Equity - Research Analyst

Job description

Eastspring is a global asset manager with Asia at its core. We create a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our colleagues, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and in exchange, we support our people's career ambitions. We pledge to make Eastspring a place where you can Connect, Grow and Succeed. . . ROLE PURPOSE: Responsible for conducting in-depth sector and security analysis to identify undervalued investment opportunities and generate actionable recommendations for the equity team. The role includes providing regular stock outlooks, initiating new investment ideas, performing company visits and financial reviews to support portfolio decisions, leading ESG-related initiatives, and collaborating with regional teams for research and idea sharing. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE: • Analyze business sector outlook and each security fundamental to identify attractive and undervalued investment opportunities to recommend to the team. • Giving stock outlooks and recommendation such as (OW/N/UW) on monthly and quarterly basis in order to capture positive alpha comparing to sector return. • Attending company visits and follow up financial statement consistently in order to check fundamentally for the portfolio model and having conviction in stock selections. • Initiate investment idea and new stock to investment universe. • Support team on ESG issues and engagement activities. • Engage with the regional team for research/idea sharing. • Perform related duties as assigned. • Others assigned by team head and senior leaders. QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE: • Bachelor / master’s degree in finance / Banking / Business Administration / Economics and related fields • Good command of English TECHNICAL/ FUNCTIONAL SKILLS: • CISA, CFA is an advantage BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS: • Communication • Analytical thinkin • Critical thinking • Business acumen Eastspring is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.