Manas Bapela has over 17 years experience. This includes lecturing, investment analysis, and managing portfolios across all asset classes including derivatives. He has M Sc (Mathematics) cum laude Ph D (Mathematics) University of Pretoria, Global Investment Risk Management (Said Business School, Oxford University) UK.
He gained his experience at leading firms such as Standard Corporate Merchant Bank (where he helped develop analytical tools to strip real zero curves from CPI-linked bonds, pricing of CPI linked swaps and CPI linked annuities) and most recently at Taquanta Asset Managers. Manas, a published contributor to mathematics journals is also a member of the investment committee of the Institute of Retirement Funds. He is also a regular presenter at industry conferences locally and abroad. Effective April 2017, Manas takes on the role of Chief Executive Officer in addition to his role as Chief Investment Officer at Argon Asset Management.
