Asset Allocation Analyst

Job description

City

Hong Kong
Job Type

Full Time
Country / State

Hong Kong
Function Category

Portfolio and Fund Management, Research & Analysis
What we offer

Together. That's how we do things. We offer talented people around the world a supportive, stimulating and diverse working environment. We'll value your passion and commitment. And reward your performance.

Why UBS? Video
Take the next step

Are you truly collaborative? Succeeding at UBS means respecting, understanding and trusting colleagues and clients. Challenging others and being challenged in return. Being passionate about what you do. Driving yourself forward, always wanting to do things the right way. Does that sound like you? Then you have the right stuff to join us. Apply now.
Disclaimer / Policy Statements

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.
Your team

You'll be working in the multi asset team in Hong Kong (or one of other multi asset team hub locations). The Multi Asset team is responsible for the management of multi-asset and currency portfolios, and is a solution provider for institutional and private clients. These solutions build on our strength and expertise in the areas of asset allocation, currency and risk management. The team is located in Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, Paris and Zurich.
About us

Expert advice. Wealth management. Investment banking. Asset management. Retail banking in Switzerland. And all the support functions. That's what we do. And we do it for private and institutional clients as well as corporations around the world.

We are about 60,000 employees in all major financial centers, in almost 900 offices and more than 50 countries. Do you want to be one of us?

Desired profile

Your experience and skills

You have:
– a university degree ideally in Finance or Economics.
– 2-5 years of experience in business (banking, research, asset management, etc.) or in the related public
sector (eg. central bank, FSA).
– research focus and interest in macroeconomic (crucial for this role!) and financial market analysis; understanding of
investment concepts & knowledge of what drives economies and markets; familiar with leading market
data systems, such as Bloomberg, Reuters Eikon and/or Datastream.

You are:
– a great communicator, with strong analytical skill and great attention to details.
– ideally knowledgeable on one or more of Asia-Pacific markets and of fixed income, equity and
derivative instruments, experience in a portfolio management team; proficient in MS Excel, and
preferably Word and PowerPoint.
– ideally proficient in one or more of Asian languages; CFA qualified or interested in pursuing the CFA
designation; knowledgeable of programming language such as MATLAB and/or statistical software.