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Ethan Ip

Postgraduate Student, Imperial Business School

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MSc Investment & Wealth Management

Imperial Business School, London

Relevant modules: Investments & Portfolio Management, Asset Allocation & Investment Strategies, Financial Econometrics, Derivatives, Macro-Finance, Mathematics for Finance.

BSc Mathematics & Economics

École Polytechnique, Paris

Minor in Computer Science. Bachelor Thesis: The Representation of Women and Migrants in Start-Up Creation in France. Exchange Semester at Bocconi University, Milan.

Web Developer

Loxley Advisory, London

  • Coordinated with the Managing Partner to establish the website's aims and objectives, aligning its structure, content and functionality with Loxley Advisory's business priorities and client needs.
  • Built Loxley Advisory's full website end-to-end, using Claude Code as an AI-assisted development tool to accelerate coding, troubleshoot issues and refine functionality, resulting in a complete professional client-facing website.
  • Maintained and updated the website in response to changes in client briefs, insights and research, ensuring content remained accurate, current and aligned with Loxley Advisory's evolving priorities.
Research Assistant

CREST Science, Paris

  • Built and evaluated a founder-classification pipeline by cleaning datasets from Crunchbase, Kaggle and French census sources, then combining an LSTM model with NamePrism and Ethnea to improve ethnicity predictions.
  • Designed a statistical analysis framework to assess founder representation by origin and gender, applying conservative and aggressive population baselines, Wilson confidence intervals and significance testing.
  • Led weekly discussions with Prof. Sara Signorelli to present research progress, evaluate the strengths and limitations of current methods, and agree on priorities for subsequent analysis.
Junior Accountant

Oscar Ip & Co. Chartered Accountants, Liverpool

Shadowed senior accountants across client accounts, reporting and tax processes, gaining practical exposure to professional workflows, compliance requirements and the preparation of financial documentation.

Bachelor Rowing Team Captain

Paris, France

Led the Bachelor Rowing Team as Coxswain and Captain, coordinating training, race strategy and technical feedback to improve team performance — winning silver in Le Grand National à Huit.

InvestIn Young Investment Banker Programme

London, United Kingdom

Completed the InvestIN Young Investment Banker Programme, gaining practical insight into investment banking, financial analysis, valuation, and deal-making.

Technical Skills

IMC (CFA UK), Python, C/C++, R, VT, Xero, TaxCalc

Languages

English (native), French (conversational), Chinese (basic)

  • Piano (ABRSM Grade 8) (2023)
  • Barnardo's Children's Charity Shop Assistant Volunteer (Jul 2021 — Jul 2022)
  • UKMT SMC Gold (2021 & 2022)