Investment Analyst, Associate

Ghobash Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Investment Analyst/Associate to join their dynamic team in Dubai. This exciting role involves deep analytical work in portfolio management, investment research, and the evaluation of international listed investments. The candidate will actively support the portfolio manager in identifying investment opportunities, conducting thorough market analysis, and preparing insightful investment memos. This position offers a unique opportunity to engage with global financial markets and contribute to strategic investment decisions that drive performance. If you have a strong background in investment analysis and a passion for finance, this role could be your next career milestone.

Qualifications

• Strong investment/analytical experience in portfolio management and investment research.
• Ability to perform in-depth analysis on investment managers and issuers.

Responsibilities

• Support PM/HOLI in evaluating and executing international listed investments.
• Conduct fundamental analysis and monitor global financial markets.

Skills

Investment Analysis

Portfolio Management

Risk Analysis

Fundamental Research

Financial Modeling

Market Monitoring

Investment Tools Proficiency

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration

Tools

MS Office

Bloomberg

Morningstar

Eikon

Job description

Job Title: Investment Analyst/Associate (International Listed Investments)

Education: Bachelor of Business Administration (Management)

Nationality: Any Nationality

Vacancy: 1 Vacancy

Job Description:

Responsibilities

1. Strong investment/analytical experience in portfolio management, investment research and/or public fund selection in areas such as equities, ETFs, hedge funds & bonds, fixed income, etc., preferably in an investment firm, wealth management platform, family office, or similar buy-side platform.
2. Ability to perform in-depth analysis on the quality, credibility, and historical performance of managers/issuers.
3. Ability to perform risk & sensitivity analysis on total portfolio and on individual investment positions & opportunities.
4. Good experience of conducting fundamental research on listed investment opportunities and ability to create clear and concise investment memos, highlighting performance, outlook, industry positioning, and risks/merits of investment case.
5. Due exposure to working with all modern investment tools (MS Office / Bloomberg / Morningstar / Eikon / among others) and adequately tech-savvy.

A. Research, Investment & Monitoring

1. Provide active support to PM/HOLI (Intl. Listed Investments) in the origination, assessment, evaluation, and execution of investment opportunities in the space of international listed investments.
2. Stay up to date with market news and developments globally and provide insights and make actionable suggestions for the International listed investment portfolio.
3. Monitor global financial markets on a continued basis to identify out-performing sectors and geographies and shifting trends to generate investment/divestment and trade ideas.
4. Conduct Fundamental Analysis in forming views about buying, selling, or holding international listed investment positions.
5. Perform due diligence, research, and analysis on prospective investment opportunities across the multi-asset class international investment portfolio including viability of the manager, the relevant peer analysis, track record, volatility, quartile ranking against other managers in the space, and potential absolute returns and risk-adjusted returns.
6. Maintain updated coverage on portfolios of DM and EM equity funds, hedge funds, fixed income third-party managers, multi-credit, and bonds and perform regular monitoring of their performance.
7. Analyze financial statements and build financial models and independent valuation to form an in-house view on target investments.
8. Attend strategy and briefing meetings/calls with banks, advisors, and third-party managers and propose rebalancing recommendations across asset classes and/or geographies to PM/HOLI based on the views of meetings and in alignment with investment mandate and in-house views.
9. Prepare annual strategy notes on the outlook of different asset classes under the international listed category and quarterly update the same.

B. Other Ancillary Roles

1. Per need, support to Operations Department on MIS reporting issues, Portfolio risk profile presentation, Board presentation, etc., and on the supply of required information on the portfolio.
2. Support to PM/HOLI in periodic qualitative performance reporting in respect of portfolio including Managers performance report.