Senior Commodity Analyst
The successful applicant will have the ability to efficiently and accurately analyse the fundamental drivers and investment characteristics of a wide range of commodities and present them verbally and in written form succinctly and with confidence. Precious metals will be a key focus of attention, but the ability to analyze other commodities, and potentially other asset classes, would be useful.
As part of a small, highly motivated team, the ideal candidate will have a passion for research and the personal flexibility to work on a range of projects including: detailed white papers and research notes on a wide range of relevant commodity-related subjects, data analysis and chart-building support for on-going projects, maintaining and building client and media relationships, helping with client and sales requests. The successful candidate will be flexible, a team player and be willing to roll up his or her sleeves to provide support to other members of the research team and support firm-wide initiatives and projects. The successful applicant must be a highly-motivated self-starter with strong writing, presentation and analytical skills
This is a rare opportunity to join an entrepreneurial firm in an innovative and high growth segment of the financial industry. Assets have risen five-fold to approx US$30bn over the past three years and the company has won numerous awards for its innovative ETP platforms.
Responsibilities and job function
- Maintaining and building client and media relationships through presentations, TV and other media activity
- Generating research reports, white papers and presentations covering commodities, with a special focus on precious and other metals.
- Working with the rest of the research team (based in London) to support analytics across commodities and other asset classes and responding to client and sales requests.
- Helping to build and maintain research and product databases, spreadsheets and chart packs.
- Supporting sales, marketing and product development teams with written materials, analyses and presentations.
- Strong degree from a top university with a good academic record.
- 7-10+ years prior experience in a related field such as sell or buy-side precious metals / commodities team or research consultancy
- Must demonstrate strong writing, numerical and verbal skills.
- Familiarity with asset allocation strategy and modelling would be beneficial but is not a requirement.
- Able to work under pressure and balance numerous projects to tight deadlines.
- Strong IT skills including at a minimum: MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint), Bloomberg, web and other sources of primary information. Knowledge of VBA would be a plus but is not a requirement.
- Fluent English a must
- Series 7 and 24 would be plus but not a requirement
About ETF Securities
ETF Securities is a leading, independent exchange-traded products provider with expertise in commodities. Our pioneering work in this asset class is complemented by specialist capabilities in currencies, as well as thematic equities such as mining, infrastructure and natural resources. We are dedicated to developing liquid, transparent investment solutions that can be traded on world stock exchanges.
The company has a strong history of product innovation and this remains a key tenet of our guiding philosophy. Our management team listed the world’s first gold exchange-traded commodity in 2003, and many other market-leading investment solutions have since followed. Today ETF Securities offers what we believe to be the world’s most comprehensive range of exchange-traded commodities and is responsible for approximately US$30 billion in global investor assets.
We strive to exceed the expectations of commodity investors worldwide by aiming to deliver best of breed product, insightful investment research and excellent client service.
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