Education & Skills
Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
2016 – 2019/2020:
PhD (Economics) (jointly with Stellenbosch University)
– “Classifying yield spread movements in sparse data through triplots”
– Available at: https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8643411
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, RSA
2016 – 2019/2020:
2009 – 2010:
2008:
2004 – 2007:
Professional Risk Managers' International Association, USA
2016:
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PhD (Mathematical Statistics) (jointly with Ghent University)
– Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/107750
MComm (Financial Risk Management)
HonsBComm (Financial Risk Management) Cum Laude
BComm (Mathematical Sciences) focus area Financial Risk Management
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Certified Professional Risk Manager (PRM) [Certificate nr: MhGWP0U]
CFA Institute, USA
2011 – 2015:
CFA Charterholder [Institute ID: 6192861]
Global Association of Risk Professionals, USA
2011 – 2013:
Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) [Member ID: 130674]
Hottentots-Holland High School, Somerset West, RSA
1999 – 2003:
Senior Certificate – Matriculated with full exemption and A aggregate
Specialised Skills
Computing:
Extensive:
Solid:
Basic:
MS Office, VBA, R / S-Plus, FINCAD Analytics Suite, Reuters Eikon
STATISTICA, Matlab, LaTeX, SAS, INET BFA
VB, Mathematica, SAS Risk Dimensions, E-views
Languages:
English and Afrikaans (bilingual)
University Coursework
Statistical Courses:
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Mathematical Statistics
Stochastic Simulation
Extreme Value Theory
Time Series Analysis
Data Mining
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Mathematical & Business Courses:
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Financial Engineering
Advanced Derivative Pricing
Portfolio Management
Mathematics
Financial Mathematics
Computer Courses:
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Mathematical Statistics
Stochastic Simulation
Extreme Value Theory
Time Series Analysis
Data Mining
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