NATASHA MADZORERA-SIBANDA
2754 Msasa Park, Harare
Mobile +263774492366
| E- Mail: [email protected]

PERSONAL DETAILS
Marital status: Married
Date of birth: 17 February 1984
Nationality: Zimbabwean
Languages: English and Shona

CAREER OVERVIEW
Hardworking, motivated professional with strong communication and analytical skills. A logical and strategic thinker; who is well versed with investments and portfolio management. I am a strong negotiator and networker; I can thrive in a fast-paced environment. My primary objective is to become an authority in investment advisory and portfolio management; to assist the investing public appreciate the value of savings, preserve value, optimize return and be a catalyst for development through investment strategies that create sound portfolios with worthwhile returns to all parties involved in the value chain.

Core Knowledge & skills Treasury Management
 Asset Liability Management
 Interest Rate, Fixed Income trading and FX Trading
 Treasury Product Modelling and pricing
 Treasury corporate sales and Corporate Treasury Investment Management, Research and Corporate Finance and Private Equity  Economic Research and Statistics, report writing
 Financial statement Analysis, Credit and investment risk assessment
 Stock selection, Portfolio construction and Portfolio Management
 Project Feasibility studies and evaluation of business proposals and structures
 Risk Management  Property Management Business Development and Relationship Management
 Developing new business ideas and rolling out new business ventures
 Forming strategic relationships and tapping into external and internal networks to increase business volumes and market share.  Identifying internal and market opportunities for own unit and related business operations.

PROFFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1. Investments and Portfolio Manager TN Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd January 2009 – to date
Responsibilities
 Attending to enquiries by existing and potential clients relating any matters on investments (money market and equities) and portfolios under management;
 Meeting and discussing with prospective and current investors (clients) to assess investment objectives and risk profile in order to match their investments to these key parameters;
 Constructing (asset allocation) investment portfolios in accordance with the respective client investment objectives and risk profile (including periodic placements of funds under management or trading of securities necessary to successfully achieve the desired returns);
 Developing investment options and preparing power point presentations and presenting same to prospective clients, including but not limited to pension fund administrators, trustees and principal officers.
 Continuous scanning (gathering market intelligence and regular reviews of information for industry leaders) of investment markets for opportunities and threats to existing portfolios under management as a bases for portfolio construction or reconstruction or hold decisions as a key requirement for a sustainable asset allocation and investment strategy;
 Drafting research notes for distribution to internal and external clients as a way of information updates, communicating opportunities and threats in the relevant markets, thereby motivating improvement to investment decisions;
 Ensuring that all assets and securities relating to portfolios under management are received from counter parties, recorded in the register by the relevant department and placed under custody in accordance with the provisions of the respective mandates;
 Preparing performance reports relating to portfolios under management for internal and external distribution in line with the reporting requirements stipulated in the respective mandates, particularly institutional clients such as pension funds;
 Participating in strategic planning session, thereby motivating strategic focus consistent with the dynamics in the operating environment observed or experienced in our interactions with clients and at various forums;
 Develop investment strategies for various portfolios under management (discretionary and nondiscretionary) with the view optimizing the risk-adjusted return on investment; and
 Understand, manage, and supervise all aspects of cash flow. Forecast daily cash requirements and execute daily financing decisions
 Training junior fund managers in consulting skills and techniques, asset allocation (portfolio construction and reconstruction), portfolio management, report writing and transmission of information through presentations and reports on funds under management.

Achievements
 Oversight of active portfolios in excess of $23 million and a passive portfolio in excess of $180 million. Portfolio returns for funds under management have consistently performed against benchmarks set for the funds.
 Designed a Wedding Investment Fund in June 2011. The fund has grown to an excess of $100,000.00.
 Managed a $2 million worth of Agriculture input scheme in 2012.
 Managing $3million worth of properties dotted all over Zimbabwe.
 Developed a Property Investment vehicle which managed to bring together high net worth clients who invested in a 5 acre piece of land in Helensvale which is currently being developed into a secure residential complex.
 Oversight of Furniture debtors’ book worth $2 million. Managed non performing debtors from assessing the accounts and credit ratings of clients, drafting and issuing summons right up to collecting funds either by garnish orders or warrants.

Equities Administrator TN Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd August 2007- December 2008
Responsibilities
 Placing sales or purchase orders with stock brokers as instructed by investment and portfolio managers responsible for investments in quoted securities for internal and external clients;
 Liaising with stockbrokers and transfer secretaries for remittance of share certificates and sale proceeds to accounts for trading transactions (including splitting and consolidation of share certificates);
 Maintaining a register of all securities held (for both internal and external clients), by recording all share certificates received, sent out to brokers or transfer secretaries for transfer, splitting or consolidation;
 Ensuring proceeds for share sales are received, recorded and transmitted to the respective clients (including keeping a record of such transactions);
 Undertaking periodic reconciliation of scrip and nominee accounts for all clients invested in equities and ensuring work is evenly distributed among the subordinates in the scrip unit;
 Preparing periodic reports on portfolio status and distributing same to the respective clients to ensure they have up to date information about their investment in quoted securities;
 Undertaking periodic reviews (fundamental and technical analysis using various analytical models) of the performance of the stock market and preparing reports that focus on the prospects of stock market investments (including the buy, hold or sell recommendations); and
 Advising clients (internal and external) on the quality of stock market portfolios held based on historical performance, industry fundamentals and prospects.

Achievements
 Developed a system of managing scrip received, registered and in safe custody.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

University of Zimbabwe 2003-2007
Bachelor of Business Studies (Honours) – Banking & Finance – 2.2
Executive Certificate in Investment & Portfolio Management (Distinction) 2009

National University of Science & Technology
2009-2011 Masters of Science – Banking & Finance – Pass
(Submitted a dissertation on Asset and Liability Management in Zimbabwe with a Net profit Model.)

REFERENCES

Chakanyuka Nziradzemhuka +263772914127
Nhlanhla Nyathi +263772250092
Bernard Wekare  +263772261549