Nastasia Groenewald

Graduate Actuarial / Quantitative Risk Management

  Middelburg, South Africa

I’m a post graduate student seeking a great opportunity
to use my skills and knowledge to make a difference in the
corporatworld. I am hardworking and willing to stretch
beyond my limits to ensure I can perform to the best of my
ability.
I achieved a degree in Actuarial Science with 3 Actuarial
Exemptions. I am currently doing my postgraduate
Honours degree in Quantitative Risk Management.

 

Contact Information:

[email protected]

0713513040


Work Experience

BROKER'S ASSISTANT  •  WENRU BROKER'S

July 2019 - July 2019

My key responsibilities was to help the Broker in making wise decisions in terms of best suitable portfolios for his clients. These portfolios included calculations concerning pension retirement schemes, effects of interest rates on portfolios and making conclusions on where to invest in order to make a profitable return. I also helped with updating the books to ensure all tax calculations for the year was correct.

This was only a holiday job.

Education

NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY

HONOURS QUANTITATIVE RISK MANAGEMENT  •  2020 - 2020

I achieved distinctions in all my first semester subjects:
-BWIN 611 QUANTITATIVE RISK ANALYSIS I
-BWIN 613 FINANCIAL ENGINEERING
-BWIN 614 INVESTMENT THEORY I
-STTN 622 STATISTICAL DATA ANALYSIS II: TIME SERIES ANALYSIS

NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY

B.SC Degree in Actuarial Science  •  2017 - 2019

Overall I achieved 5 distinctions in my undergraduate degree.

MIDDELBURG HIGH SCHOOL

Mathematics  •  2012 - 2016

I was rewarded the best student in Business Studies and Tourism in my Matric year.
I obtained distinctions for all 7 subjects.
My favorite subject was Mathematics where I achieved an average of 89%.

Actuarial Exemptions

I have been exempted from 3 Actuarial exams so far in the following subjects:

  • ASSA A101 or IFA CT3 : Probability and Mathematical Statistics
  • ASSA A102 or IFA CT7 : Economics
  • ASSA A203 or IFA CT5 : Contingencies

I wish to complete all my CT exams through the Actuarial Board Exams in the goal of becoming a qualified Actuary in the future.

Skills

Computer Based

  • SAS Programming
  • R Studio Programming
  • MS Excel Skills
  • MS Word
  • MS Power Point
  • VBA 
  • C# (Basic Knowledge)

Statistical

  • Regression Models
  • Data Analysis
  • Statistical Modelling
  • Stress Testing

Actuarial Knowledge

  • Life Insurance Products
  • Assurance Premium Calculations
  • Calculations based on risk and survival probabilities
  • Investments


Risk Related Knowledge

  • Bank Risk
  • Risk Premium Calculations
  • Basel 
  • Risk Measurement Concepts
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” ― Winston S. Churchill 

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