Zaakir
Mia
(Bcom (UNISA), MIFM (SAIFM), Advanced Corporate and Securities Law (UNISA))
Zaakir Mia is the Fund Manager of Eminence Partners,
the recently launched hedge fund partnership of the Mia
family. Zaakir has over 10 years of experience as a
?nancial markets trader and is a member of the SA
Institute of Financial Markets. He started his career at the
renowned JSE member brokerage ?rm Golding, Torr &
De Decker. At the time, Zaakir was one of the youngest
traders in the country to be licensed to trade on a
discretionary basis for clients. After honing his trading
skills, Zaakir moved on to managing the SHM Group's
proprietary trading portfolio. Zaakir is highly experienced
in implementing complex hedge fund investment
strategies, most notably long/short equity trading using
derivative instruments and leverage.
Zaakir also ful?ls the role of CEO of the SHM Group of
Companies. He oversees the entire strategic vision of
the group and currently serves as a director and majority
shareholder of a number of companies operating in
various customer facing sectors. It is here that he
undertakes high-level management responsibilities and
indirectly oversees the duties of over 100 employees.
Apart from his extensive experience in ?nancial markets
and business management, Zaakir has completed
numerous academic quali?cations, including his
undergraduate degree, Bachelor of Commerce, as well
as various other courses, most notably the UNISA
course in Advanced Corporate and Securities Law. He is
currently registered for the MSc Masters in Finance
course at London School of Business and Finance.
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