Viet Le

Investment professional with six years of active buy-side equity portfolio management and over a decade of rigorous financial research and modelling. PhD-level expertise in equity market dynamics, corporate governance, and stock price behaviour, with three peer-reviewed publications. Currently teaching equity investment, derivatives, and financial modelling at Coventry University using Bloomberg and Refinitiv Workspace.

A genuine passion for investing — driven by intellectual curiosity, analytical rigour, and a long-term investment mindset.

Senior Equity Trader & Analyst - Vietcombank Securities Ltd

(2003-06 - 2009-06)

Six years of active buy-side portfolio management through rigorous fundamental research:

• Managed a GBP 10 million equity portfolio on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, achieving an average annual return of 25% over six years through disciplined stock selection and fundamental analysis.
• Conducted deep-dive fundamental research across multiple sectors: analysing financial statements, management quality, competitive moats, and industry dynamics to identify mispriced securities.
• Built and maintained DCF and relative valuation models to assess intrinsic value and identify asymmetric return opportunities with a focus on downside protection.
• Stress-tested investment assumptions under different macroeconomic and market regimes to evaluate portfolio resilience and scenario outcomes.
• Prepared detailed investment memoranda and presented buy/sell recommendations to senior management and investment committees.
• Attended company management meetings and broker presentations to develop differentiated, nonconsensus investment views ahead of the market.
• Developed sector expertise across Vietnamese listed equities including banking, consumer, real estate, and industrial sectors.

Lecturer in Finance — Equity Investment & Quantitative Research - Coventry University

(2020-01)

• Deliver specialist modules in Equity Investment (using live Bloomberg/LSEG Workspace data), Derivatives, Investment Analysis, and Portfolio Management — maintaining active engagement with financial markets and investment methodology.
• Design and teach financial modelling workshops covering DCF valuation, scenario analysis, and stress-testing using Excel, R, and STATA.
• Published three peer-reviewed papers (2022–2024) on equity market behaviour, insider trading dynamics, and corporate governance — demonstrating analytical depth in understanding what drives equity price formation.
• Supervise 2 PhD students and 20 undergraduate/postgraduate dissertations annually on topics spanning equity markets, corporate finance, and investment strategy.

Learning Analytics Lead - Coventry University

(2025-09)

• Analyse large datasets to identify behavioural patterns and present data-driven insights to senior management — applying the same systematic analytical discipline used in investment research.

Lecturer in Finance - Newcastle University London

(2019-08 - 2020-01)

• Delivered modules in International Finance, Financial Markets, and Portfolio Management.

Research Assistant - Middlesex University London

(2019-03 - 2019-07)

• Conducted quantitative financial markets research using WRDS and Datastream databases.

Lecturer in Finance - Banking Academy of Vietnam

(2012-01 - 2015-09)

• Taught Corporate Finance, Investment & Finance Analysis, and Financial Markets.
• Co-authored a textbook chapter on 'Trading in Stock Markets'.

PhD - Accounting and Finance - Middlesex University London (2015-10 - 2020-12)

MSc - Investment and Finance - Middlesex University London (2010-09 - 2011-10)

BA - Banking and Finance - Banking Academy of Vietnam (1999-09 - 2003-09)