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Job Description

A great opportunity to join a growing and focused investment team as an Investment Analyst. The role will give the successful candidate exposure to both local and global capital markets, working within a dynamic team environment. Pro-activeness and a willingness to take responsibility is rewarded through career growth opportunities and remuneration.

Key responsibilities will include amongst others:

Investment research across asset classes from a top-down perspective.Bottom-up company/stock research on local and global markets.Develop and evaluate financial models on companies.Perform valuation analysis on company shares.Make investment recommendations based on research conducted.Present investment ideas and updates to the investment team and portfolio managers.Involvement in the performance reporting cycle.Responsible for monthly and quarterly performance procedure.Undertake ad hoc research requests from portfolio managers.Keep abreast of current market and industry developments.Work alongside the compliance team in monitoring portfolio mandates from a compliance perspective.Portfolio performance analysis.Be a member of and contribute to model portfolio sub-committees.Enhance company brand and profile through media contributions that could include commentary on company result updates, written investment-related articles, journalist interviews and webinar presentations etc.

Key Results areas:

Researching and presenting investment ideas based on thorough analysis.Presenting emerging investment themes and interesting topics.Portfolio manager support.Developing and maintaining models and screeners.Portfolio manager mandate monitoring.Investment performance analysis.Building company profile through publication of research across numerous media platforms.

Qualifications and Experience required:

Relevant graduate qualification (BCom, BSc, B.Bus.Sci).Preferably 3 years minimum relevant industry experience.Strong quantitative skills or programming experienceUnderstanding of financial statements and financial analysis.MS Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook).Critical reasoning skills.Great communication skills and are able to present ideas clearly in English (both written and verbal).A professional approach.Proactive and confident.A team player with strong collaboration skills.Motivated and able to learn new skills and concepts independently.

Skills

Education

Closing Date

19 November 2024

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process.

Please refer to the Old Mutual’s Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so.

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