Research Analyst needed at Barclays Global Investors

[Pack, Jaime BGI SF]

 

Research Analyst

San Francisco, CA

 

Barclays Global Investors’ North American Active Equity group is seeking a Research Analyst to support management of the US Active Equity Funds as well as research for the US models and portfolio design. The person filling this position will help manage the quantitative investment process for the product, as well as contribute to the strategy’s research agenda.

 

Responsibilities

·         Develop strong understanding of the active equity model and how it applies to portfolios

·         Build a deep understanding of each component of the model in order to make contributions across the signal spectrum

·         Perform research that improves the alpha forecasting models for US equities

·         Build excellent working relationships with other teams involved in the portfolio management and research process including the implementation research team, technology team

·         Conduct investment process design, portfolio analysis, and performance attribution

·         Assist in research agenda, including: construction and backtesting of new signals, portfolio level backtesting, data aggregation and incorporating new t-cost and risk models

 

Qualifications

·         Graduate degree and/or a CFA designation with strong quantitative skills

·         Good understanding of accounting standards

·         Prefer relevant experience in the investment management industry

·         Programming skills: working knowledge of statistical packages such as SAS or SPlus

·         Good working knowledge of UNIX

 

Regards,

 

Jaime

Please connect with me via LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimepack

 

Jaime Pack

Recruiting Coordinator

Human Resources

Barclays Global Investors

(: [phone] (office)

6: [phone] (fax)

45 Fremont Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA

 

 

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