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2 About Us NeuralTechSoft is a leading consulting and training firm that specializes in risk management, treasury management, regulatory compliance and policy development and review for financial institutions. Since 2003 our consultants have helped banks and financial institutions in over 25 countries with our cutting edge risk management solutions and analytical expertise. Our results reflect the extensive experience of our core team in the field of banking and finance as well as our proficiency with the complex mathematics underlying modern finance. Our proprietary solutions combine the latest research in finance with advanced computing techniques. The corporate education and training arm of NeuralTechSoft has delivered more than 300 courses in over 30 countries in the Middle-east, South Asia, Africa and Europe. We specialize in courses for banks and financial institutions designed for bank executives at all levels from management associate to senior management. Our trainers are experienced bankers and accomplished academicians who have delivered hundreds of similar courses over the years. Our Global Presence

3 Our Products & Services Consulting Our team of experts can provide your organisation with end-to-end and effective consultancy solutions, which would increase the operational efficiency as well as reduce risks of your financial institution. These range across a myriad of fields: Risk Management Model Validation Regulatory Compliance Audit Policy Development and Review Treasury Management Accounting HR Consulting Training NeuralTechSoft is a leading institution for providing training services in the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) industry. We can customize our courses in accordance with the requirements and specifications of your organisation. The course syllabus varies from: Corporate Banking Comprehensive Induction Training Risk Management Treasury Portfolio Management Regulatory Compliance Derivatives Foreign Exchange Credit Business Analytics Financial Modeling

4 Trading Power computers that follow complex algorithms to analyze multiple markets and execute trades based on market conditions carry out High Frequency Trading. Specialized financial institutions develop proprietary algorithms and execute orders on the same. NeuralTechSoft helps such clients by providing expert guidance in setting up proprietary desks as well as assisting them in: Back Testing Checking for Robustness Model Validation Scenario Analysis Stress Testing R/ R Metrics NeuralTechSoft is affiliated to Rmetrics.org; a non-profit initiative, based out of Europe, headquartered in Zurich. We, as a financial consulting firm, recognize the potential of R in the business world and have collaborated with Rmetrics to introduce Rmetricsasia.org, based in Mumbai. We support training and consulting regarding R to professionals as well as the academic universe. Bourse Game The Bourse Game is a unique Foreign Exchange trading simulation platform developed by NeuralTechSoft, which provides an acutely realistic simulation of the foreign exchange market for practical hands-on training. Our Bourse Game package is bundled with a customizable training programme, delivered by an eminent faculty, who have extensive experience in banking and training.

5 Clients Our consulting services have benefitted clients in Asia, Africa and Europe. While banking and financial services are our domain of expertise we have also devised solutions for clients in other industries like telecom, manufacturing, insurance etc. Our consultants are experienced and well-equipped at working in diverse geographies and industries and well-versed with the legal and regulatory frameworks, industrial environment and work culture of our client markets. Al-Rajhi Bank, KSA (Banking) SAIB, KSA (Banking) ANB, KSA (Banking) MedGulf, KSA (Insurance) SABIC, KSA (Manufacturing) SAMBA, Riyadh (Banking) Mobily, KSA (Telecom) ABC, Bahrain (Banking) Aquarius, Singapore (Fund Management) MedGulf, Lebanon (Insurance) Our training courses have enabled banks and financial institutes all over the world to enhance and renew the knowledge and skills of their employees. From introducing novice bankers to the fundamentals of banking concepts to helping senior management update their skills, our training courses are versatile and flexible enough to cater to the individual and distinctive requirements of particular banking markets as well as the unique training needs of individual clients. Some of our training services clients: Citibank London, Dubai, Johannesburg Rak Bank, Dubai, UAE IRR, Dubai, UAE Mashreq Bank, Dubai, UAE Noor Islamic Bank, Dubai, UAE ADIA, Abu-Dhabi, UAE BIBF, Manama, Bahrain Capital Knowledge, Manama, Bahrain GIB, Manama, Bahrain NBO, Muscat, Oman Arab Bank, Amman, Jordan Central Bank Institute, Cairo, Egypt Institute of Central Bank, Doha, Qatar World Bank, Accra, Ghana Al-Rajhi Bank, Riyadh, KSA ANB, Riyadh, KSA BSF, Riyadh, KSA IOB, Riyadh, KSA SAMBA, Riyadh, KSA SAIB, Riyadh, KSA NCB, Jeddah, KSA

6 Our Team Dr. Mahendra Mehta Dr. Mahendra Mehta is currently Chairman and Managing Director of NeuralTechSoft, based in Mumbai (India). Since February 2002, Dr. Mehta has been involved in consultancy and executive education in various financial areas focusing primarily on banking, and financial risk management. He has delivered more than 250 talks & seminars in various countries including Spain, Dubai, England, Abu- Dhabi, Qatar, Saudi-Arabia, South Africa, India, Bahrain, Egypt, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Jordan etc. Dr Mehta was a part of the senior management at CitiBank across geographies in various capacities. Dr. Pratap Sondhi Dr. Sondhi has over 30 years of extensive experience in investment banking, treasury management, exposure management, managing the development and implementation of innovative Price and Credit Risk Management techniques, and other related areas. He has worked at Citibank s various offices across the globe winning laurels for his unparalleled work in the Risk Management & Derivatives arena. He was the man behind Citibank s first integrated risk management system. He remained as Global Head for Derivative Analytics at Citibank from and Senior Risk Manager between at Citibank, London. He is the Founder & CEO of Riskhints Ltd., Hongkong.

7 Our Team Dr. Vikram Kuriyan Dr. Kuriyan was the head of Quantitative Strategies and Chairman of the Global Asset Allocation Committee at Columbia Management Group, the asset management division of Bank of America. He was responsible for $30 billion + that were invested in multiple strategies including quantitative equity, asset allocation and absolute return products. He also served as managing director of a fixed-income arbitrage, principal investing and credit trading fund in Tokyo and as the global head of complex derivatives in the commodities group at Merrill Lynch. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst by qualification. Dr. Mridul Mehta Dr. Mridul Mehta has been extensively involved in various areas focusing on mathematics and finance for over ten years. His areas of expertise span from equities, derivatives, high frequency statistical arbitrage trading, development and implementation of strategies and models and algebraic geometry. Dr. Mehta has done extensive work on credit risk modeling, stress testing of credit portfolio and estimation of probability of default (PD). He previously worked in the Global Equities Derivative Strategies Group in Citadel Investment Group, Chicago, USA. Following this he was the Head of High Frequency trading in Europe. He taught the Mathematics Department in the University of Chicago in He also received the Graves and Booth Prizes for excellence in teaching..

8 Our Team Dr. Diethelm Wurtz Dr. Diethelm Wurtz currently teaches Econophysics courses at ETHZ and is the developer of the R-metrics software environment. He is one of the founder members of Finance Online, a partner firm of NeuralTechSoft. His post-doctorate activity took him to the IBM research laboratory in Switzerland. In 1988 he joined the ETH as research assistant and university lecturer. He is the Founder & CEO of Riskhints Ltd., Hongkong. Dr. Satish Shinde Dr Satish Shinde has successfully completed more than 150 training and consultancy assignments for various banks and corporates in the Middle East and South Asia. Dr Shinde has practical banking experience of more than 18 years with Industrial Development Bank of India & the State Bank of India in the areas of Project finance, remedial management, corporate lending and Credit Management. Contact Us NeuralTechSoft Vakratunda Corporate Park Off Arrey Road (Vishweshwar Road) Goregaon East Mumbai , India Ph: ,

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