Investment Analyst

**Join our Research team in Melbourne or Sydney
**About Lonsec**

The Lonsec group is one of Australia’s leading investment research houses, providing financial product ratings, market insights & portfolio construction tools to empower financial advisers, advice licensees, fund managers and super funds. Our mission is to help financial intermediaries & investors leverage our knowledge & expertise, and to equip them with the tools & insights they need to deliver high quality investment solutions.

**About The Role**

The role of the Investment Analyst is to provide a high-level of managed fund product research to financial advisers and other subscribers.

The Investment Analyst will work across a range of asset classes including fixed income, global equities, alternatives, Australian equities, property and multi asset sectors. An understanding of private markets and property will be highly regarded but not mandatory.

**Responsibilities**:

- Analyse and conduct research on managed funds products within the relevant asset class as per the Annual Review Cycle, under the guidance and direction of Senior Investment Analysts and Sector Managers.
- Coordinate with Investment Managers and other Analysts for review meetings.
- Undertake reviews of Investment Managers as assigned by the Sector Manager and in conjunction with other Analysts - collecting and synthesizing written information, assessing the merits of products and preparing research reports covering people and resources, investment style and objectives, research approach, portfolio construction and risk management.
- Prepare Fund Profile, Fund Viewpoint, Fund Review and other research reports for new and existing managed funds products, and other investment review and outlook reports across asset classes.
- Communicate with external clients to address specific queries and needs.
- Contribute to the integrity and evolution of the research process - Participate in Peer Review and Model Portfolio discussions, and provide ideas and input into process development.

**About You**:

- Previous experience **(3+ years) **working with a research house, stockbroker, financial advice firm, fund manager or corporate, with an emphasis on financial analysis and industry knowledge.
- Research skills (qualitative) - A strong ability to synthesize and distil financial information down to key concepts and convey this in written form efficiently, clearly and concisely. Strong attention to detail is essential.
- Interviewing/communication skills - Ability to communicate confidently and question articulately, and be confident in dealing with senior management within external organisations.
- A demonstrable interest in finance and investment.
- A strong and demonstrable understanding of investment markets and asset classes.
- Strong communication and relationship management skills to enable liaising with external clients with the ability to effectively handle queries and concerns.
- Ability to work as part of a close-knit team, as well as autonomously whilst taking responsibility for meeting own objectives.
- Expertise in Microsoft Excel (spreadsheets) and a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat.

**Essential qualifications**:

- An undergraduate degree in a business or mathematical based discipline (science or engineering) e.g. BComm, BBus, BA, BEc, BSc, BApSc

**Highly regarded qualifications**:

- CFA
- Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA)
- Honours Year
- RG146 Accreditation
- Master of Business Administration / Economics / Commerce / Applied Finance

**Working for Lonsec**

We are Australia’s leading financial research company, rating more funds, stocks and managers than our competitors. Our values lead our culture, centred around the principles of Client Focus, Innovation, Integrity, Independent Thinking, and Collaboration.
- We believe we're better and smarter together and our values reflect our commitment to creating a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive environment
- We offer a flexible hybrid working environment, 2 days in the office (of your choosing), the rest can be worked remotely
- We're passionate about setting our people up for success and providing the training, tools and environment to enable you to perform your best and develop your career at Lonsec
- “Work from Anywhere” policy, allowing up to 4 weeks of the year to be worked interstate or from overseas
- We take care of our people through our free access to our Employee Assistance Program, and generous leave entitlements (e.g., Paid Parental Leave, Bonus day of Life leave, Public Holiday swap and much more)
- Annual “Wellness Week” which includes lots of fun activities plus a reimbursement towards a gym membership or fitness related activities for all staff.
- Monthly social and charity events as well as our much-loved quarterly Individual and team Awards.

We want to hear from you if this sounds like your type of role

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