Fixed Income Research Analyst - Boston, United States - John Hancock

John Hancock

Verified Company

Boston, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

We are a leading financial services provider committed to making decisions easier and lives better for our customers and colleagues around the world.

From our environmental initiatives to our community investments, we lead with values throughout our business.

To help us stand out, we help you step up, because when colleagues are healthy, respected and meaningfully challenged, we all thrive.

Discover how you can grow your career, make impact and drive real change with our Winning Team today.

Working Arrangement
Hybrid

The opportunity

The Fixed Income Research Analyst is accountable for assisting senior investment staff in providing timely, actionable, and accurate detailed investment analysis and Buy/Hold/Sell recommendations, within the assigned coverage universe, to the various investment teams to assist them to build focused, high-performing and well-structured portfolios.

The Investment Analyst, Fixed Income is responsible for determining and compiling sources of information to conduct their own independent analysis as well as to support senior investment staff.

Sectors of focus for the Fixed Income Research Analyst will largely be in the Industrial sectors.

Functions must be performed in the context of the unique client-defined investment strategy and the work contributes to the strategy's successful performance and the Company's ability to raise assets.

The investment analysis performed include fundamental analysis of individual companies and interpreting market data, trends and economic forecasts.

**Responsibilities

Analyze individual companies, interpret market and industry trends, and examine specified market sector activity to provide information and analysis required in the investment decision-making process.
Complete fundamental analysis on specific companies and create/update investment models with specific issuer information, income statements/ balance-sheet numbers and market trend data. Based on analysis make recommendations and articulate those buy, sell, hold recommendations with senior investment staff.
Research and recommend new sources of information to more senior investment staff.
Contribute to credit analysis and/or analysis of classes of securities, market trends, yield and duration relationships, and pricing trends between different fixed-income sectors.
Assist in various functions that support the whole credit research team such as compiling researchfolders on holdings, gathering printouts of various public filings and updating spreadsheet data.
May support more than one investment strategy team; foster relationships with various portfolio management teams to effectively do so.

What motivates you?

You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.
You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.
You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.
You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.
You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up. You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

What we are looking for

Bachelor's degree required; May hold advanced degree and/or CFA designation.
Typically has 35 years of experience in asset management, i.e. operations, product and dedicated investment analysis experience.
Superior organizational and analytic skills to complete detailed fundamental analysis. Ability to construct investment models to identify and track value added securities.
Strong team player.
Strong written and verbal communication skills to deliver reviews and recommendations. Ability to articulate highly technical information with conviction.
Sense of judgment and selfdiscipline in order to evaluate multiple opportunities and make appropriate investment decisions.
Strong understanding of business and economics in order to research target companies and determine potentially profitable investments.
Ability to work well with multiple levels of internal and external contacts; strong communications skills to effectively convey recommendations & rationale. Good understanding of business and economics in order to research target companies and recommend potentially profitable investments.

What can we offer you?

A competitive salary and benefits packages.
A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
A focus on growing your career path with us.
Flexible work policies and strong worklife balance. Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you