Pawan Singh Email & Phone Number

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Manged R4bn, fund of fund/multi-managed portfolios for financial advisors
• Conducted manager research with input into portfolio construction and risk management
• Lead research into Alternative Investments (private markets) and kickstarted the first allocation to Private Equity
• Published manager and market research ideas for the investment team
• Represented the firm at investment forums and conferences

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Analyzed listed stocks on the JSE for potential investment opportunities in South Africa in line with WKKF plan to deploy a total of $100M into the country
• Interacted with key players in global impact investing industry alongside Head of Investments in order to identify areas of alignment with South Africa

Mumbai Area, India

• Travelled through India covering a distance of 7,800 KMs over 60 days across 13 cities, towns and villages to explore on the ground application of impact investing
• Met with International Finance Corporation (IFC) managers, NGOs, SME owners and farmers to understand the intricacies of business models across a range of sectors including renewable energy, education, construction.
• Analyzed frameworks such as inclusive capitalism, sustainable growth and blended value through investment

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Forecasted 5-year business growth and revenues to negotiate long term contracts with MasterCard
• Created cost allocation model to allocate income and expenses across 400 branches to measure profitability
• Conducted feasibility analysis and measurement metrics for managing arrears and collection rates
• Evaluate trends and patterns in client behaviour to enable the business to create marketing strategies

Greater New York City Area

• Developed unique credit models for deals worth $1B on average, after receiving a promotion into a specialized derivatives team with the role of determining complex cash flow distributions to various tranche holders on.
• Consistently managed maximum deal volume on a monthly basis while also training analysts in the team
• Communicated with asset managers and trustees regarding liquidation value of credit derivatives due to redemptions

Greater New York City Area

• Performed and managed cash flow modelling and stress testing after receiving an early promotion to the position and underwent an 8-week intensive quantitative modelling training program
• Performed calculations on IRR, default probability, sensitivity and scenario analysis, YTM and discount margins for credit derivatives such as CDO, CDS, ABS, MBS and TRS

Greater New York City Area

• Consistently generated detailed Account Evaluation Reports based on research findings
• Facilitated in analyzing the UBS credit portfolio for high net worth individuals
• Assisted senior financial advisors to provide the traders, sales force and UBS clients with market leading knowledge

Mba, Finance

Activities and Societies: Member of Baruch College MBA Finance and Investments Club

B Com, Accounting

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