Global Investment Research, Macro Research, Global Portfolio Strategy and Asset Allocation Analyst – London
GLOBAL INVESTMENT RESEARCH
Global Investment Research (GIR) provides investment recommendations by generating fundamental research and analysis of economies, markets, industries and companies. GIR analysts help our clients achieve superior returns by seeking to develop creative, differentiated investment insights and ideas. Our clients include asset managers, hedge funds, mutual funds, and pension funds, among others.
Working closely with the Senior Portfolio Strategists and other members Asset Allocation Strategy team Analyst will assist in:
1. Analyzing and interpreting large amounts of data related to markets across regions and asset classes and to economic and political events
2. Presenting data and conclusions in a clean and efficient manner
3. Contributing to writing regular and ad-hoc research notes
4. Collaborating with macro and single-stock groups within research
5. Communicating with the Equities and FICC sales force/traders and external clients
Basic Qualifications
6. Bachelor’sor Master’s degree, preferably majors in Math, Stats, Economics, or Finance
7. Must have some industry/finance experience, analyzing, creating and marketing investment ideas
8. Understanding of statistical analysis; knowledge and experience with Python is preferred.
9. Proficiency in the use of external databases including Bloomberg, Reuters, DataStream, Haver, Preqin is a plus.
10. Excellent in written and spoken English
Preferred Qualifications
11. Inquisitive, enthusiastic researcher/model builder with a few years of experience in the industry and strong analytical skills
12. Experienced with multi-asset portfolios, portfolio optimization and hedging, alternative assets (liquid alts, private markets, systematic strategies)
13. Strong interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills and ability to interact with global stakeholders
14. Flexible and work well under pressure
15. Good organizational/multi-tasking skills and focus on meeting deadlines
16. Ability to work in a team-based environment, and adapt to a dynamic and changing organization
17. Ability to coordinate and interact effectively with the team