| Position in department | MPhD Candidate in Finance |
| E-mail | mkseba (non Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk) |
| Room | 4SB.5.11 |
| Biography | Moatlhodi joined Essex Business School in 2010 to read for an MSc in Finance and Investment after completing his Bachelor's degree in Finance at University of Botswana. He has briefly worked as a Graduate Trainee and Intern at both Stanbic Bank and Botswana Stock Exchange. He is a member of the European Finance Association and an alumnus of Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, as well as AIESEC, an international student-run organization. Moatlhodi holds a number of awards which include the 2010 Most Promising Banker of the year award by Botswana Institute of Bankers and the 2009 Stanbic Investment Management Services award for graduating as the Best Finance student at the University of Botswana. His proposed PhD project is on risk-return profile and performance measurement of currency hedge funds. |
| Qualifications | BA in Finance (University of Botswana, Botswana, 2009)
MSc in Finance and Investment (University of Essex, UK, 2011)
Scholarships received:
- 2011 - 2014; Essex Business School Postgraduate Research Scholarship to study for PhD
- 2010 - 2011; Commonwealth Scholarship to read for an MSc in the UK
- 2005 - 2009; Botswana Government Undergraduate Scholarship
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| Research interests |
- Hedge Funds
- Asset Pricing
- Global Investments
- International Parity Conditions
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| Study areas |
- Global Investments
- Portfolio Management
- Risk Management
- FX Markets
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| Supervisor | Prof. Giorgio Valente, Dr. Liya Shen |
| Thesis title | Performance measurement of Currency Hedge Funds in Emerging Markets |