Investment Analyst, Cape Town

Overview:

Our client is a well-established boutique asset manager, managing close to R20 billion in assets under management across South Africa and offshore.

They are seeking a Quantitative Investment Analyst to work closely with the team, supporting the portfolio efforts for their multi-manager portfolios. The ideal candidate will be passionate about statistics, data analytics and programming in Python - and have a minimum of 1 year experience in an Investment Analyst role.

Responsibilities:

• Develop a deep understanding of the team's models, fundamental research inputs, portfolio specific guidelines and objectives to determine implications for investment strategy
• Contribute to research and implementation of alternative risk and dynamic asset allocation across asset classes, such as equities, bonds, currencies, and commodities
• Review portfolio positioning across accounts and identify trades/rebalancing needs to bring portfolio into alignment with current strategy
• Perform ad-hoc research projects related to the market environment, portfolio design, and strategy implementation that will have a meaningful impact on portfolio decisions
• Provide data and communication support to business development and client group teams that explain our investment thesis and resulting portfolio positioning

Requirements:

• Degree in either Statistics, Mathematics, Financial Risk Management, Data Analytics and Quantitative fields
• Studying towards CFA advantageous
• May have a minimum of one year working experience within an asset management environment
• An interpersonally engaging temperament, comfortable interacting with individuals across the business and with clients and working in a fast-paced environment
• Highly analytical with a passion for Python programming
• Working autonomously within the team while defining a clear path for personal development
• Ability to program and work with large data sets in any of the commonly used statistical packages (Python)