Research Analyst (generalist)

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About the job

The Firm – Antarctica Asset Management

Antarctica Asset Management was launched in July 2001 and has established itself as a leading provider of comprehensive hedge fund solutions, managing close to $1.5 billion.

Utilising an established team of seasoned investment and research professionals with experience and expertise in multiple economic cycles, the Antarctica Group offers a compelling total offering in the asset class, based on thorough global research, operational & legal due diligence and risk analysis.

The AAM group globally employs 27 professionals in London, New York, Switzerland, Hong Kong and the British Virgin Islands.

The Position – Research Analyst

As part of its continued growth and development Antarctica Asset Management is seeking to employ a highly motivated and talented research analyst (the focus will be generalist in nature with opportunity to get involved across variety of hedge fund strategies including multi strategy, quant, macro, long/short equity, fixed income arb, event driven, etc ) to support its alternative investments effort.

The role is a full time position based in our London office.

Job description

· Take full ownership of several hedge fund names across variety of hedge fund strategies

· Gather and organize funds managers information, attend calls and meetings with managers, maintain peer groups across strategies

· Perform detailed qualitative and quantitative analysis of selected investment opportunities, making recommendations based on your findings

· Perform ongoing reviews and evaluation of existing investments

· Attend Investment Committees, in order to make recommendations and participate in the portfolio decision making process

· Attend hedge fund investment conferences, maintain your sourcing network

· Contribute to client reporting activity

Skills required

· 5 years of experience in a fund selection and research role, preferably with knowledge and network of hedge fund strategies

· Analytical and detail-oriented

· Strong written and verbal communication skills

· Team player, comfortable working independently within a small team

· Proven ability to build and maintain manager relationships

Desirable skills

· Knowledge of python (experience with research in Jupyter is a plus) and their common libraries (esp. pandas, numpy, scipy and statsmodels)

· Understanding of statistics

· Experience working with timeseries datasets

• Please send your resume and cover letter to detailing interest and experience. No phone contact please, only by e-mail. You will be contacted immediately if selected for an interview. This offer is for immediate start.