At Franklin Templeton, were advancing our industry forward by developing new and innovative ways to help our clients achieve their investment goals. Our dynamic and diversified firm spans asset management, wealth management, and fintech, offering many ways to help investors make progress toward their goals. Our talented teams working around the globe bring expertise thats both broad and unique. From our welcoming, inclusive, and flexible culture to our global and diverse business, we provide opportunities to help you reach your potential while helping our clients reach theirs.
Come join us in delivering better outcomes for our clients around the world! We are hiring a
Research Analyst/Portfolio Manager - Fixed Income to be based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Reporting to the Chief Investment Officer, this role will support the implementation of our investment process and assist in the management of day-to-day operations of portfolios and products focused on the sovereign and corporate bond markets of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and global Sukuk markets.
What are the ongoing responsibilities of this position?
- Generating ideas for trades and strategies that enhance portfolio returns in line with the teams investment process
- Execute trades and orders for the portfolio, ensuring relationships are maintained with sell-side counterparties to ensure best execution services.
- Manage the day-to-day operational aspects of portfolios in conjunction with support teams
- Daily monitoring and management of portfolio risks and other parameters as defined under the investment process and within appropriate risk tolerances and constraints
- Perform detailed portfolio performance attribution and risk analysis in collaboration with our independent risk group
- Support independent research capabilities. Contribute to our proprietary credit research modules and scoring.
- Assume research responsibility for a segment of our investment universe.
- Participate in weekly/monthly strategy calls and active internal communication with various investment teams within Franklin Templeton on regional topics/issuers
- Help produce monthly, quarterly, annual and ad-hoc publications.
- Assist in the marketing of current and new products including preparation of presentation materials.
What qualifications, skills and experience would help someone to be successful?
- CFA Charterholder or relevant postgraduate qualification
- At least 3 years demonstrable track record managing fixed income and/or emerging markets assets
- 10+ years of relevant experience in financial services, preferably in credit research, macro-economic research, or actuarial sciences
- Strong knowledge of market dynamics and industry trends
- Strong critical thinking and analysis skills
- Excellent writing skills with proven experience in publishing to timelines
- Communicates well with people at all levels
- High level of intelligence and business acumen; intellectually grounded
- Committed to learning and sharing insights with team
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- High level of personal integrity
- