Department: Investment
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: London
Your primary responsibility will be to conduct deeply fundamental business and financial analysis of new investment opportunities, working directly with Cisu's CIO. In addition, you will be responsible for constructing hedge baskets and working closely with the risk team to stay abreast of developments impacting existing portfolio positions.
Investment analysis and due diligence: rigorous fundamental (“PE-style”) and quantitative research on long investment opportunities across banks, insurance, asset management, wealth management and distribution. Focus on establishing the reasons for the existing price dislocation providing the opportunity and identifying a set of upside catalysts over the next 12-24 months.
Financial modelling: build and maintain detailed financial models to help evaluate and rank investment opportunities, assess risk/reward and run scenario analysis.
Hedging & risk management: construct cross-asset class short baskets, using both fundamental and quantitative tools, to mitigate unwanted market risks for each of your long positions. Continuously re-assess risk/reward and relative sizing of positions, working closely with the trading & risk team.
Market intelligence: remain on top of fundamental news, market technicals, economic indicators and macro/geopolitical events. Focus on developments that have the potential to impact the core investment thesis and/or may require changes to the hedging strategy.
Bachelor’s degree from a top-tier university
Graduate program from leading investment bank, equity research house, Big 4 accounting or consulting firm.
3-8 years of experience in fundamental investment analysis at a hedge fund or private equity firm.
Highly analytical, with structured approach to underwriting investment ideas.
Strong financial modelling skills, valuation analysis and statistical analysis.
Desire to learn and follow an established and proven investment process.
Ability to navigate complexity and “go deep.” Strong attention to detail.
Collaborative and team-oriented mindset, with the ability to work independently with limited supervision.
Good communicator, able to articulate complex concepts and ideas clearly and succinctly.
Personal and professional integrity, commitment to highest ethical standards
GAIN’s mission is to empower and educate the next generation of investment professionals by providing a platform for learning, development, and networking.
Through our events, programmes and community, we aim to foster a culture of continuous learning, growth, and innovation in the investment industry.
Our goal is to create a diverse and inclusive community of investment professionals who are equipped to shape the future of finance.
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