Analyst
Analyst - Fund of Hedge Funds
A well-established fund of hedge funds in Connecticut is looking to hire a talented Analyst to join the investment research team. The fund of hedge funds is looking for a motivated individual preferably with direct experience with hedge fund strategy and manager research. The Analyst position entails manager identification and due diligence, asset class research, manager tracking and conducting portfolio statistics.
Responsibilities
The candidate will assist the firm’s partners in all aspects of investment research. This includes:
- Performing regular portfolio reviews including optimization and risk/return decomposition analysis.
- Supporting due diligence on candidate hedge fund managers providing in-depth qualitative and quantitative assessments.
- Monitoring and evaluating hedge fund performances, peer groups and indices.
- Analyzing investment opportunities in hedge fund strategies and sub-strategies.
- Improving, updating, and streamlining management of information used in portfolio and hedge fund monitoring processes to comply with industry best practices.
Requirements
The candidate should have the following qualifications:
- 3 - 7 years of direct experience at a fund of hedge funds, hedge fund, asset management firm or investment consulting firm.
- Familiarity with the securities markets, knowledge of the equity and/or fixed income markets.
- Strong quantitative training and superior investigative skills and research tenacity.
- Familiarity with alternative investment strategies is highly desirable including equity long/short, event driven, distressed, merger arbitrage, convertible arbitrage and fixed income arbitrage
- Excellent organizational, written and oral communication/presentation skills.
- Strong academic qualifications; having a CFA or making progress toward the designation is a plus.
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