Quantitative Analyst or Computer Programming Analyst or Data Science Analyst

 

Recruiter:

HR Genie

Job Ref:

2322CBI

Date posted:

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Location:

Sandton, South Africa

Salary:

R28k - 30k per month


SUMMARY:
Economic research, market research, industry trends research, competitor analysis, manager research

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Quantitative Research / Analysis : 

- Macroeconomic research.

- Macro regime research / business cycle research.

- Asset class valuations research.

- Investment styles research.

- Geographical fundamentals / Regional fundamentals research.

- Currency markets research.

- Portfolio construction research.

- Portfolio performance attributions research.

- Manager Research.

- Asset Allocation monitoring.

- Industry trends research.

- Competitor analysis research.

- Process automation research.

 

Qualitative Research / Analysis: 

- Macroeconomic research.

- Macro regime research / business cycle research.

- Asset class valuations research.

- Investment styles research.

- Geographical fundamentals / Regional fundamentals research.

- Currency markets research.

- Portfolio construction research.

- Portfolio performance attributions research.

- Manager Research.

- Asset Allocation monitoring.

- Industry trends research.

- Competitor analysis research.

- Process automation research.

 

Member of Investment Committee:

 

The key role here is to support the fundamental risk-management-process across the 7 Pillars of Investments Decisions Making.

 

- Global macroeconomics risks.

- Global macro-regime /business cycle risks.

- Global asset class valuations risks.

- Global currency risks.

- Global investment styles risks.

- Global geographical / regional risks.

- Global manager selection risks (Active Managers  & Rules Based Managers).

 

 

Client Support:

- Client relationship management

- Member of investment committees and collaborating with clients to profitably combine of companies key fundamental risks as noted above.

- Playing a key role in communicating the key investment strategy thoughts to clients, but in a manner that is highly customised to their specific and varied needs.  

- Ability to translate on-going client queries, concerns, requests etc. into clear feedback to CIO and Investment Team at large, with regards to positioning the Investment Process to allow it to be more relevant to clients’ fundamental investment needs.

- Contribution to the preparation of and continual development of client quarterly reports.

- Contribution to the preparation of, and continual development of more frequent client reporting obligations – typically monthly.

- Client presentations, within the boundaries of specified investment mandates.

- Client investment and non-investment queries within the boundaries of specified investment mandates.

- Client ad-hoc support, within the boundaries of specified investment mandates.

- Investment decision making support functions.

- Full ownership of high-frequency-administration tasks e.g. setting up and maintaining a broad array of spread-sheets which support the investment-decision-making-function, setting up and maintaining a broad array of investment feedback reports, setting up and maintaining a broad array of presentations e.t.c.

- Actively contributing to the setting up and development of processes which make high-frequency roles more efficient, highly repeatable, etc.

- Support Clients in their own business development initiatives from time to time.

- Support Clients in their own client relationship initiatives from time to time.

 

 

Manager Support:

 

1. Managing Director Support:

- Actively supporting the MD in the day-to-day operational activities that support the Investments Decision Making Framework.

- Actively supporting the MD in the day-to-day operational activities that support the  Business Strategy Framework.

- Ad hoc.

 

 

 

2. CIO Support:

- Actively supporting the CIO in the day-to-day operational activities that support the Investments Decision Making Framework.

- Ad hoc.

3. Senior Portfolio Manager Support:

- Actively supporting Senior Portfolio Managers in the day to day operational activities that support the Investments Decision Making Framework.

- Ad hoc.

 

4. Head of Business Development Support:

- Actively supporting the Head of Business Development in the day to day operational activities that respond to client requests and queries.

- Ad hoc.

 

 

Business Development:

- Ongoing contributions to the divisions’ business development efforts – building of presentations and marketing brochures, improving existing presentations and marketing brochures, maintaining existing presentations and marketing brochures.

- Actively contribute to the production of content, that communicates and show-cases intellectual property and research, across a diversified range of Brand Building / Marketing Platforms.

- Sales / Business Development Team support.

- Marketing team support.

 

 

EFG Group Activities:

- Support all EFG Divisions with robust support with regards to providing sustainable investments research, as well as sustainable investment solutions.

- Marketing initiatives support.

- Sales initiatives support.

- Business development support.

Ad-hoc:

- Admin support 

Ideal qualification:

  • BSc Mathematics, / Statistics / Actuarial Science / Data Science / Computer Programming 
  • Professional investment qualification eg  CFA or studying towards it 

 

 

 

 

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