Research Analyst – Emerging Market Corporate Bonds recruitment
PineBridge Investments’ strong global network captures local market knowledge and identifies potential opportunities for the benefit of investors around the world.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform in-depth credit analysis of emerging market corporate bond credits, with the primary focus on Asia, with the goal of recommending credits for investment purposes both on an absolute and relative return basis;
- Analyze bond indentures for protection provided by the respective covenants and assess and review the risk factors;
- Responsible for ongoing research coverage of credits, with the primary focus on Asian corporates, which are held in the EM portfolios;
- Make periodic company and region visits and produce regular call/summary reports;
- Generate relative value recommendations on issuers under research coverage;
- Undertake credit write-ups for relevant industry reviews, investment committees etc as necessary;
- Co-ordinate closely with the emerging markets sovereign analyst group;
- Co-ordinate with analysts and portfolio managers in the high yield and investment grade groups;
- Work with Pinebridge resources globally, where relevant, in foreign jurisdictions to get their local color and reflect such color where appropriate in portfolio construction, including public equity teams and portfolio managers;
- Proactive involvement in client service. Such service to include periodic meetings, conference calls and reports, client presentation, pitchbooks, RFI and promoting/selling products to clients where necessary.
ROLE REQUIREMENTS
- Undergraduate degree required;
- MBA / CFA or working toward such designation preferred;
- Min 5 years solid working experience in emerging market corporate credits;
- Understand pricing dynamic in fixed income markets, preferably in Asian regions;
- Excellent analytical skills;
- Works well in a team environment spanning many time zones and cultures;
- Proficient in Excel, Word, etc;
- Highly effective communication skills;
- Good ability to deal with ambiguity;
- Willing to work in flexible hours.
May 5, 2012
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