Fixed Income Performance/ Attribution Analysts – Multiple Opportunities, Investment Management
London, Hybrid
I am currently partnering with a number of leading asset managers who are looking to hire Fixed Income Performance/ Attribution professionals across multiple levels, from Analyst through to Senior Analyst and Associate level.
These positions sit within high-profile Performance & Attribution teams and offer exposure to portfolio managers, investment specialists, client teams, and senior stakeholders across the business.
The roles are ideal for candidates with experience in performance measurement, fixed income attribution, benchmark analysis, investment analytics, and client reporting who are looking to develop their careers within sophisticated institutional investment environments.
Key responsibilities include:
• Calculating, validating, and analysing portfolio, benchmark, composite, and fund performance
• Producing and interpreting fixed income attribution and contribution analysis
• Investigating performance anomalies and resolving data quality issues
• Supporting portfolio managers, investment teams, sales, and client-facing stakeholders with performance-related insights
• Preparing client reporting, fund characteristics, risk, and performance analytics
• Supporting RFPs, due diligence questionnaires, and ad hoc client requests
• Constructing and maintaining custom benchmarks and indexes
• Partnering with investment operations and data teams to ensure the integrity of portfolio and benchmark data
• Presenting performance and attribution analysis to investment professionals and senior stakeholders
• Contributing to process improvement, automation, and reporting enhancement initiatives
• Supporting GIPS compliance, verification exercises, and performance governance activities
Typical requirements include:
• Experience within investment performance, performance measurement, attribution, investment analytics
• Strong understanding of fixed income markets, portfolio construction, and attribution methodologies
• Experience working with institutional and/or retail investment products
• Knowledge of fixed income benchmarks and performance measurement concepts
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience with systems such as FactSet, Bloomberg, BI-SAM B-One, Aladdin, or similar platforms
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to communicate complex analysis to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience working with large datasets and performance reporting processes
Desirable experience:
• CFA, CIPM, IMC, or progress towards relevant professional qualifications
• Exposure to SQL, Python, Alteryx, TOAD, Power BI, or other data visualisation and analytics tools
• GIPS knowledge
• Experience supporting portfolio reviews and investment decision-making processes
The successful candidates will combine strong technical performance expertise with excellent stakeholder management skills and a genuine interest in understanding the drivers of fixed income returns and portfolio outcomes.
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