Daniel Polakow

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Dr. Daniel Polakow is Derivatives Specialist at Old Mutual Investment Group South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
He joined Old Mutual Investment Group South Africa (OMIGSA) in November 2010 as a derivatives specialist.
His current responsibilities include assisting the Absolute Return Investments team across a number of their funds, advancing the rigour of the models and ensuring these funds are optimally structured.
He started working as a professional statistician from 1994.
While studying for his PhD, he consulted to the academic development programme (ADP) on the predictive modelling of the Alternative Admissions Research Project.
His doctorate included work on HIV/AIDS research, fire-recurrence and models for natural disasters with censored data.
In 2000, he left academia to work in the sell-side of the financial services industry, first as a Quantitative Analyst and then a Derivative Analyst for Cadiz Securities.
Four years later he moved to Peregrine Securities, becoming a director and head of research.
From 2009 to mid-2011, he consulted to various local financial services companies, including 10 months at Brait SA as a portfolio manager.

Former positions of Daniel Polakow

Companies	Position	End
Old Mutual Investment Group (Pty) Ltd. Old Mutual Investment Group (Pty) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Old Mutual Investment Group (Pty) Ltd. (OMIGSA) is an asset management firm headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Old Mutual Investment Group Holdings (Pty) Ltd., ultimately held by Old Mutual Ltd. (JSE: OMU; OTCMKTS: ODMUF). Formerly known as Old Mutual Asset Managers, OMIGSA offers segregated portfolios and pooled funds across the risk/return spectrum and manage various multi-assets, equity, fixed interest and listed property strategies for individual and institutional investors. The firm is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).	Analyst-Equity	-
Peregrine Equities (Pty) Ltd. Peregrine Equities (Pty) Ltd. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Part of Peresec South Africa Pty Ltd., Peregrine Equities (Pty) Ltd. is a financial services company based in Sandton, South Africa. Peregrine Equities offers three funds that cover the risk spectrum\: Pure Hedge Fund (low risk), Dynamic Alpha Fund (moderate risk), and High Growth Fund (moderate to high risk). The South African company's process is built on the foundations of honesty and integrity, helping to protect and grow the wealth of their clients. The company was founded in 1996. The CEO is Gavin Betty.	Director of Research - Equity	-

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