Competitor/Market Research – Funds recruitment
Excellent opportunity offered by this leading asset management house. The role carries responsibility for researching both competitor analysis and market intelligence focussing on the Mutual Funds space.
A strong understanding of the asset management industry and background in research is essential and previous mutual funds research experience is strongly preferred. Applicants will demonstrate a good technical knowledge of investment strategies and processes, together with a high level of literacy in a variety of industry specific systems to include Lipper, Bloomberg and Morningstar. An excellent academic background is essential and preference will be given to IMC or CFA qualified individuals.
The role will suit a proactive individual with strong communication and stakeholder management skills, who demonstrates the ability to work independently and be recognised as a subject matter expert within the mutual funds research within a relatively short space of time. The successful candidate will work closely with colleagues across the EMEA region, providing input to product agendas covering information to include fund positioning and performance. The requirement will also exist to build effective relationships with external stakeholders including fund data providers and ratings agencies in order to accurately position the firm’s fund range.