Vuyani Mqekele
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Education
North West University (Potchefstroom Campus)
Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Sciences (BMI) December 2015
Coursework: Calculus, Linear Algebra, Descriptive Statistics, Inferential Statistics, Statistical Modelling, Time Series Analysis, Financial Mathematics, Survival Analysis, Stochastic Process, Contingencies, Actuarial Statistical Models, Accounting, Economics, Business Ethics and Financial Management.
Are-Fadimeheng High School
National Senior Certificate (NSC) December 2010
School subjects: English (FAL), Afrikaans (SAL), IsiXhosa (HL), Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Life Orientation.
Skills
Microsoft Office
Advanced Excel
VBA
R
SAS
SQL
Data Collection
Data Manipulation
Data Visualization
Data Cleaning
Descriptive Statistics
Inferential Statistics
Statistical Modelling
Portfolio Analysis
Asset Allocation
Portfolio Optimization
Capital Markets
Investment Analysis
Research
Communication
Presentation/Reporting
Teamwork
Adaptability
Flexibility
Organizational
Analytical
Time management
Interpersonal
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Employment History
Public Investment Corporation SOC
Research and Project Development Graduate July 2018 – June 2020
Capturing or extracting investments deals data into a structured data format to perform analysis on the data and report back to business so they may understand the investments deals in the pipeline in order to make informed investments decision.
Researching African countries which have an investment opportunity by analyzing the country’s economic performance using macroeconomic factors, political climate, National Development Goals, sector performance and risks to mitigate.
Researching about global investment trends/thematic themes to update investment professionals/business on new investment opportunities, arising risks and how to adapt the client’s portfolio to current trends.
Building portfolio construction models to test how various models such as modern portfolio, Resampled efficiency and Black Litterman will have impact on asset classes’ weights, performance, and risk in the client’s portfolio.
Certifications
Datacamp
Data Analyst with R
Datacamp
Data Scientist with R