Hedge Fund Research – Fund of Hedge Funds recruitment
They are a successful boutique who manages circa $5bn in assets for a mixture of institutional and high net worth clients. They are a stable business both in terms of assets and people with many of the investment professionals having worked within the business for over 10 years. The business manages both long only investments and hedge fund investments for their client base which includes both high net worth and institutional investors based throughout the EMEA region.
They currently have and outstanding opportunity for a seasoned hedge fund investment analyst to join their team. You will be tasked with identifying new hedge funds for potential investment and conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis on those funds to determine which funds should be invested in. You will focus on fixed income funds but will be exposed to the full range of hedge fund strategies.
The role requires:
- Experience of manager research in the hedge fund arena either within a fund of hedge funds, a consultancy or wealth manager
- A good knowledge of fixed income based hedge fund strategies particularly fixed income arbitrage and to a lesser extent global macro
- A good knowledge of the hedge fund universe particularly within fixed income based firms
The company have a stable asset and client base and offer good prospects for career progression as once you have proved yourself capable of analysing funds you will be given the opportunity to sit on the investment committee.