Fara Rashid

Academic

Career

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Educational Qualifications:
BBA 2014 Institute of Business Administration, Karachi 3.63** (88.44%)
Intermediate 2010 The City School PAF Chapter, Karachi. 2A*, 1A, 1B
O-Levels 2008 The City School, Karachi. 9As
**CGPA up to the 6th Semester

Elective Courses
Derivatives & Risk Hedging, Advance Portfolio Management, Security Analysis & Capital Markets,
Financial Modeling and Fixed Income Securities.

Major Term Papers I Reports I Projects
• Analyzed the role of foreign aid on economic development in Pakistan and Bangladesh post 9/11
• Studied the opportunities and threats of software industry in Pakistan
• Documented the evolving role of information systems in the Karachi stock exchange
• Constructed a portfolio for Pakistani investment for the year ending 2013
• Wrote a case study on Pediasure (Abbot Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.)
• Developed a branding strategy for Capri face wash.
• Construction of the Security Market Line using historical data of stocks for the course portfolio management
• Research on Impact of Active & Passive Management Strategies in Equity Investments

Work Experience
Jun 2013 - Jul 2013 :6 weeks Internship at Engro Fertilizers Limited –Finance & Planning department
Jul 2012 - Aug 2012 :6 weeks Social internship at Health & Nutrition Development Society of
Pakistan ( HANDS)

Extra-Curricular Activities
• Represented IBA in the CFA Institute Research Challenge
• 1st position in INVENT 2012 - Social Entrepreneurship Competition.
• 3rd position IBA National Finance and Economics Reformation (INFER 2013)
• Finished 6th in the NUST DISCOVER business plan competition.
• Member of the Editorial Board of IBA Entrepreneurship Journal and HR magazine
• Worked in the management team for the IBA international marketing conference - involvement in organizing
campus drives
• Worked as part of the Marketing & Registrations Team for INVENT
• Active Involvement in IBA's magazines_ Perspectives by the Media and publications society, Reconnection published
by the IBA Iqra Society and Ennovate by the Entrepreneurship society.

Fara Rashid
Finance
0332-2339736
fara.rashid91@gmail.com
Date of Birth: November 14, 1991