AZIZ KABBAJ
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EDUCATION
Rotman Commerce, University of Toronto; Honors Bachelors of Commerce (Toronto, ON) Graduated June 2014
Specialist in Finance and Economics / Specialist in Management
Investment Banking Institute (Toronto, ON) Feb. 2013 - Mar. 2013
Performed company valuations utilizing (i) comparable public company analysis, (ii)
precedent transactions analysis and (iii) discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis
Rabat American School; International Baccalaureate (Rabat, Morocco) Graduated May 2010
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lyxor Asset Management – Societe Generale Group, Hedge Fund Research Analyst (New York, NY) Aug. 2014 - present
Participated in modeling an Equity L/S hedge fund proposal for a large multi-billion pension mandate
Maintaining Lyxor’s fund database of over 18,000 names along the Paris middle office and initiated
its integration with the Foliometrics software for all invested and prospective funds
Building and analyzing peer groups and risk sensitivity analyses utilizing proprietary resources
Supporting the research team with reporting, investment follow ups as well as coordinating the
timely distribution of the team’s investment recommendations and aiding with organizational efforts
Purpose Investments, Part-time Analyst (Toronto, ON) Dec. 2013 - June 2014
Obtained knowledge on ETFs and Mutual Funds in order to provide comprehensive analysis for the
firm that launched Canada’s first hedged equity ETF (ticker – PHE:CN) and corporate class structure
Tasked by the VP of product development to search out profitable ETF funds to acquire i n an attempt
to increase the company’s scope by projecting future cash flows and comparing it to the expenses
Utilized Bloomberg and online resources to obtain historical data of indices and securities to create
comparison charts and graphs (performance, correlation, standard deviation, holdings, weightings)
Independent Consultant for a Leading Private Healthcare Company, Contract (Toronto, ON) Feb. 2014 - May 2014
Performed market due-diligence as well as company screening in the home health care industry for a
leading private healthcare company located in downtown Toronto
Northwestern Mutual Nemec Financial Group, Insurance and Financial Services Intern (New York, NY) June 2013 - July 2013
Designed and led marketing campaigns targeting potential Long Term Care clients as well as
prospective Life Insurance clients leading to the renewal or formation of over 20 policies
Merrill Lynch Bank of America, Wealth Management Intern (Alexandria, VA) June 2012 - Aug. 2012
Worked under a SVP of Investments and assisted with equity research, daily operations and client
management where I established positive relatives with prospective clients worth over $50M
EXTRACURRICULAR/VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Executive Committee, Director of Membership Services – Young Canadians in Finance (New York, NY) Nov. 2014 - present
Promoting network building, inter-disciplinary education and active collaboration in New York
Tri-Campus St. George Red/Victoria College Division 1 Soccer (Toronto, ON) Oct. 2010 - May 2014
Scouted with the Victoria divisional 1 team and then selected for the Tri -campus team
Summer Volunteer, Hassan II Foundation for Handicaps (Rabat, Morocco) July 2011 - Aug. 2011
Provided necessitous handicaps in south Morocco with proper diagnosis for their conditions and
ultimately tailored prosthesis to their illness aiding almost 1,000 beneficiaries
SKILLS
Languages: Fluent in French, conversational Moroccan Arabic and proficient in Classical Arabic
Computer: Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint), Bloomberg Terminal, Capital IQ, Alternative Soft
INTERESTS
Prospective CAIA Level 1 Holder (September 2015)
Recipient of 4 International Lalla Meryem Piano awards and 1 Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche award
Tri-M Honor Society member - evolves around 3 pillars: service, music and academic excellence
Citizenship: United States of America and Morocco