Senior Credit Research Analyst
- Employer
- Aviva Investors
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Salary
- Salary + Bonus
- Closing date
- Feb 23, 2019
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- Job Function
- Credit Analysis, Fixed Income Research: Buy Side
- Industry Sector
- Asset Management
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Education
- Bachelors
Job Details
Senior Credit Research Analyst, North American Media & Cable - Global Credit
The Role
We are looking for an analyst to take a leading role in media & cable credit research covering North America. You will use your judgment and experience to make fund management recommendations. You will work collaboratively with research colleagues across AI, fund managers and other AI research and strategy teams to formulate and underpin security selection recommendations.
The Team
Aviva Investors is a trusted global fixed income investor with £224bn of assets under management across the full fixed income spectrum. We have 89 investment professionals spread across 6 global locations and we offer a diverse range of products, including: developed market (sovereign, government related, and corporate); emerging market (sovereign, government related, and corporate); liquidity and multi-strategy (broad market) fixed income.
Responsibilities
You will be responsible for:
- Undertaking analysis and strategic research in assigned regions providing input into investment grade and high yield fund management decisions
- Working collaboratively with team colleagues, fund managers and other AI research & strategy teams to help formulate and underpin security selection recommendations
- Publish investment recommendations and provide credit updates as necessary
- Monitoring the performance of investment recommendations via extensive financial modeling, relative value analysis, industry conference attendance, and sell-side discussions
- Evaluate new issues in the primary market
Requirements
- The ideal candidate will have between 5-7 years of leverage finance, investment banking, or high yield or investment grade debt capital markets experience (buy or sell side)
- Experience covering the media and cable industries is considered a plus, not a prerequisite
- Either a relevant degree (economics, finance, accounting or related discipline) or able to demonstrate a suitable depth of intellectual knowledge and maturity
- CFA or CPA qualification preferred
- The ability to deliver investment research and/or investment ideas that contribute to superior, risk adjusted results
- Experience in applying techniques learned in a financial markets environment
- Quickly able to develop and build relevant modelling tools
- Authoritative within area of expertise along with a good level of generalist knowledge
- Well-developed problem solving, decision making and communication skills
- Energetic and forward thinking with high ethical standards and truly professional approach
About us
We are proud to be a different kind of asset manager; our intelligent and innovative solutions are based entirely around our clients’ needs, not ours.
Aviva Investors is a global asset manager with expertise in real estate, fixed income, equity, multi-asset and alternative investments. We are proud to stand out in our field as our intelligent solutions are based around our clients’ objectives, not ours. About us
Inclusion and diversity
We are a global organisation with thousands of employees and customers from different cultures. We’ve built our approach to inclusion and diversity on the principles of respect, valuing differences and inclusion.
One of Aviva’s core values is Care More, and this is bought to life through the flexible ways we like to work. This may include working from home some of the time, or flexible work schedules to accommodate parent and carer responsibilities, further studies and hobbies. What’s important to us is that you are supported to do the best work of your life. Our culture and values
You will be assessed against the Aviva values: care more, kill complexity, never rest and create legacy.
Company
We help our 33 million customers to save for the future and manage the risks of everyday life. To give these customers the best possible products and service we know we must make Aviva the most attractive choice for talented, entrepreneurial people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight.
So, we’re passionate about helping our 29,500 people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers.
- Telephone
- 5152896019
- Location
-
225 W Wacker Drive
Suite 2250
Chicago
IL
60606
US
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