Jonathan Racussen
Head FX Dealer at Currency Partners (PTY) Ltd- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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FSA Examinations
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RE5 (Representatives) Examinations
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Registered Persons Examinations
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Experience
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Head FX Dealer
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Oct 2015 - Present
- Managing the dealing team and their KPI's, with oversight of over R10 billion in forex transactions annually - Member of senior management team, responsible for company strategy and growth plans - Maximising dealing desk revenues & reviewing desk performance - Managing & developing existing and new private- and corporate-client relationships - New business development and growing of client base - Executing trades on behalf of private and corporate clients - Managing the dealing team and their KPI's, with oversight of over R10 billion in forex transactions annually - Member of senior management team, responsible for company strategy and growth plans - Maximising dealing desk revenues & reviewing desk performance - Managing & developing existing and new private- and corporate-client relationships - New business development and growing of client base - Executing trades on behalf of private and corporate clients
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Board Member
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Jun 2015 - Jan 2017
Board Member and Co-owner - Entrepreneur Traction is a startup catalyst focused on early stage funding and assisting founders to build high-growth, globally-scalable technology / tech-enabled companies. - We help startup businesses through incubation, acceleration, mentorship & funding. - We also help to connect startups with the right co-founders, business partners and investors to help foster a local interconnected startup ecosystem. Projects: CoFounding Partners of Enterprise Elevator, An accelerator program for high growth and socially impactful technology startups in Africa (@Elevator_SA) Local Ambassadors for Seedstars world (@SeedstarsWorld) Show less
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RECM
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Biotechnology
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Head of Dealing
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2009 - 2014
- Responsible for overseeing the dealing function as a key business area - Trading across all asset classes, both locally and internationally - Liaising with all other internal areas of the business as well as service providers to ensure the most optimal and efficient running of the dealing function - Responsible for overseeing the dealing function as a key business area - Trading across all asset classes, both locally and internationally - Liaising with all other internal areas of the business as well as service providers to ensure the most optimal and efficient running of the dealing function
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Investec Bank
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Banking
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1 - 100 Employee
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Private Client Wealth Manager
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2005 - 2009
- Building and maintaining relationships with high-net-worth clients - Constructing the most appropriate local and global investment portfolios for clients - Servicing clients with news-flow, investment ideas and portfolio construction - Building and maintaining relationships with high-net-worth clients - Constructing the most appropriate local and global investment portfolios for clients - Servicing clients with news-flow, investment ideas and portfolio construction
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Barnard Jacobs Mellett
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sales Trader
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2004 - 2005
- Building and maintaining relationships with clients at local & global asset management firms - Servicing clients with news-flow, analyst insights and best order execution - Focusing on market developments and trends in Africa, particularly South Africa - Building and maintaining relationships with clients at local & global asset management firms - Servicing clients with news-flow, analyst insights and best order execution - Focusing on market developments and trends in Africa, particularly South Africa
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Investec Asset Management
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United Kingdom
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Investment Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Analyst and Dealer
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2000 - 2004
As Analyst: - Analysing companies on behalf of the investment team - Generating investment ideas from the local investment universe - Recommending those companies most suitable for clients’ investment portfolios As Dealer: - Trading equities on behalf of funds - Ensuring lowest cost and best execution of all trades - Building and maintaining relationships with local and global stock-broking firms - Being aware of all relevant company and market news-flow and conveying this to the broader investment team and fund managers Show less
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Education
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1996 - 1999
University of Cape Town
Bachelor of Business Science, First Class Honours in Finance, Majors in Economics and Accounting -
2009 - 2010
Stellenbosch University/Universiteit Stellenbosch
BPhil, Sustainable Development Planning and Management -
Theodor Herzl High School
Matric Certificate
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