries.
• Providing constructive feedback to students Problems.
• Invigilating students during tests and examinations.
• Participate in meetings and trainings.
I had the Next Einstein Initiative Scholarship award organized by the African Institute for Mathematical sciences(AIMS), South Africa for structured one year Masters program. Courses undertaken are Financial Mathematics, Intro to Random System, Information Theory and computation algebra using Sage, Solitons, Insurance Economics, Wind Energy, Discrete optimization, Data science, Numerical Mathematics using Python, Distributed coordination and Design Algorithms. Finally, I wrote my thesis entitled "Stock Market predictions using Artificial Neural Networks and Recurrent Neural Networks" in the area of Financial Mathematics supervised by Prof. Ronnie Becker of African Institute for mathematical sciences (AIMS) and an Emeritus Professor at University of Cape Town (UCT).
In 2016 DST-CSIR and NITheP awarded me with bursary to pursue a postgraduate Honours degree in Physics where I learnt some skill courses like Mathematical methods of physics and as well took some review courses like Classical mechanics, Quantum mechanics, Renewable energy, Electrodynamics and Statistical mechanics. My thesis was in Theoretical physics titled "Synthesis and Characterization of Niobium Oxide Nanoparticles" where I synthesized Niobium oxides nanoparticles using Sol-gel method and then investigated the e ect of pH on properties of synthesized niobium oxides using UV-Visible spectroscopy. Awards: Cum Laude
In January 2013, Nedbank South Africa awarded me with a Bursary to pursue my undergraduate studies at University of Venda, Limpopo, South Africa where I obtained my Bachelor of Science (BSc Cum Laude) degree in Mathematics and Physics during which I obtained both conceptual and practical understanding of mathematics and physics. Most of the courses I did were Mathematics and Physics. In addition, I took some courses in Computer Science, Chemistry and General Studies.