Company: AXA Investment Managers
Job title: Senior Analyst, Responsible Investment
Location: Paris - La Défense, France
Overall Responsibilities:
The Senior Analyst is responsible for in-depth analysis of extra-financial factors; for translating this analysis into outputs that mainstream fund managers can action in their investment decisions; and for collaborating with fund managers and product development specialists on product development and presentations to clients.
Key accountabilities and responsibilities:
1. To develop expertise for the fixed income department in the role that extra-financial factors can have in credit price performance. This will be done through fundamental analysis of the issuers.
2. To enhance the integration of extra-financial factors into the decision making of mainstream AXA IM fund managers. This will be dependent on the role holder’s ability to
a) identify extra-financial factors that are material to short-, medium- and long-term investment outcomes;
b) understand the investment processes of AXA IM fund manager clients;
c) translate relevant extra-financial information into formats that fund managers are likely to pay attention to and utilise;
d) respond, where appropriate, to fund manager requests for information and advice.
3. Work in conjunction with the Fundamental Equity Analysts and the Corporate Governance Analysts when the issuer is also a listed company.
4. Contribute to the quarterly document for the meetings with the Quant Analyst, and the fund managers for the Fixed Income Responsible Investment funds; produce analyses on the issuers which have poor scores on Environmental, Social and/or Governance matters (ESG).
5. Assist in the design of Responsible Investment products in Fixed Income.
6. Contribute to thematic or sector reports.
7. Represent AXA IM Responsible Investment team and/or speak at conferences and within private market initiatives.
8. Support the Responsible Investment team’s value-based and beta enhancing work and to promote this amongst AXA IM fund managers.
- Line manager: the Responsible Investment team leaders.
- Internal fund manager clients: AXA Fixed Income.
- Close working relationships: members of the Responsible Investment team and designated contacts within AXA IM divisions.
- External clients.
Key Technical Skills, Experience and Essential Qualifications:
- Extensive knowledge of extra-financial factors and how they might impact Fixed Income price performance.
- In-depth understanding of investment process: corporate valuation analysis for the fixed income portfolio and risk management techniques.
- Education - Financial skill specifically in Fixed Income but also in Equity
- 3-5 years relevant experience as an investment analyst, Responsible Investment analyst or fund manager.
- Fluent in English and conversational French (min).
- Excellent communications skills - written and verbal
- Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team-based environment.
Contact: please send your cover letter and CV to: drhcv@axa-im.com with the following Subject line: Ref : RI FI QUAL ANALYST’– [Name].
Office Location:
AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS
Coeur Défense Tour B
La Défense 4
100, Esplanade du Général de Gaulle
92932 PARIS LA DEFENSE CEDEX
About AXA IM:
Company description :
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is a multi-expert investment manager, backed by the AXA Group, a world leader in Financial Protection. One of its key competitive advantages lies in its multi-expert organisation which combines the strength of global shared resources with the reactivity and entrepreneurial mindset of small empowered teams of experts. Thanks to its robust investment processes and a focus on innovation, AXA IM endeavours to be ahead of the game and provide the most relevant and best-fit investment solutions. As a multi-expert, AXA IM capitalises on the sharp specialisation, significant capacities, global reach and strong track record of its integrated expertises as well as its seven speciality brands: AXA Fixed Income, AXA Framlington, AXA Rosenberg, AXA Funds of Hedge Funds, AXA Private Equity, AXA Real Estate and AXA Structured Finance.
Notre entité :
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) est un multi expert de la gestion d’actifs, filiale à 100% du Groupe AXA, leader mondial de la protection financière. Un de ses avantages compétitifs réside dans son modèle multi expert qui combine la force de ressources partagées avec la réactivité et l’esprit entrepreneurial de petites équipes locales spécialisées. Grâce à ses processus rigoureux et à sa forte capacité à innover, AXA IM est toujours à la pointe du marché et offre des performances solides et régulières et compose des solutions d’investissement adaptées. En tant que multiexpert, AXA IM capitalise sur la spécialisation, les fortes capacités, la présence mondiale et les performances reconnues de ses sept expertises : AXA Fixed Income, AXA Framlington, AXA Rosenberg, AXA Funds of Hedge Funds, AXA Private Equity, AXA Real Estate et AXA Structured Finance.
