Job description
Job Number:
3232989
DESCRIPTION
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services.
Positioned within Eaton Vance Equity, a group of 40+ equity investment professionals and located between London and Boston, the Global Equity Team is comprised of six experienced sector-based investors with a multi-year track record of strong alpha generation and a growing business.
We are seeking an equity analyst with the right skills, values, and mindset. This individual must display the personality and work ethos to fit the following traits:
- Be passionate about investing.
- A self-starter, capable of working independently.
- Strong team player that can fit well with our unique team culture, which is grounded in accountability, collaboration and debate with other team members. We have a differentiated framework designed to do this.
- Strong foundation of analytical skills, including financial modelling, accounting, valuation and understanding of financial report & accounts.
- Good presentation skills. An ability to debate and recognize flaws in oneself are essential.
- Generate strong and consistent alpha applying a bottom-up, fundamental investment process.
- Initiate and sustain high-quality fundamental equity analysis of publicly traded securities.
- Generate and proactively communicate investment recommendations on individual securities, as well as provide views on the attractiveness of relevant industries.
- Develop proprietary investment insights from non-traditional data sources. In particular, an interest in ESG and Responsible Investing are important. The individual will need to analyse financially material ESG data and collaborate with colleagues at Calvert.
- Diligently document all recommendations and updates, including price targets.
- Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with portfolio managers and analysts on the other equity and fixed income teams in order to facilitate the sharing and debate of relevant information and investment ideas.
- Proactively participate & collaborate in all team meetings, taking a holistic view of portfolios, and actively participating in debate of securities across all sectors.
QUALIFICATIONS
- CFA charterholder
- Performing at Senior Associate/Vice President level on either buy-side or sell-side equity research
- Strong motivation to join a team of experienced investment professionals who work in a highly collaborative manner.
- Clear analytical and decision making skills in the field of equity analysis, including an ability to build robust financial models in a timely manner.
- Superior understanding of securities analysis, valuation methods, qualitative and quantitative techniques.
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills are essential.
- Ability to work well independently and as a member of a team which includes the ability to be flexible and adaptable.
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