Industry problem statements 2019

PS 2019

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PS19001_Methodology-to-model-loss-given-default-for-impairments Project goal: Absa is interested in alternative methodologies that strive towards ensuring accurate point in time (PiT) LGDs for IFRS9 impairment LGD models.
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PS19002_Fraud-models-for-telecommunications Project goal: MTN is interested into the investigation of developing fraud models to mitigate future risks of fraud events occurring.
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PS19003_Investigation-into-customer-utilisation-of-increased-credit-card-limits Project goal: Absa is interested in the investigation of customer utilisation of increased credit card limits.
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PS19004_Predicting-the-take-up-of-homeloans Project goal: Absa is interested into the investigation of developing models to predict the take-up of a home loan offered.
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PS19005_Top-down-stress-testing-of-the-South-African-banking-system Project goal: Develop top-down bank stress test methodologies and models that can be used by banks to test their bottom-up models and regulators to investigate the drivers of risk to banks and to test the stress test result submissions from banks.
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PS19006_Quantitative-analysis-of-financial-fraud-networks Project goal: To identify entities and clusters of entities within broader networks, that commit financial fraud, e.g. through false loan applications, fraudulent insurance claims and money laundering activities.
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PS19007_The-effectiveness-of-technical-analysis-trading-strategies-in-the-SA-investment-market Project goal: Determine if active investment strategies, such as technical analysis techniques, can outperform a passive investment strategy, such as a buy-and-hold portfolio.
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