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STPGLOBALFounder & CEO
Jul. 2023South Africastpglobal.io is a digital assets and blockchain consulting company that assists clients in understanding the potential applications, benefits, risks, challenges and the impact on all the various divisions in your company associated with blockchain technology and digital assets. HAVE YOUR COMPANY DONE "USE CASE" ANALYSIS FIRST? You may or may not need these new technologies yet? We are well connected with the best global service providers in this exciting new digital industry who can tailor-make solutions to fit your company’s unique needs to give you that advantage over your competitors early. We monitor applicable regulations and have partners that can assist you with understanding & applying for the relevant licenses, setting up technical IT infrastructure, transaction monitoring to manage AML, KYC, KYT and more. We offer "Use Case" Analysis, Strategic Advice, Business Process Analysis, Project Management, Documentation, Business Case Analysis, Requirements Gathering & Analysis, User Acceptance Testing, User Stories and Training & Education on how to integrate these technologies into existing business processes, develop new business models, and explore innovative opportunities.
RMB - Rand Merchant BankSME Analyst - Financial Services Operations and part of FSR Crypto & Blockchain Community
Aug. 2022 - Jun. 2023Sandton, Johannesburg, South AfricaSME Analyst in Global Custody as well as active involvement in the FSR Crypto and Blockchain community initiatives related to the Financial & Investment Industries with a current focus on exploring Digital Custody and Digital Asset Trading lifecycle - from onramp of fiat currencies through brokers with best execution prices from liquidity providers, settlements, digital custody, integration to LOB systems and reporting.
Rand Merchant BankPlatform Lead: Platform Lead: Securities Financing - Rand Merchant Bank
Mar. 2018 - Jul. 20221 Merchant place, SandtonResponsible for Leading a team of Business Analysts, Developers, Test Analysts, Support and System Analyst. Functions include automation of payment processes, optimization of reporting solutions via scheduling client reports via SFTP & Online Portal Solutions, ETE automations of Reconciliations with up to 4 sources, fully integrated investment systems dataflows - including market prices for local and interternational investment counters, static data, corporate actions, trades, and more. Also involved with strategic initiatives, centralising systems and new integrations for new projects. Systems directly in charge of and interfacing with include Geneva Equity Accounting and Reporting, SLAMS - Securities Lending, GCMS - Futures Clearing, Sophis - unlisted Equity Derivatives, LifeRay - Web Frontend Client Portal, GUI interfaces and Margin Calculator solution - Equity SWAPS, MUREX, Golden Spource, Market Data Platform Systems, Credit & Counterparty Risk solutions, RADA General Ledger system and more
MMI Group Finance & BSMBusiness Analyst
Feb. 2017 - Feb. 2018Centurion Head OfficeGroup Reporting analysis with a specific focus on Group Credit Exposures, Data Flows - external & internal data sources and Solutions reviews
MMI Group LimitedProcess & System Optimization Specialist
Nov. 2014 - Jan. 2017SandtonPre- & Post Trade Compliance system optimization. Process automation & reengineering of external manager data and market data. Ensuring optimal leverage off the systems used by or impacting compliance. Reporting Process automation. Optimization of compliance processes overall.
Global Investment Reporting (Pty) LtdPart-time Head of Marketing
Sep. 2014 - Dec. 2014SandtonWe provide independent compliance reporting including Regulation 28 Schedules and Breach Reports, ASISA formats, FSB formats, SARB Asset Allocation and Hedge Fund regulatory reports for institutional and retail client platforms. We deliver complete solutions including sourcing portfolio data, specialised reporting systems, accessing global instrument data, breach management and reporting including multi-level reporting structures – making regulatory reporting easy!
Momentum Outcome-based SolutionsInvestment Operations Consultant
Nov. 2011 - Oct. 2014SandtonConsulting in Investment Compliance Division including processes & systems integration. Systems include Charles River IMS and StatPro SPC for botth pre-trade and post-trade compliance. Coding of CRIMSv9 rules, ratings reconciliations between systems, market data sourcing and automation.
FNB Trustee ServicesProgram Manager
Nov. 2009 - Oct. 2011Bank CityI was Program Manager at FNB Trustees where I implemented the HiPortfolio Investment Administration & Accounting system.
