Dr. Mai Huu Minh
Experience
Head of Research and Development at the Paris Derivatives Market (MONEP), then the MONEP- MATIF Stock Exchange and the NYSE-Euronext European Index.
Founder and CEO of Intelligent Financial Research and Consulting (IFRC), specializing in Data, Indexing, Investment Strategy, Research, Education and Financial Applications.
Dr. Minh has also been Deputy Chief of the Institute for Economic, Environmental and Data Science Research (IREEDS) since 2018.
He is a dissertation director for postgraduate students at Vietnamese universities and a lecturer at European business schools and universities.
Co-founder of BeQ Holdings.
Chief of the Institute of Applied Technology and Data Analysis
Outstanding capacity
Dr. Mai Huu Minh is a French/Vietnamese citizen.
Dr. Minh is a well-known expert with an impressive duo of academic skills and expertise with a background in Finance/Mathematics/Statistics and Data. Master of Mathematics/Quantitative Economics/Al and PhD in Finance from Paris Dauphine/ENSAE University (France).
With over 15 years of experience in derivative and index markets, he has developed and managed many different indices and products, including derivative instruments and ETFs.
He is the author of about 20 research publications in various French and international journals and a book entitled “Options, Futures and Export Leadership – Theory, Applications and Practice,” published by Wiley Ed.
Under his leadership, IFRC has launched a number of successful projects such as the Index Group, the Vietnam Derivatives Market Initiative and the Vietnam Economic and Financial Research Centre.
As a co-founder and head of research and development (R&D) projects, Dr. Minh is responsible for creating innovative, intelligent and highly efficient financial solutions based on big data platforms. BeQ Holdings’ core capabilities include financial consulting, investment strategy and data analysis.
With over 40 years of extensive experience in financial markets, data science and business intelligence, Dr. Minh is committed to providing reliable and advanced financial solutions for customers, investors and researchers.
With an enormous heritage, Dr. Minh has successfully calculated and managed more than 22,889 smart indices, of which more than 10,000 are calculated specifically for Vietnam.
Excellence in over 40 years of financial intensity has built Dr. Minh’s reputation as one of the most experienced masters in the remarkable field of index design. He was also invited to counsellor major financial institutions in the world, or major global investment funds.
Outstanding achievements
The 10-year target for 2023-2033
In the next decade, Dr. Minh and BeQ Holdings will contribute more than 10,000 calculated indicators to Vietnam. This will contribute to raising Vietnamese stock markets to emerging markets. (Emerging Market).
The strong growth of the Fintech industry offers many opportunities as BeQ Holdings has invested in the sector.
International cooperation and market expansion are an important part of the strategy. With more than 40 years of experience, BeQ Holdings’ collaboration with international organizations and expanding its global presence to develop ETF investment products is one of the key and strategic goals for achieving IPO targets.
IFRC Indexes Family (2010): Approximately 2,000 Vietnamese indexes (corresponding to 1,000 International indexes) calculated (since 2008) at the end of the day and in real time for various purposes and weights (Certificate, BlueChips, Scale, Field, Strategy, Theme, ESG and Psychology).
Women CEO Indexes Series (businesses run by female CEOs) has achieved outstanding achievements over the country’s stock exchange index.
Vietnam Derivatives Market Initiatives (2014): DMI serves as an online trading platform that simulates a real trading environment and allows participants the opportunity to learn and trade derivatives on stocks, bonds, exchange rates or commodities without risk, as well as test their trading knowledge and understanding of their markets.
Vietnam Economics & Financial Research Center (2013): VNEFRC is the predecessor of the current Cloud Computing Platform for Research (CCPR). This is an academic collaborative project that focuses on a single point of access to different sources and types of data and materials that are useful for finance research. The information is mainly from Vietnam and parts of Asia. Comparative data from other countries and regions are available.
Awards: SBF, Best Thesis on Finance (1993) and “Jean-Bertrand Nogaro’ Paris Best Thesis on Finance (1993)