My client is a boutique hedge fund manager with multiple offices across the globe. At present, they are looking to hire an experience equity research analyst to be based in Japan.
The analyst will be responsible for:
- Conducting fundamental equity research to generate investment ideas across all sectors within Japan
- Conduct regular company visits, financial statement analysis and review market data
- Financial modelling and projection
- Draft and write research reports for the fund manager or clients
- Meet with and provide information to fund managers that may include research summaries, investment ideas, key industry events, market drivers, etc.
The suitable candidate will have:
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- Around 10 years of experience in Japan equities (Long-only or long-short investment experience)
- Native Japanese language ability
- Independent worker with an analytical mindset and sympathy of the market
