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Ela Karahasanoglu
CFA Institute
CSC
CFA
MBA
BBA in Finance and Accounting
218 Queens Quay West 1811
Toronto, M5G2Y6
Country code : CA
Tel : 416 901 3660
Mobile : 416 858 9606
Languages and specialist subject areas
Turkish > English
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CV
Qualifications :
· Received CFA Charter in 2002.
· Advanced user in MS Office Applications, Bloomberg and Reuters.
· Completed CSC in January 2005, pass mark 84.5%.
· Member, CFA Institute (formerly AIMR).
· NASD registered Series 7 and 66.
· Published “European Customs Union” in Turkish Economist and “Turkish Textile Industry” in Economic Trend; December 1995.
· Translations in - Turkish (native), English.
Professional courses :
CFA
CSC
Professional experience :
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Euromed Inc., European Union Project - Adaptation of European Community Legislation into Turkey
Project Consultant in Finance 2002 – Present
· Liaise between the European Union, the Turkish government and the ministries, specifically the Ministry of Finance.
· Conduct monthly economic and equity market research and analysis on current global financial and business markets in issues related to EU legislation.
· Supervise and organize translation team, coordinating document flow and communication among project beneficiaries.
· Adapt and proofread translated legislation before released to the Ministries.
MERRILL LYNCH New York, NY
Investment Consultant, IPCG High Net Worth Group 2000 –2002
· Created investment strategies for $10+ million high net worth retail and institutional clients based in Europe by means of risk assessment, asset allocation strategies. Rebalanced client portfolios based on periodic investment reviews.
· Conducted in depth financial statement analysis on large cap global equity securities working closely with Asset Management Division.
· Perform in-depth analysis of emerging markets fixed income securities for the purpose of identifying opportunities, developing proposals, providing advice and/or recommendations to retail and institutional clients.
· Collaborated with Investment Banking division for institutional clients, including a $150 million private equity transaction which was successfully completed.
Financial & Accounting Analyst, Credit Derivatives Group 1999
· Valued various credit derivative instruments and implemented performance monitoring process such as VAR and EVA analysis.
· Developed a system to integrate derivative product valuation with equity risk.
UBS London, England
Portfolio Assistant, Discretionary Fund Management 1998
· Assisted the Discretionary Fund Manager for a $4 billion fund.
· Conducted extensive research on US equities market by use equity valuation models and DCF analysis and presented equity reports to the fund manager for equity selection.
SUMERBANK A.S. Istanbul, Turkey
Portfolio Specialist, Portfolio Management Group 1996 –1998
· Involved with a team managing $50 million in fixed income and local currency instruments.
· Implemented full portfolio hedging positions, outperforming benchmark by 20% during 1997 economic crisis.
· Participated in major government bond transactions with Central Bank
· Involved with interbank dealings and traded in local currency on a daily basis depending on the funding needs of the bank.
· Conducted briefings for the bank’s board of directors on treasury operations and economic developments.
· Prepared daily P/L reports reflecting a brief summary of the financial positions taken by the Fund Management Group.
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