Academic Education
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March 2012 (anticipated)
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Completion of final draft of Doctoral thesis.
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December 2007
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Academic degree of Master of Business Administration. Accreditation:
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July 2007 – March 2008
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Pre-proposal stage of doctoral studies at USB.
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January – June 2007
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Masters thesis.
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June 2006
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Academic degree of Diplom-Kaufmann (FH) in International Management.
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January – December 2006
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Master of Business Administration full-time programme.
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July – October 2005
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Diploma thesis.
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July 2003 – June 2005
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Main studies n International Management.
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September 2001 – June 2003
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Undergraduate studies in International Management and foregn exchange semestre in France.
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Professional Experience
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Since August 2011
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Deloitte Consulting GmbH Germany. Consulting expertise and client highlights include the financial services, automotive and service provider industries.
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Since January 2011
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Independent Contract Lecturer. Course module: Finance in Brand Building and Business Statistics.
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Since April 2008
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Tutoring for various MBA course subjects including:
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September 2003 – February 2005
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Various internships with financial serrvices providers with a particular focus on alternative investments, deivatives and equity research.
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Research Papers and Conferences
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Working papers:
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Classifying Single-manager Hedge Funds: Some New Insights.
A Risk-Return Assessment of Fund of Hedge Funds in Comparison to Single Hedge Funds – An Empirical Analysis.
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In preparation:
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An Adaptation of Sharpe's Twelve-factor Linear Pricing Models to Hedge-fund Investments(Provisional title)
Data Sourcing, Statistical Processing and Time Series Analysis - An Example from Research into Hedge-fund Investments
A Multivariate Cointegrating Framework for Hedge Fund Investments – Hedge Funds in the Traditional Portfolio (Provisional title).
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Conferences:
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12 – 14 January 2011: Annual South African Finance Association Conference at the University of Cape Town Business School. Paper presented: Multivariate Models for Hedge Funds.
23 July – 28 July 2009: European Doctoral Programmes Association in Management and Business Administration (EDAMBA) summer academy in Sorèze (France). Presentation of research methodology and philosophical implications of research design.
27 August – 31 August 2007: Doctoral Research Training Programme (Initial Stages & Advanced Programme) at USB in Bellville (South Africa).
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