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 Africa04.2020
High School certificate - English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Physics, Geography and Metal work
MONDEOR HIGH SCHOOL
Johannesburg, South Africa12.2001
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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