Global Wealth Manager Hiring Asset Allocation Quants/ London/ £ Negotiable

Role:-

 

My client are looking for a Quantitative Analyst to support the development and implementation of quantitative tools for commercial applications.  The role will focus on risk analysis of their Wealth products and portfolio risk analysis across a wide range of portfolio solutions.

 

Your role will involve asset allocation modelling. You will be expected to maintain asset allocation models for risk profile funds, liaise with the implementation team on changes to allocations, new managers, implementation and transitions.

 

You will analyze existing strategic holdings and the relationship of these holdings with other investments.

 

Requirements:-

 

A Masters, PhD or research experience in quantitative finance with a focus in financial risk modelling, financial econometrics or portfolio optimisation . BA candidates with relevant experience will also be considered.

 

Strong market awareness is essential for this role.

 

Asset allocation skills are required.

 

Commercial experience in the financial sector with quantitative investment strategies, portfolio risk management, structured products or financial derivative products. You should have a thorough understanding of investing and modelling.

 

You must have between 2- 4 years experience of working as a quantitative analyst either within the asset management industry or within wealth management or derivatives quant finance. Candidates with 1- 1.5 years of relevant experience can also be considered on a case by case basis.

 

 

A strong interest and background in the following fields:

 

 

 

 

Multi-asset class commercial risk modelling experience in equities, bonds, credit, currencies, commodities and alternatives.

 

Strong programming ability in a variety of applications such as Excel, SQL, Matlab and R would be beneficial but your quantitative skills will be of more importance.

 

They are open to considering candidates who are out of the market as well as derivative quants who would like to move into this area.

 

 

They are looking for a person who has the ability to ability to present results in an organized and clear way – good written and spoken communication skills. In particular, the ability to explain technical topics to a non-technical audience e.g. explain how a certain model works without using equations. Also an individual who is self-motivated with organizational ability and attention to detail both in analysis and implementation and who has a knack for solving real world analytical problems.

 

Apply:-

 

Please send a Word CV to Tina Kaul at quants@ekafinance.com

 

April 22, 2013 • Tags:  • Posted in: Financial

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