Do you have a passion for financial markets, market psychology, and sustainable investing? We are looking for an individual who is seeking a self-developing career in fixed income markets to join our team of dedicated investment professionals within Swiss Re's Asset Management (AM) unit.
About the Role
As a Junior Fixed Income Portfolio Manager on the Rates and Asset Liability Management (ALM) team, you will join a team of Portfolio Managers focused on Swiss Re's government and government related fixed income portfolios. You will be engaging in investment analysis, portfolio construction, and trade execution. You will actively follow financial markets to develop a deep sense for the mechanisms at play as well as the human behavioural patterns exposed under different market environments.
Key Responsibilities include the following:
• Trading in a range of fixed income securities including government bonds, interest rate swaps, and other fixed income derivatives
• Engaging in investment strategy and portfolio construction, including relative value, security selection and cross sector analysis
• Contributing ideas to the risk-taking activities of the team with a path towards independent active risk-taking in global rates
• Monitoring net interest rate risk positions within Swiss Re interest rate mandates; and reconciling daily risk changes with market movements and portfolio transactions
• Assist in the daily portfolio management process which includes booking trades, writing performance reports, cross-checking profit and loss numbers, and producing investment presentations
• Support the Rates and ALM team by automating reoccurring and ad hoc processes and reports using excel, python, Bloomberg, or other systems
The position offers a high level of exposure to internal (Treasury, Risk Management, and other areas of Asset Management) and external counterparties (sales, trading and research departments of major investment banks).
The role will be office-based in central London.
About the Team
The Rates and ALM team are a globally distributed team of ten investment professionals located in London, New York and Singapore and is part of the overall Client, Steering & ALM team. We are a core function within Swiss Re Asset Management, responsible for managing fixed income portfolios for Swiss Re's global entities. The team consists of portfolio managers trading in government bonds, agency mortgages, inflation-linked securities, and associated derivatives for Swiss Re across a global portfolio. This position will cover global fixed income markets, reporting to the Head Rates & ALM APAC, who is London-based.
About You
You are a self-motivated individual with a passion for financial markets and an interest to analyse and understand the many drivers of global interest rates. You bring an analytical mindset and an attention to detail as you help the team manage the ALM rates positions across the portfolio. You work well under pressure, with an interest to negotiate and execute trades in fast moving interest rate markets. You have strong written and verbal communication skills and can discuss and debate investment ideas in a collaborative team environment.
Essential Experience:
• 1-5 years of experience in the field of financial services; experience within fixed income markets and/or insurance asset management is preferred
• Proficiency with programming languages (Python, VBA), quantitative and/or statistical models
• MS Office (Advanced Excel, PowerPoint)
Nice to have:
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics or another analytical field are preferred. Consideration will be given to exceptional candidates with alternative degrees or apprenticeships if the candidate holds a relevant professional qualification (e.g. CFA) and supplementary professional experience
• Familiarity with Bloomberg, BlackRock Aladdin are a plus
Key skills and competencies:
• You are a critical thinker and possess excellent independent research, analytical and problem-solving skills
• You are a curious and engaged team member with a proven ability to take initiative
• You like to think laterally and consider alternative points of view or perspectives with an open mind #LI-Hybrid
About Swiss Re
Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.
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