RMB Asset ManagementSME
Jan. 2005 - Dec. 2009As an Expert in Investment Operations and Straight Through Processing (STP) I was the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on the RMB Asset Management Operations Outsourcing Project to JP Morgan. I assisted Users and IT from both organisations to design, test and implement processes, systems and solutions. I was involved in Accounting, Investment Administration, Front Office Integration - including OMS/Trading trade systems, Compliance & Performance. Systems include HiPortfolio, Minerva, Tesseract, Sentinel, SMAC, and others
DST InternationalHead of Operations - Africa
Feb. 2004 - Jun. 2005Managing 8 Consultants who was responsible for support, new module & system implementations, bug fixes and enhancement facilitation. We also trained users and assist with process reviews. Our projects included full project management starting at Project Definition Analysis all the way to solution implementations
STP GlobalConsultant - Investment Administration
Jan. 2002 - Jan. 2004Pretoria, Gauteng, South AfricaI did consulting at the PIC & Government Employees Pension Fund assisting them to interface their SMAC system to Nedbank’s PAM system for master custody client reporting consolidation. I also assisted in automation of scrip reconciliation, structured product processing & valuations, year-end assistance and other ad-hoc tasks such as information cleanup on SMAC, test system set-up and information system account audits. I also consulted part time at the Transnet Pension Administrators, assisting them with upgrading their HiPortfolio system to the latest version. I also performed process reviews with the view of automating processes where possible. To this extend we upgraded their Connex middle-ware solution and are in the process of automating various processes
RMB Asset ManagementChief Operating Officer / Director Operations
Apr. 2000 - Oct. 2001I was responsible for Investment Operations overall - including operational budgets, staff career planning, strategic planning to enhance all aspects of Operations in the company.
One of my major roles was to improve the effectiveness of all interactions with third parties like Custodians, Brokers, exchanges and settlement banks. We implemented SWIFT, middleware to improve Straight Through Processing (STP) and many other solutions for example reconciliations systems for scrip & cash.
TMF InternationalDigital Entrepreneur Owner
Jan. 2000 - Jul. 2023TMF International is about Generating Multiple Income Streams Globally, with our major focus in the Trillion Dollar Blockchain, Tokenization, Minting & Crypto Industries. As Global Groups of Entrepreneurs, we use leverage as a business model incorporating technology like smartphones, cloud & hardware minting and the power of Apps to create assets all around the world which creates passive income streams for us - even if we are not there. We teach others to do the same, while obviously enjoying the benefits of digital assets, travel, products and services ourselves. We are educating and training new Entrepreneurs how to start their own businesses on the side without impacting on their current jobs or businesses and we assist already successful Entrepreneurs and Business Owners to add additional income streams as extra diversification.
AOS Limited - Part of MCubed CapitalDirector Operations
Jan. 1999 - Apr. 2000I created/started the asset management outsourcing division within AOS, setting up the unit. We had to evaluate & select the systems, introduce procedures, controls etc. I was instrumental in the establishment of full STP between Multi-manager clients & AOS - as the outsource service provider. I was directly responsible for marketing this new outsourcing business in the beginning. I eventually managed more than 50 people here.
Momentum Investments / RMB Asset ManagementInvestment Back Office Manager
Jan. 1993 - Dec. 1998SandtonI headed up the Back-office: deal confirmations & settlements, reconciliations, cash management, income & corporate actions, derivatives (SAFEX including futures & mops), Capital Market (BESA), Equities (JSE & STRATE). We also started a securities lending division that created substantial income for us as a Admin division.
Fedsure - Investment DivisionComputer Auditor / Investment Systems Manager
Jan. 1990 - Dec. 1992JohannesburgI first established an Computer Audit division and then started a new Function in the company - link between IT & user departments: Front- , Middle- & Back office. Reviewed user requirements, wrote user requirement specifications, liaison with IT for development, testing & implementations.
Volkskas BankInternal Auditor
Jan. 1987 - Dec. 1989Pretoria, Gauteng, South AfricaPart of a team of Internal Computer Auditors, doing computer & operational audits in various banking divisions.
Bezuidenhout & Steyn Chartered AccountantsAudit Clerk
Jan. 1981 - Dec. 1984Potchefstroom, SOuth AfricaArticles in Accounting and Auditing for 4 years part time while I was doing my B-Compt degree via PU for CHE (PUKKE)
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