Fund Range Management Associate – Intern recruitment
Description
AXA IM Product Management is responsible for the development, promotion and management of investment products for Institutional and Retail client investors. The Fund Range Management team, consisting of 10 employees based in Paris, London and several other countries, is one of the three pillars of the Product Management department and has the responsibility of lifecycle management of all open institutional and retail funds across AXA IM. This requires close collaboration with the entire Product Management department, the different investment platforms, the sales teams, legal, compliance and operations. Each Fund Range Manager oversees and coordinates the investment product evolution over its lifecycle including product positioning, product evolution and potential liquidation or merger.. Reporting to the head of Range Management, the intern will have the opportunity to gain excellent knowledge of the asset management industry and to develop both technical and marketing skills on investment products.
You will be involved in a wide range of investment fund and research projects:
- Evaluation and development of the business case for investment fund closure in the context of the streamlining initiative
- Review of the entire fund offering, share classes and countries of distribution (as needed) to insure threshold levels of assets under management and profitability on a case by case basis
- Assist in the review of the entire fund offering, and assist in the evaluation and modification of investment guidelines, management fee levels, benchmarks, country registration and other share class details
- Assist in the collection and evaluation of client demand, and the translation of this demand into product form; Ad-hoc analysis on the positioning of our products; assist in the production of statistics on the sub-funds (analysis of Asset under Management, net new money, etc.)
- Ongoing review of the existing investment product offering, including the preparation of presentations to internal AXA IM clients and senior management
What sort of profile are we looking for?
- Good understanding of financial markets and highly interested in the asset management industry
- Ability to work autonomously, great attention to detail, dynamic, curious and motivated
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and to prioritise workload, team player
- English and French required, comfortable to attend meetings and contribute in English
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint
Duration: 6 months asap