Asset Management – Investment – Portfolio Manager, Asian & Emerging Equities (IT & Consumer sectors, LATAM)

ROLE DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE

To actively contribute to the successful management of Asian and Emerging equity portfolios – contributing to client liaison generally and assuming specific client responsibilities as appropriate. 

Important elements include:

• Positively influence / impact debate – including both stock selection, portfolio construction and the sell discipline.
• To undertake thorough research – both proactively sourcing new ideas and as directed by the team, and present well considered investment cases for discussion.
• Adherence with the team’s investment philosophy and approach, and actively portray a positive and unified team ethos.
• To represent the team and business with both internal and external stakeholders, and to help embed the firm’s investment approach to sustainability in line with the global sustainability policy.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Market and company analysis: To analyse the structure and development of relevant equity sectors/industries, together with the companies therein and to analyse their business drivers.
• To help co-ordinate and determine the focus of the Team’s research output:  To prepare thorough equity research and to present the results of this analysis and well-considered recommendations at various forums.
• Based on our proprietary research, to define stock recommendations and participate in the construction of portfolios – with responsibility over defined sub-portfolios, order to maximize longer-term returns, subject to acceptable levels of risk, as compared to benchmarks and taking into account the allowed tracking-error and risk models.  A process of ESG integration is applied as a minimum.
• Performance monitoring: to monitor the performance of the portfolios and areas of responsibility, and proactively follow-up and improve recommendations and sizing in order to achieve our clients’ return objectives.
• Client & intermediary (consultants/advisors) responsibilities: Contribute to client liaison in general and assume specific client/intermediary responsibilities and reporting as required.
• Compliance: Ensure that portfolios are compliant with legal, statutory, client and internal guidelines and that all procedures are adhered to.
• Commercial support: To support the Company's commercial efforts (sales and marketing) and to represent its position by attending client meetings and preparing presentation materials for both internal and external use.
• Integrity: It is expected that all staff are professional, act with the greatest integrity at all times, honest, open and respectful in their discussions with colleagues/clients and treat others as they would expect others to treat them.
• Specific sector responsibilities:  Detailed knowledge and understanding of Emerging and Asian companies with a specific focus on the IT and Consumers sectors, and with a particular focus on LATAM.  In addition, in view of the team’s approach to peer group review,a good understanding of sectors and stocks across the market is important.
• Partner and cooperate with the Sustainability Centre to embed ESG into our investment process.
• Proactively share research across the FAE platform.

KEY INTERNAL / EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS

• Internal: Close cooperation across all equities teams, Sustainability Centre, Quantitative Research Group, Global Trading Function, Global Client Group
• External: Industry/company management, Intermediaries (consultants etc), Clients

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Educated to degree level, Finance subject preferred, CFA or equivalent.
• Investment Communications.
• Portfolio Construction.
• Existing and New Business Contribution.
• Business and Regulatory Knowledge.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS/COMPETENCIES (TECHNICAL / BEHAVIOURAL / LEADERSHIP)

A positive spirit, embracing the team’s investment philosophy and process and actively portraying a positive and unified team ethos.

A demonstrable and documented record of:

• Sustainability in both research and investment decisions.
• Over 10 years of investment experience plus an in-depth (and current) knowledge of Financials and important macro drivers of markets (research and portfolio management) focused on EMEA, within a broader investment context; proactively contributing to the investment narrative/debate with investors and teams focused on different regions and across market capitalisations and thematics.
• Contributing to a team-based approach to portfolio management.
• Working within (and contributing to) a diverse and multi-cultural team, across multiple locations.
• Knowledge of leading front office enterprise and portfolio management tools, specifically Aladdin and FactSet.

A demonstrably high competency in:

• Communication.
• Debate.
• Fundamental analysis.
• Idea generation.
• Market analysis.
• Presentations to / communication with senior decision makers across the range of stakeholders; externally (clients, prospects, company management etc) and internally (across functions).

Motivation and a strong team ethos are essential as is the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with colleagues and with clear and demonstrable client centricity:

• Strong English communication skills a critical requirement, both orally and in writing.
• Strong international orientation.
• Ability to clearly communicate views to clients and other colleagues.
• Knowledge of Financial Market dynamics and performance drivers.