Linedata - Associate/Senior Analyst - Investment Research

THE ROLE:

You will join a team that directly caters to the front offices of global asset managers. As a Senior Analyst in Linedata's Research team, you will work closely with portfolio managers and senior research professionals. You will be responsible for providing fundamental research support to buy-side clients. The role spans across various aspects of investment research - initiating/maintaining analysis on the coverage universe, understanding macroeconomic and sectoral trends, tracking corporate events, etc. You will proactively engage with multiple stakeholders to enable informed and timely investment decision making. You will take complete ownership of deliverables and must demonstrate high quality and professional standards.

Responsibilities:

- Provide investment research support to asset managers that invest in credit instruments

- Initiate/maintain multiple deliverables, such as financial models, research notes for the companies/industries under coverage

- Prepare earnings summaries, credit outlook, and writeups on investment pros and cons for companies under coverage

- Analyse credit agreements, bond indentures, company reports, and perform detailed capital structure and covenants analysis

- Ensure adherence to high quality standards and industry best practices

- Effectively communicate findings to portfolio managers and senior investment professionals

Skills Required:

- Sound experience (2 to 4 years) in credit research (US Loans and HY Bonds) - solid understanding of credit agreements and bond indentures, spreads, credit terms, etc.

- Strong analytical and Excel modelling skills with high attention to detail

- Ability to independently execute assignments under tight deadlines

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

- Team player with professional demeanour

Advantageous Skills:

- Knowledge of third-party databases such as Bloomberg, CapIQ, Thomson Reuters, etc.

Academic Requirements:

- MBA (Finance) or equivalent from a reputed institution / CFA