Fixed Interest Credit Analyst
- Employer
- Michael Page Financial Services
- Location
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London, United Kingdom
London (Greater)London (Greater)
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- Mar 13, 2018
- Closes
- Apr 18, 2018
- Job Function
- Portfolio Management: Fixed Income
- Industry Sector
- Finance - General
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Education
- Bachelors
A European Fund within a Professional Services firm.
Description
Responsibilities:
Fund Management
- Help fund managers to review and optimise portfolios
- Attend daily morning meetings and other relevant meetings in order to maintain knowledge and assist the institutional fund managers in the formulation of strategy and stock selection
- Ensure an understanding of portfolio objectives, fund and group benchmarks and risk, and fund guidelines - regulatory and IA
- Monitor issuer and sector allocations by company and industries
Investment Research
- Attend daily morning meetings, weekly meetings, e.g. Wednesday investment, administration meetings and any other meetings relevant to role (including company meetings)
- Stock level credit research, generating internal views and outlooks and producing qualitative narrative and quantitative outputs
- Monitor company announcements/research releases and highlight/provide commentary thereon
- Ensure accuracy and validity of data inputs and check outputs from quantitative screens
- Communicate broader stock, sector and strategy research and themes
Profile
Candidate Profile
Education and Qualifications:
- CFA Charterholder
Experience and Skills:
- Demonstrable credit analyst experience from 'sell-side' or 'buy-side'
- Advanced Excel skills
- Understanding of the financial services industry and investment markets with a good knowledge of key industry trends and best practice within the pooled funds sector
- Ability to analyse information on companies, judging the suitability of investments for purchase/hold/sale
Job Offer
Competitive Package
