Equities Analyst
We have an immediate opening for an EXPERIENCED Equity Analyst. This is an exciting position for the person with the right qualifications, drive and initiative.
Responsibilities:
- Identify and analyze investment opportunities in listed equities in the assigned markets of Africa. Research will be focused on obtaining and analyzing company and industry information as related to given investment opportunities.
- Screen universe of investment opportunities through data and market research
- Research company fundamentals and competitive outlook, including assessment of company strategy and execution capabilities and in-depth analysis of competitive positioning and industry outlook
- Build detailed financial models
- Work closely with Portfolio Manager in constructing and monitoring country portfolios
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Training in finance, accounting, and/or economics. MBA and/or CFA strongly preferred.
- Strong quantitative/analytical skills.
- Minimum three to five years equity analysis experience; specifically in the markets of Frontier Africa.
- Ability to travel.
- Motivated and team-oriented.
Ashmore is one of the world's leading investment managers dedicated to Emerging Markets with a history of consistently outperforming the market. Ashmore focuses on a number of investment themes which include External Debt, Local Currency, Corporate Debt, Equities and Alternatives.
Ashmore listed as a public company in 2006, and assets under management as at 30-6-13 stand at $77.4bn. We have offices and activity in twelve countries across both developed and emerging markets.
Ashmore Equities Investment Management (US) LLC (“AEIM”) was founded in 1987, specializes in the management of emerging markets equities, and has been a majority-owned subsidiary of Ashmore Group plc since May 2011. The Firm's equity strategies include active global emerging markets portfolios, frontier, small cap, specialized and regional emerging markets portfolios.
Our mission was – and still is – to maximize value for clients by combining our pioneering spirit in emerging markets with a disciplined, value-oriented investment approach.
Our clients are an elite group of global institutional investors including well-known corporate and public pension plans, foundations, endowments and high-net-worth individuals. They depend on our seasoned team of more than 50 investment, trading, accounting, legal, systems and operations professionals to invest in over 50 emerging markets.
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