Associate, Investment Grade Credit Research (Energy Sector specialist)

About this role

Business Description:

With over 400 investment professionals across the Americas, APAC and EMEA, and with a combined ~$1.45 trillion of AUM, Global Fixed Income (GFI) platform brings together distinct, yet complementary businesses under one global structure. GFI is comprised of Fundamental, Global Credit, Municipal, Model Based and Beta investment groups, covering both active and passive strategies clients with the most comprehensive and diverse investment strategies in the market today. Each of the investment teams within GFI is responsible for delivering performance and continuing to evolve and improve their investment process so that future performance can be delivered.

Brief description of where the role rests within the group:

The Associate will be part of the Credit Research team in Gurgaon and will cover the Energy sector.

Responsibilities:

• Fundamental research on companies that can be used by senior analyst based in NY to make recommendations to portfolio managers of 'buy and hold' accounts as well as managers of 'total return' accounts
• Preparing and maintaining/updating financial models with projections
• Writing Credit reports
• Maintaining comparative company analysis
• Relaying information from conference calls, industry conferences, and discussions with management/rating agencies
• preparing questions for management
• dialing into road shows and updating views on new issuances
• Ongoing monitoring of coverage names for:
• Restructuring, event risk, capital structure, dominant/controlling shareholders, disruption
• Preparing Earnings Summaries
• Working on adhoc projects based on topical issues/trends/reforms impacting industries
• Preparing industry databases, thematic reports, sections of presentations
• Annual write-ups for cash management business

Qualifications:

• Motivated team player and flexible in approach with ability to work independently
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills - presents ideas in a clear, concise, and constructive manner
• Strong Excel, financial modelling, and analytical skills
• MBA or equivalent qualification in Finance with superior academic record; CFA will be an added advantage
• Experience in writing credit reports
• Excellent credit skills demonstrated through prior relevant experience working as a research analyst
• Familiarity with financial databases like Bloomberg, Capital IQ, etc

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