MT/ Research Analyst - Fixed Income Indices

Job Description:

Designation: Management Trainee/ Research Analyst - Fixed Income Indices

Experience: 0 to 2 years

Domain Experience/ skills: Looking for candidates who either have fixed income domain knowledge or index computation knowledge/experience. Mutual fund product knowledge is add on

• Index calculation and maintenance
• Index research
• Fixed income domain knowledge
• Knowledge of fixed income mutual funds (or AIF, PMS, Insurance) products
• Knowledge on passive investments
• Knowledge of regulatory guidelines governing mutual funds
• Fixed income market understanding – yield levels, key trends, market preference and market structure
• Fluency with bond and index mathematics
• Analytical inclination     
• Strong oral, written and presentation skills

Good to Have skills:

• Knowledge of coding languages

Functional Responsibility/Domain Related: 

• Index maintenance: Daily index computation, rebalancing, Index criteria review
• New Product development: Launch of innovative replicable indices for index funds/ETFs
• Back-testing of Index strategies
• Tracking competition and other global practices on passive investments
• Establishing process for new index computation and automation of processes
• Ensuring compliance to regulatory and other best practices
• Preparation of ad-hoc analytical reports for the purpose of senior management and/or for external agencies