Fixed Income Analyst & Assistant Portfolio Manager: Buy Side

Sandton

An exciting position which will require you to keep abreast of the latest developments and trends in the market and work toward driving efficiencies within the team and research processes. This position offers brilliant exposure and growth into the position of Fixed Income Portfolio Manager.

• Research, analyse, value, and interpret local and international macro-economic variables and trends for investment decision making inputs.
  • Communicate your insights, findings and recommendations to the Fixed Income Portfolio Management team and the broader Investment team.
• Valuation and pricing of fixed income securities and interest rate derivatives.
• Analysis of the bond yield curves, including instruments’ sensitivity and convexity.
• Monitor the risk adjusted return of the credit universe, build, and monitor portfolio optimisation model - make recommendations that improve credit portfolio performance.
• Dealing and in fixed income securities and interest rate derivatives, including administration.
• Assist maintaining systems and databases to ensure the accuracy and integrity of static and time series data across all portfolios, benchmarks, and other performance data.
• Act as back-up on money market portfolio management implementation, updating models and trading.

A minimum of 3 - 5 years’ experience in fixed interest, credit research or risk management with a strong quantitative modelling ability.

• Minimum 3 years of fixed income experience (preferably buy side) and demonstrable track record in investment recommendations
• Minimum 5 years of fixed income experience to be considered for an assistant portfolio manager role.