Investment Associate, Risk/ Hedging, Major Bond Fund
Our client is major bond fund based in London. They are very successful and a big name in the sector.
They are now looking to recruit an Investment Associate, who will join the structuring and risk management team. A large part of this role will focus on currency hedging strategies as so many assets are invested in different currencies.
The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for working on hedging strategies and the calculation and reporting of risk and liquidity metrics, as well assisting with new fund structuring projects, and will report to the Managing Director within the team.
Responsibilities include:
Establishment and documentation of currency hedging strategies for new and existing European and Global funds
Ongoing daily oversight of outsourced provision of fund currency hedging activities across European and Global funds, as well as involvement on currency hedging activities carried out in house
Calculation, analysis and reporting of risk and liquidity metrics, including stress testing
Assisting with the structuring, documentation, financial risk modelling and implementation of new and existing funds
Financial modelling of individual transactions and fund structures including conducting appropriate sensitivity analysis
Review, development and negotiation of fund legal documentation for new funds and amendments of existing funds
Project management of workflows around new fund establishment
Ideal candidate
They are interested in meeting with candidates who will have a background as follows:
- Credit Risk/ Structuring professionals from other funds or investment banks
- Chartered accountants/ ACAs with major firms with a real understanding of credit risk and structuring
- An ideal candidate would be an ACA now working in an investment bank or fund with some, although not extensive credit risk and hedging strategy experience
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