Aisha Arif

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Aisha Arif
Finance
0333-2397108
aisha.arif@outlook.com
Date of Birth: March 25, 1992

Educational Qualifications:
BBA | 2014 | Institute of Business Administration, Karachi | 3.69* (89.00%)
Intermediate | 2010 | Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Karachi | A-1 83%
Matric | 2008 | P.E.C.H.S. Girls’ School, Karachi | A-1 88%
*CGPA up to the 6th Semester

Elective Courses
Public Policy: Theory and Analysis, Derivatives and Risk Hedging, Environmental & Natural Resources Policy, Business Finance II, Fixed Income Securities, Development Economics & Issues in Pakistanis Economy.

Major Term Papers I Reports I Projects
• Wrote a research paper analyzing the ethical considerations of Organ Transplantation in Pakistan
• Public Policy Analysis report on the ‘Teacher absenteeism’ problem prevalent in Primary Education sector in Sindh
• Proposed and presented solutions to production and storage problems arising at different stages of the supply chain process of a Pakistani rice exporting company
• Performed capital and risk assessment for 3 commercial banks through an analysis of financial statements and ratios
• Analyzed and compiled a report on the Capital Structure and Dividend Policy of Shell Pakistan for the course titled ‘Financial Management’
• Studied and presented the evolution of promotion strategy for a low involvement product, Omoré
• Wrote a case study on the Brand architecture of Shan Foods for the course ‘Marketing Issues in Pakistan’
• Evaluated the relationship between different variables of the money demand function, using Eviews for statistical analysis
• Conducted a thorough research on the Shipping Industry of Pakistan and suggested recommendations
• Verified and analyzed regularly occurring financial market anomalies for the course ‘Financial Institutions & Markets’

Work Experience
Jul 2013 - Aug 2013 :2 month internship at HBL Asset Management - Research department. Covered Pakistani Telecom Sector: Industry overview and Initiation Report on PTCL scrip for the HBL Stock Fund. Researched on Maple Leaf Cement’s Sukuk Issue, one of the Fixed Income Securities.
Nov 2012 - Feb 2013 :Social internship- Campus Ambassador of Teach for Pakistan for IBA
Jun 2012 - Aug 2012 :6 weeks social internship at Shell Tameer

Extra-Curricular Activities
• Participations: Battle of Brains- Business Strategy Competition (2013), IBA National Financial and Economic Reformation (Infer 2013), Rotate Parliamentary Debate (2011)
• Served as Team Lead for AIESEC in IBA Finance & Legal Portfolio, (2013)
• Volunteer at TCF under Academic Achievements Program (AAP) - (2013-Present)
• Member of the Organizing Committee of IBA Lions Environmental Photo Contest, 2012
• Organized a Summer Camp for primary school children at a Local Madrassa, 2011
• Worked on an experiment for College’s Annual Science Olympiad (2009), Mathematics & Biology Category
• Volunteered at TCF Summer Camp (2010) and Dar-ul-Sukun (2008)