EM Senior Sovereign Analyst
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The Hartford/HIMCO
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Hartford, CT
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Competitive
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Permanent
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Full time
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Jun 14, 2013
Based in Hartford, CT, Hartford Investment Management Company (HIMCO) is seeking an experienced
Senior Sovereign Analyst
to cover the emerging market debt sector. Requires strong fundamental
credit research as well as advanced statistical skills and ability to
analyze macro and micro level events.
Responsibilities:
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Through fundamental sovereign credit analysis, provide timely
buy/sell/hold recommendations in support of investment and portfolio
management needs and new-issue and secondary-market investment
opportunities. Analysis to include total exposure, maturity, and
relative value considerations
· Collaborate with Macro Strategy team to enhance sovereign analytical framework for developed and EM countries.
· Effectively communicate with both internal and external audiences regarding ongoing credit or sector developments.
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Prepare timely, comprehensive written analyses on individual credits,
sectors, or events and cogently present facts, analyses, conclusions,
and recommendations to a broad audience within Investments
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Maintain and report on current credit views by following and analyzing
news, company financial reports and other releases, rating agency
actions, analyst publications, and other information sources
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Interact with rating agencies, Wall Street analysts, government
officials, and other independent sources to obtain external views on
individual credits or industries
· Develop and maintain relationships with street analysts and other financial institutions
· Outside of core credit responsibilities, actively contribute to division-wide projects and process improvement efforts
NOTE:
The successful candidate cannot have made a political contribution that
violates federal, state or local pay-to-play requirements as covered by
SEC Rule 206 (4)-5.
Qualifications:
· Minimum of 10-15 years experience as sovereign analyst covering emerging markets.
· Graduate degree, preferred MSc/PhD in economics or international economics.
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Excellent written and verbal communications skills and the ability to
present effectively to EM team and other HIMCO departments.
· Solid decision-making skills regarding core credit responsibilities, requiring only limited guidance and oversight.
· Strong quantitative analytical skills.
· Direct capital markets experience and practical application viewpoints to client portfolios strongly preferred.
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Strong critical thinking skills; able to consider multiple perspectives
and distill value-added perspectives and recommendations. Must be able
to clearly articulate a thoughtful investment process.
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Strong interpersonal skills, including teamwork & collaboration.
Must be able to effectively interface with others from a variety of
functions, backgrounds, etc.
· Ability to engage
in active debate, constructively challenge opposing views, successfully
defend conclusions and views, and demonstrate flexibility of thought
and process as appropriate.
· Valid passport and
ability to travel as needed. This role requires travel up to 10% and
some of that travel may be international.
Leadership Imperatives:
Delivers Results. Focuses on key priorities, drives simplicity and clear accountabilities, removes obstacles and has a bias for action
Trusted Decision-Maker. The Leader applies sound judgment and good instincts, is decisive and has the courage to take risks.
Enterprise Team Player.
Drives an enterprise focus, holds themselves and others accountable for
working seamlessly across the lines of business and functions to
maximize the return for the organization and drive One Hartford Culture.
Forward Thinker.
Sees beyond the immediate to identify future trends and opportunities;
Drives growth and innovation; Is not hindered by “the way we’ve always
done things.”
About Hartford Investment Management Company
Hartford
Investment Management is committed to being a leading provider of
investment management solutions. As of September 30, 2012, we managed
approximately $146.7 billion in assets on behalf of insurance companies,
corporate retirement plans, public funds, endowments, foundations, and
other institutional clients. We specialize in fixed income management,
offering a variety of single sector and customized strategies including
High Yield, Emerging Markets Debt, TIPS, Corporates, and
Liability-Driven Investments as well as Multi-Sector strategies. In
addition, we offer capabilities in absolute return strategies such as
hedge fund of funds and an unconstrained bond strategy.
Our
skill in fixed income asset management is defined by our ability to
identify relative value at the sector and security level, as well as our
ability to evaluate the market’s misinterpretation of economic
fundamentals when positioning overall credit risk, duration and yield
curve and volatility. Using rigorous fundamental and quantitative
research that is informed by our macroeconomic view, we seek to deliver
consistent risk-adjusted returns across our fixed income platform by
identifying undervalued opportunities and by exploiting market
mispricing within the framework of a risk-controlled and disciplined
investment process.
As part of one of the oldest financial
services companies in the United States, HIMCO has developed a strong
results-oriented culture based on delivering superior investment
solutions to our clients. We thrive on our ability to harness the
insights and experience we have garnered over several decades to help
our clients face the challenges of today's financial markets. While
experience is an important contributor to our success in investment
management, we also realize the importance of innovation and evolving
markets. Accordingly, we have created a structure and culture for our
firm that we believe positions our clients to benefit from tomorrow's
opportunities and challenges.
What is the Compensation Opportunity?
At HIMCO, our compensation philosophy is simple: we pay competitive
base salaries as well as short and long-term incentives and we reward
performance. In addition, you will be eligible to participate in our
comprehensive benefits program including medical insurance, a 401(k)
Plan, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan and more.
Qualified candidates should send their resume to katherine.cooke@himco.com
The Hartford is An Equal Opportunity Employer
"Committed to building inclusion and leveraging diversity"
