Global Markets - Equity Research (Strategy) - Analyst / Associate

Global Markets - Equity Research - Analyst / Associate

Nomura Overview :

Nomura is an Asia-headquartered financial services group with an integrated global network spanning over 30 countries. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its four business divisions : Retail, Asset Management, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking), and Merchant Banking. Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit

Nomura Services India, (Powai) supports Nomura’s businesses around the world. Powai’ s world class capabilities in trading support, research, information technology, financial control, operations, risk management and legal support have played a key role in facilitating Nomura’s global operations and are an integral part of Nomura’s global expansion plans. The Powai operation is a critical part of the platform to support the growth of Nomura’s global business.

Division Overview :

Nomura's Global Markets Division handles client transactions for financial institutions, corporates, governments and investment funds around the world. We act as market makers, trading in fixed income and equity securities, including currencies, interest rates and credit in cash, derivatives and structured products. We have taken market-leading positions across the globe by leveraging the strength of our talent, client relationships and technology.

By developing strong relationships with our client base through consistent interaction, independent advice and pre-eminent access to Asia, we have built a powerful global franchise.

Business Unit Overview :

Nomura Research is a World-class provider of intellectual capital. Research covers Company Analysis, Quantitative Research, Corporate Access & Equity Strategy. Nomura delivers Independent research through globally aligned sectors and with a narrow but deep, high-quality strategy leveraging dedicated distribution.

Powai (Mumbai) Research division is an integral part of the Global Research Division. It consists of Associates covering various markets, who undertake equity research. The Equity Research team is involved in fundamental research of companies as well as equity strategy research spanning geographies across Asia. The team also comprises, Product Management Group, Supervisory Analysts and the Editorial & Production team.

In order to further support the business and Nomura’s market profile across a broad range of clients, the Asia ex Japan Equity research team is looking to hire an associate to provide Equity Strategy research coverage. The team is looking for an associate who could support the analyst in his work. The team aims to be a top-3 provider of research to the firm’s focus accounts which are equally spread between institutional investors and hedge funds in all the main financial centers of the world.

Position Specifications :

Corporate Title

Analyst / Associate

Functional Title

Analyst / Associate

Experience

1 to 3 years

Qualification

Degree in Finance / Economics / CA / MBA or Engineering / Statistics / Mathematics from a premier institute. CFA will be an added advantage

Role & Responsibilities :

Join as an integral part of Asia ex Japan Equity Strategy research team.

The role will involve supporting senior analyst based in Singapore.

The successful candidate will be part of a highly-regarded team with a mandate for research on Asia Pacific equity strategy. The team produces regular written reports on a variety of discretionary subjects with a substantial amount of underlying analysis, and the candidate would be expected to contribute to the reports in terms of idea generation and analysis.

Work on building financial / quantitative models and strategies for the team, which use company and / or macro-economic data; maintain these databases on a regular basis.

Assist in writing full or parts of research reports; Build marketing presentations with the direction of senior analyst.

Keep an eye on important regional / global news flow, which could likely have impact on equities in the region.

The candidate should be able to work under pressure and amid tight deadlines and be able to respond to requests from internal and external clients (both fundamental and quantitative) in a flexible manner.

The role offers the right candidate a potential to develop and grow knowledge of the workings of a financial market.

Mind Set : Mandatory

Ideally some experience in equity / credit / quantitative research experience which demonstrates superior analytical ability; or demonstrated interest in pursuing financial markets research

Degree in Finance / Economics / CA / MBA or Engineering / Statistics / Mathematics from a premier institute is mandatory

Passion in analyzing financial / stock markets or understanding

Tenacity and perseverance to be able to work in fast paced environment

Should be able to formulate a problem, undertake the required analysis and interpret the results

Be able to think through complex issues and be comfortable dealing, sometimes, with ambiguity in an effort to find solutions

Be highly numerate, with exceptional quantitative financial analysis and modelling skills

Knowledge of MS Excel, Word, PPT

Should be highly comfortable organizing and analyzing large amounts of data to find meaningful conclusions

Desired

CFA / CFA candidate / Master’s degree / CA will be preferred

Some basic programming / econometrics skills and background (VBA, R, Python) etc. are preferred. The candidate should be open to spend some of his / her time using programming skills to develop and maintain databases to enhance productivity.

Some experience of financial databases such as Bloomberg, Factset, Thomson Reuters / Eikon is good to have

Excellent analytical and communication skills (written and oral) with attention to detail.

Basic familiarity with report-writing for a business audience and ability to formulate and articulate views logically

Be a good team player

A passion for financial markets. The ability to transfer theory to practice, demonstrated through work experience or finance-related projects / internships / modules during course work would be an added advantage

Have an appetite for top-down research / macro-research to identify investment themes; and passionate about developing knowledge of Global Markets not only limited to equities, but also potentially rates, FX, commodities, etc.