Fixed Income Investment Analyst - Global Sovereign

Role Summary: 

Capital Fixed Income Investors invests broadly across the global fixed income markets with $450bn of assets under management. As the business continues to grow its global fixed income capabilities, it wishes to add an experienced sovereign analyst to the team, covering the developed market rates and currencies. The position is based in London.

Key relationships:

• This role will report to Robert Burgess, Research Director, and Fixed Income Investment Analyst

• Fixed Income Portfolio Managers, Fixed Income Analysts, Fixed Income Traders, and relevant distribution teams

Key responsibilities:

Principal responsibilities include:

• Conducting financial and macro analysis of rates and currencies across major developed markets outside the US 

• Engaging in primary, direct research in specific areas of coverage

• Making investment recommendations to portfolio managers

• Managing a portfolio of securities in a specific sector coverage

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience

• Candidates will have had at least 5 years’ experience in either sovereign research, portfolio management, strategist, or macro economist roles, in either the private or public sectors

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Candidates will be comfortable and familiar presenting research in a variety of different ways, for example through thematic reports, weekly briefings and through oral presentation

• Ability to work proactively and creatively in a global team environment

• Candidates will be familiar working with a range of internal stakeholders

• Post-graduate qualification preferred

• Candidates will have excellent academics and hold a bachelor’s degree from a top university as well as ideally a relevant post-graduate qualification (MBA, CFA, Master’s in Finance/Economics).

Critical capabilities:

• Driving Results

• Works to surpass goals, seizing opportunities to push the envelope and deliver value for clients

• Sets continually higher goals that are ambitious but realistic for self and team, geared to Capital’s overall objectives

• Collaboration and Influencing

• Evidences the ability to successfully operate as part of a small team as well as the confidence to respectfully challenge their colleagues and put forward their own theses

• Other Qualifications

• Open, dynamic and intellectually curious, with an ability to make decisions in a market environment of uncertainly and ambiguity

• Well-organised self-starter with the communication skills to work within the firm’s demanding and highly focused environment

• Genuinely excited about doing an extraordinary job

• Clear commitment to Capital’s culture, values and approach. In particular, shares Capital’s passion for its clients’ success and demonstrates a highly collegial nature

• Willingness to travel to engage with investment colleagues and external stakeholders