Research Analyst-Active Equity Job
Research Analyst-Active Equity (Job Number: 1211925)
BNY Mellon is a global financial services company focused on helping clients manage and service their financial assets, operating in 36 countries and serving more than 100 markets. BNY Mellon is a leading provider of financial services for institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals, providing superior asset management and wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, clearing services and treasury services through a worldwide client-focused team. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Additional information is available at www.bnymellon.com.
BNY Mellon Asset Management is one of the world's leading asset management organizations, encompassing BNY Mellon's affiliated investment management firms and global distribution companies. Our asset management boutiques and services include: The Alcentra Group, BNY Mellon ARX, BNY Mellon Cash Investment Strategies, BNY Mellon Western FMC, The Boston Company Asset Management, The Dreyfus Corporation, EACM Advisors, Hamon Investment Group, Insight Investment Management, Mellon Capital Management, The Newton Group, Pareto Investment Management, Siguler Guff, Standish, Urdang, Walter Scott, and West LB Mellon. Additional information is available at www.bnymellonam.com.
Description
This position is responsible for making a significant contribution to the firm's quantitative equity research process and potentially other part of the research efforts.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Developing and enhancing quantitative stock selection model, which includes research of alpha and risk factors, model back-testing, portfolio construction, and risk/return attribution analysis
- Examining advanced statistical techniques or modeling technology
- Assisting with the setting of the firm's research priorities
- Presenting research to internal and external clients as appropriate
- Evaluating alternate third-party data sources, models, or software
- The ideal candidate will be a hands-on individual with the capability of, under certain supervision, taking a project from the conceptual stage through to implementation and integration
Qualifications
- Preferably Master/Ph.D degree from a top school in finance, business, economics, statistics, operations research, or related fields with a quantitative orientation
- A minimum of 1-2 years experience in quantitative investment research
- Experience in handling large data sets and performing both cross-sectional and time-series analysis using statistical/programming software such as SAS, SQL, R and/or Matlab required
- Strong understanding of quantitative security analysis and familiarity with academic and practitioner financial literature required
- Experience in International/Emerging market equity research preferred
- Excellent oral and written communication skills required
- Good team player
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Primary Location: United States-USA-CA-San Francisco
Internal Jobcode: 08686
Job: Investment Management
Organization: Mellon Capital Management-HR06141
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