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Vuyani Ndaba

Sandton

Summary

Dynamic Senior Correspondent at Thomson Reuters with market research and data analysis expertise. Proven track record in delivering insightful financial outlooks and managing high-stakes projects. Skilled in editorial operations and brainstorming story ideas, I excel at leading road show events that drive sales.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

SENIOR CORRESPONDENT

THOMSON REUTERS
Johannesburg
07.2009 - Current
  • Division Overview: Reuters Polls, a polling service with a sophisticated product APP for trading floors. Website: https://www.reuters.com/authors/vuyani-ndaba/
  • I am currently a senior correspondent for Reuters Polls, a polling service with a sophisticated product APP for trading floors.
  • I write outlook stories on emerging market financial assets, economies and thematic surveys on the continent and globally such as the FIFA World cup poll predictions by financial market strategists.
  • I also work closely with my colleagues in Asia and Latin America for a monthly emerging market currency outlook, a combined effort which captures the flow of global trade.
  • I am deeply involved in compiling the monthly Reuters EconoMeter for long-term prospects.
  • I have hosted and organized the annual Reuters Economist of the Year for the more than a decade up until 2017.
  • Reuters Polls, a polling service with a sophisticated product APP for trading floors. Website: https://www.reuters.com/authors/vuyani-ndaba/

DATA ANALYST

THOMSON ANALYTICS
Johannesburg
05.2007 - 05.2009
  • I advised JSE listed company board members about detailed holdings information on their latest monthly shareholder report and provided intelligence on the type of investment managers that held their shares.
  • I performed detailed analysis of 'who owns what' for public equities with the most comprehensive global share ownership and profile data in the industry.
  • This provided intelligence for potential mergers and hostile takeovers.
  • My clients were PPC cement, Barloworld and Freeworld coatings.
  • Utilized data visualization tools to effectively communicate business insights.
  • Identified, analyzed and interpreted trends or patterns in complex data sets.
  • Used statistical methods to analyze data to generate useful business reports.
  • Created various Excel documents to assist with pulling metrics data and presenting information to board members.

Call Centre Agent

Computershare
Johannesburg
01.2005 - 05.2009
  • I traded shares on behalf of retail investors.

Education

BBA - Economics

University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
04.2020

High School certificate - English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Physics, Geography and Metal work

MONDEOR HIGH SCHOOL
Johannesburg, South Africa
12.2001

Skills

  • LSEG Datastream Macroeconomics
  • Market research
  • Client relationship management
  • Content creation
  • Editorial judgment
  • Press release writing
  • Expert excel skills
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Report writing
  • Trend identification
  • Data visualization

Timeline

SENIOR CORRESPONDENT

THOMSON REUTERS
07.2009 - Current

DATA ANALYST

THOMSON ANALYTICS
05.2007 - 05.2009

Call Centre Agent

Computershare
01.2005 - 05.2009

BBA - Economics

University of South Africa

High School certificate - English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Physics, Geography and Metal work

MONDEOR HIGH SCHOOL

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