Crisil - Senior Research Analyst - Indexing/Fixed Income (3-5 yrs)

This requirement is for hiring a SRA/ RA in the Index team.

Job Description:

Designation: Research Analyst/ Senior Research Analyst - Index

Experience: 3 to 5 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

Educational Qualification - Graduate/Post Graduate. Candidates pursuing CFA/FRM would be added advantage