Quantitative Analyst - Equities - EE role - Coding Ability essential

SUMMARY:
Quantitative Analyst - Equities - EE Role - Coding Ability essential

POSITION INFO:

Required experience and qualifications

• Up to 3 years’ experience with a specific focus on quantitative research is required, experience in equities is preferable, but not required.
• Coding Ability – R, Python, SQL is required
• University Honours / Masters Degree (Finance / Maths / Stats / Actuarial / Physics / Engineering / Computer Science)
• Preference for CFA studies (or interest in completing CFA)

Equity Portfolio Management/Implementation

The key objective is to assist in the maintenance of the equity portfolios to deliver on its performance objectives.

• Assist with maintaining model portfolios
• Manage cashflow implementation and trade instructions
• Monitor compliance
• Monitor corporate actions
• Assist with client reporting
• Portfolio attribution
• Give input to the equity portfolio strategies and the generation of model portfolios, including:
  • Investment allocation decisions
  • Yield enhancement strategies
  • Listed and OTC derivatives
  • Smart beta / risk premia

Equity Research

The key objective is to advance research efforts and improve overall quality and coverage with the aim of improving alpha.

• Expand strategies and market coverage (guided)
• Portfolio construction and risk management (guided)
• Assist in developing content for the equities portal
• Documentation of research, processes and model validation
• Collaborate and present on new strategies and enhancements to existing strategies
• Derivatives research and strategy ideas 

Key competencies:

• Ability to generate ideas and think logically
• Strong work ethic, self-motivated, driven and results oriented
• Strong aptitude for problem solving
• Strong interpersonal skill and able to work well in a team, listen and respond to new ideas with healthy levels of EQ
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Accuracy is of the utmost importance
• Outstanding organization skills and structured work style
• Strong level of programming skill
• Good time management and handles stress well

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