Research Analyst/Senior Research Analyst - Fixed Income/Mutual Fund

The primary responsibilities include :

- To undertake detailed and rigorous research of Fixed Income mutual funds and prepare quality research reports. The research process will incorporate analysis around the following components.

- Investment Process & Philosophy of Fund Management Team

- Portfolio Construction & Positioning of Intrinsic Risk Characteristics

- Scenario Dependencies

- Performance and Volatility Profile

Skills/Experience Required :

- Candidates with Fixed Income research background would be preferred for this mutual fund research role.

- Experience working as a Mutual fund research analyst would be of added advantage.

- Knowledge of financial markets, macro-economic environment, theory, tools, strategies and portfolio managers.

- Candidates with Fixed Income research background would be preferred for this mutual fund research role.

- Analytical mindset and good report writing skills.

- Attention to detail and an ability to follow a disciplined research process

- Quantitative skills including strong working knowledge of Excel and research tools such as Factiva, Morningstar, Bloomberg

- Good interpersonal skills, especially communication skills.

- Proactive, positive attitude and ability to multi-task and complete independent written research opinions especially under pressure to meet time sensitive deadlines