Portfolio Strategist, Private Equity, Global Pension Fund, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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- Abu Dhabi
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assisting in the development and implementation of the fund's asset allocation strategy
- Assisting in identifying medium-term investment themes and opportunities in the market
- Monitoring developments in capital market expectations and provide strategic views and research into new investment ideas
- Supporting the identification, development/configuration and/or maintenance of investment risk IT systems
- Ensuring investment risk data is properly collected and analysed before usage
- Attending investment conferences to enhance the development of the institutional risk monitoring and management community in the UAE
- A financial background and experience working in a relevant field
- An interest in and understanding of financial markets
- Strong relationship management skills and problem solving competencies
- Strong market monitoring capabilities, not just across private markets but other related markets, for example, leveraged finance
- Sound judgement and enthusiasm for risk measurement and monitoring, with a focus on the overall portfolio strategy
- A high degree of economic literacy on private and public markets with a keen understanding of different asset classes
- A commercial nature when viewing potential business plans and opportunities
- A degree from a top university, ideally in finance, statistics, economics, or an equivalent degree
- Knowledge of coding in Python or R is advantageous