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Emerging Market Credit Analyst

Employer
AXA Investment Managers
Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Dec 7, 2024
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Job Function
Accounting/Audit/Tax
Industry Sector
Finance - General
Employment Type
Full Time
Education
Bachelors
Emerging Market Credit Analyst

22 Bishopsgate, London - Hybrid

Permanent

At AXA IM our purpose, to act for human progress by investing for what matters, is central to every action we take as a business. As a responsible asset manager, we actively invest for the long-term to help our clients, our people and the world to prosper.

As a future Emerging Market Credit Analyst, you will report to Emerging Markets Senior Portfolio Manager, and you will be part of AXA IM Core.

DISCOVER your opportunity

To provide fundamental risk analysis and make recommendations on emerging markets corporates through thorough bottom-up credit analysis and relative value assessment to support investment performance and alpha generation. Regional focus will be on Latin America and CEEMEA, but not exclusively.

Your role and responsibilities will include:
  • Support Emerging Markets Fixed Income Portfolio Managers' investment decisions, based on bottom-up fundamental and relative value (across the capital structure) credit analysis of issuers and sectors.
  • Principal coverage will be Latin American and CEEMEA corporates and quasi-sovereigns, in both the IG and HY space.
  • Experience with Latin American metals and mining, utilities, energy and pulp and paper sectors, together with CEEMEA corporates more generally.
  • Assign proprietary internal fundamental credit scores and make recommendations for EM credits to PMs, applying the AXA IM credit research process.
  • Design and maintain financial models for each credit; updating of financial results and provision of forward-looking credit analysis.
  • Continual monitoring of financial disclosures, corporate actions, news and events which may impact the coverage universe.
  • Provide timely and proactive communication of implications for credit quality.
  • Suggest measures to manage credit and market risks as necessary.
  • Awareness of ESG issues for credit exposures.
  • Preparation of regular sector reviews and recommendations and their presentation to the EM debt team.
  • Provide back-up for other credit analysts when required.
Your Profile

SHARE your unique expertise

We welcome different combinations of skills & experiences.

Your qualifications and experience:
  • Experience in credit analysis, including bond selection, acquired at an asset management firm, investment bank and/or credit rating agency.
  • Candidates must demonstrate a high level of knowledge of corporate credit analysis and best practice techniques, and the ability to interpret and analyse company financial statements.
  • Previous experience with LatAm and CEEMEA IG and HY credits, including corporates and quasi-sovereign issuers.
  • AXA IM Core follows a desk analyst model requiring analysts to generate investment ideas and formulate buy, sell or hold recommendations based on high conviction views to support investment performance and alpha generation.
  • Excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills.
  • Self-starter, strong initiative and an ability to work independently to set and manage priorities under competing deadlines.
  • Team driven philosophy and approach.
  • Fluent in English. Fluency in other languages a plus.
  • CFA designation or master's qualification a plus.
We would love to know more about you. Let's connect! Send us your resume.

About AXA

The AXA Group is a global leader in insurance and asset management, with 160,000 employees serving 105 million customers in 62 countries.

We protect and advise our clients at every stage of their lives, offering products and services that meet their needs in the areas of insurance, personal protection, savings and asset management.

Our mission : To act for human progress by protecting what matters

Our values : Customer first, Integrity, Courage and One AXA

About the Entity

At AXA IM we are investing with a clear purpose - to make the world a better place. We act for human progress by investing for what matters. Our conviction-led approach enables us to uncover what we believe to be the best global investment opportunities across alternative and core asset classes. We are already entrusted by our clients with more than €887 billion in assets.

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AXA IM is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we encourage candidates with disabilities or any other protected characteristic to apply. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities, when needed, to apply for a position or to perform essential job functions.

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What We Offer

We are committed to offer you an environment where you can:

Grow your potential : Be part of a forward-thinking business with internal opportunities and personalized learning paths available to help constantly develop your skills and abilities .

Shape the way you work : Work for a company which is highly committed to providing flexibility & balance to its employees, offering you a large range of benefits (hybrid working, competitive health benefits, among many others.).

Thrive within a diverse community : Play a role within a responsible company that actively recognizes and values individual differences in a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Move the world forward : Join a responsible employer that acts in favor of societal and environmental causes as an investor, insurer and company, notably through the AXA Heart in Action association. As part of our commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility, we will celebrate your arrival by planting a tree.

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