Asset Wealth Management, Quantitative Analyst

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To better serve clients' unique and evolving needs, Deutsche Bank has created a new business division that combines all of its asset and wealth management capabilities.  Deutsche Asset Wealth Management offers retail, institutional and wealth management clients a comprehensive set of strengths few competitors in the world can match.  The division combines deep intellectual capital, broad asset management expertise, decades of experience and extensive product selection with strategies across all major asset classes.  The product suite encompasses the active, passive and alternative asset management expertise of Deutsche Bank.  With almost €1 trillion of invested assets, Deutsche Asset Wealth Management is a leading global player.  

Job Description:

The Quantitative Analyst is part of our Analytical Solutions team within the Client Solutions Group (CS).  We bring expertise in the industries our clients operate in to partner with them and define their investment goals and create investment solutions to achieve those goals.  We work closely with the portfolio management teams to customize our product offerings for client specific objectives.  CS contains the following areas of expertise:

Industry Solutions, industry specialists with overall knowledge of CS services and AWM products

 

Liability Driven Solutions, provide advice on investment strategy in a liability context

 

Portfolio Solutions, focus on SAA and multi-asset class solutions

 

Capital Efficient Solutions, brings expertise in accounting, regulation, capital and tax matters

 

Analytical Solutions, owners of our quantitative tools including design and construction.  Also perform client studies in collaboration with other CS functions

The Quantitative Analyst will utilize technical and financial expertise to work with clients to understand their investment objectives and to design and develop both standardized and customized investment solutions.  In particular, this position will undertake directed analyses to develop new ways to analyze the risk and return associated with new products and client portfolios, and to maintain and enhance existing tools.  This includes research, development and maintenance of portfolio optimization tools, quantitative hedging tools, and integration of liabilities into these optimization tools.

For example, typical projects could involve validating, coding and integrating an advanced analytical technique into an existing Matlab program or developing a GUI to expand or ease the utilization of some particular analysis. While the candidate will work primarily with internal AWM partners, there may be occasions where direct client or prospect interaction is needed.

Requirements:

 

Undergraduate degree in Economics, Econometrics, Finance, Statistics, Applied Math, Physics preferred

 

Graduate degree in a quantitative discipline a plus

 

Investments and/or capital markets experience a plus

 

Insurance or pension industry experience is a plus

Strong programming skills and experience coding in Matlab as well as VBA and/or C#/C++

Proficient in database design and development

Experience measuring and applying risk measurement concepts such as Value-at-Risk (VaR), conditional Value at Risk (CVaR)/Expected Shortfall (ES), as well as understanding strengths and weaknesses of different approaches

Financial quantitative experience, including an understanding of portfolio management, optimization techniques, asset-liability management, simulation methodologies, risk management and/or actuarial modeling

Understanding of financial modeling including portfolio management and optimization, ALM, derivative pricing and risk management

Understanding of fixed income and equity instruments, options and other derivatives

General understanding of other asset classes including commodities, real estate, private equity

Strong communication skills, specifically an ability to explain complex technical subjects to a non-technical audience

A motivated self-starter with ability to work independently with minimal supervision to produce accurate, high quality work; detail orientation

Must be very organized, able to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively, capable of multi-tasking while handling varied assignments

Insurance, actuarial, pension and/or liability driven investing experience is a plus

Skills in predictive analytics or data mining techniques are also a plus

 

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September 9, 2013 • Tags:  • Posted in: Financial

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