Emerging Market Credit Analyst (9 Month Fixed Term Contract)
22 Bishopsgate, Hybrid - Hybrid
At AXA IM our purpose, to act for human progress by investing for what matters, is central to every action we take as a business. As a responsible asset manager, we actively invest for the long‑term to help our clients, our people and the world to prosper.
Overview
As a future Emerging Market Credit Analyst, you will report to our Emerging Markets Senior Portfolio Manager and be part of AXA IM Core. The role will provide fundamental risk analysis and make recommendations on emerging markets corporates through thorough bottom‑up credit analysis and relative value assessment to support investment performance and alpha generation. Regional focus will be on Latin America and CEEMEA.
Responsibilities
- Support Emerging Markets Fixed Income Portfolio Managers’ investment decisions based on bottom‑up fundamental and relative value credit analysis of issuers and sectors across the capital structure.
- Cover Latin American and CEEMEA corporates and quasi‑sovereigns in both IG and HY space.
- Analyze TMT, metals and mining, utilities, energy, consumer and industrial sectors.
- Assign proprietary internal fundamental credit scores and make recommendations for EM credits to PMs, applying the AXA IM credit research process.
- Design and maintain financial models for each credit, updating with financial results and providing forward‑looking credit analysis.
- Continuously monitor financial disclosures, corporate actions, news and events that may impact the coverage universe.
- Provide timely and proactive communication of implications for credit quality.
- Suggest measures to manage credit and market risks as necessary.
- Be aware of ESG issues for credit exposures.
- Prepare regular sector reviews and recommendations and present them to the EM debt team.
- Provide backup for other credit analysts when required.
Qualifications
- Experience in credit analysis, including bond selection, acquired at an asset management firm, investment bank, and/or credit rating agency.
- High level of knowledge of corporate credit analysis and best practice techniques; ability to interpret and analyze company financial statements.
- Previous experience with LatAm and CEEMEA IG and HY credits, including corporates and quasi‑sovereign issuers.
- Self‑starter with strong initiative, capable of working independently to set and manage priorities under competing deadlines.
- Excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills.
- Team‑driven philosophy and approach.
- Fluent in English; fluency in other languages is a plus.
- CFA designation or master’s qualification is a plus.
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