Investment Guidelines Analyst at Investec Asset Management

Key Responsibilities

The team consists of three areas: Pre-trade (i.e. prior to trading in the market) analysis, Post-trade incident analysis and Investment / Regulatory restrictions maintenance in thinkFolio. The role will involve frequent and close liaison with stakeholders across all areas of the business. It requires a candidate who is committed to teamwork and has an assured confidence. This role is predominately a pre-trade and post-trade analysis role.

• Daily Pre- trade analysis for all SA and UK funds/portfolio’s
• Continually review and improve processes to reduce risk and improve efficiency.
• Daily monitoring of post trade compliance breaches for SA and UK funds/portfolios and reporting these to the relevant departments
• Assisting the Team with other BAU work
• Assisting in ad hoc tasks and projects
• Interpreting Client guidelines, Regulatory Rules, and Internal Restrictions and coding these into thinkFolio.

Technical Knowledge and Experience:

• Newly Qualified CA(SA) with asset management audit exposure / Relevant degree qualification with at least 3 – 4 years relevant experience within compliance
• Experience within an Asset Management company
• Good knowledge of Regulatory restrictions
• Excellent understanding of investment products.
• CFA Desirable

System Skills:

• Detailed working knowledge of an order management system such as Thinkfolio, Charles River, Fidessa Sentinel or Aladdin
• Bloomberg
• IMC (desirable)

Personal Attributes:

• Able to multi-task; work to tight deadlines and cope under pressure
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Flexible work attitude