Credit Analyst

必須

• At least 5 year experience of credit/equity analysis at financial institutions and/or rating agencies; credit analysis experience at active fixed income manager is preferable; equity analysis experience helps
• Native Japanese and fluent English are required

歓迎

• CFA, CMA, or MBA

求める人物像

• Objective-oriented: Motivated to produce alpha in bond portfolios through timely credit investment recommendations
• Self-starter: Proactively make timely investment recommendations based on information available and his/her own analysis
• Communicator: Communicate/discuss and co-work with peer analysts including overseas offices
• Innovator: Always look to investigate more efficient approach

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Position Outline

• Credit Analysts at Manulife Investment Management, Japan primarily engaged in credit analysis of mainly Japanese companies, providing investment recommendations, and proactively developing platforms to generate multifaceted investment ideas.

Responsibilities

• Fundamental credit analysis: Write fully ESG integrated Credit Reports on mainly Japanese corporate bond issuers, based on Internal Rating model and qualitative/quantitative analysis. Some reports need to be written in English.
• Industry analysis: Semi-macro research and industry analysis which help the analysis on individual credit
• Structure analysis: Analysis on covenants, subordination, etc.
• Spread valuation: Relative value analysis based on fundamental credit analysis and financial market information such as credit spread. Timely investment recommendations to Portfolio Managers are required.
• Contact with external resources: Participate bond issuers’ IR meetings and maintain contact with external resources such as rating agencies and sell-side equity/credit analysts
• Active stewardship activities, such as having ESG engagement
• Produce daily/weekly/monthly reports for internal meetings with Bloomberg and Nikkei Quick; Produce other explanatory materials as needed for external meetings. Some materials need to be in English

Reporting

• Head of Credit Research, Japan