Pension Insurance Corporation, a specialist UK insurer, is recruiting an Investment Analyst to its Markets Solutions team.
The Markets Solutions team sits within the broader Investment department; the purpose of the role is to support the Portfolio Managers in the management of the derivatives (including interest rate, inflation, FX & cross currency basis), government bond and liquidity cash-like portion of PIC's portfolio.
As an Investment Analyst, you will be responsible for supporting portfolio modelling and analysis on the in-force book, and supporting the development of the Markets Solutions core analytics library and tools.
You will need to effectively collaborate with Risk, Investments and Finance to secure their buy-in and implement improvements to systems, processes, and technology, apply knowledge and insights concerning Rates and Inflation derivatives trading and how this impacts our policyholders, and deliver strong business outcomes relating to capital, profitability, the Company brand, and market reputation whilst achieving positive outcomes to our shareholders on a consistent basis.
Key responsibilities entail:
Distil information from various contacts in the markets to insights for the broader investment team
Assist portfolio managers in the management of the interest rate, inflation, FX and derivative portfolios on PIC's balance sheet
Work with the broader Markets Solutions team to ensure portfolios for new business and portfolio rebalancing trades are executable
Develop comprehensive chart packs that provide in-depth insights into the global economy, financial markets, and PIC's investment portfolio, driving informed strategy discussions
Take ownership for your own learning and development in both technical (e.g. data analysis and critical judgment) and non-technical (self-insight and relationship management) skills within the Investments function
Your specific responsibilities will include:
Support the Markets Solutions team on the investment process across LDI portfolio management, generating value from PIC's in-force investment portfolio or the investment process for insuring new liabilities and trade support
Effectively collaborates with Public Credit, ALM and Market Solutions colleagues
Takes ownership for their own learning and development in both technical (e.g. data analysis and critical judgement) and non-technical (self-insight and relationship management) skills of Markets Solutions
Support on projects improving PIC's Investment Platform Project
Ability to work under pressure, strong attention to detail, commercial awareness in fixed income derivatives
Requirements
Knowledge and skills:
Knowledge of the fixed income derivatives markets
Knowledge of financial modelling applicable to a Fixed income portfolio
Knowledge of investments in an insurance balance sheet or pension LDI strategies
Strong organisational and communication skills
Strong modelling skills (fixed income portfolio construction and optimisation, or ALM)
Good working knowledge of MS Access, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, Bloomberg, and trading systems, and intermediate knowledge of Python or similar coding language as well as Excel and VBA
Experience:
Proven experience of working in a bank, asset manager, consultant, or insurance company as a quantitative analyst within investments.
Experience of delivering analysis that is accurate, well presented, and timely
Experience working with trading systems
Experience of producing presentations and reports presenting their analysis
Experience of fixed Income capital markets and derivatives product knowledge
Desirable attributes:
Intellectually curious with a willingness to learn through own research
Strong problem-solving skills utilising consultative questioning to challenge current norms and drive change within the business function
Effective communicator - structures insights into clear messages and effectively engages others within business function, as well as internal stakeholders, professional and regulatory bodies
Innovative thinker - positive attitude to change and a willingness to embrace new ideas and techniques to improve performance
Benefits
In addition to a competitive base salary and the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan, upon joining us here at Pension Insurance Corporation, you'll get access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, 28 days' annual leave (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme and much more.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Finance
Industries
Primary and Secondary Education and Non-profit Organizations
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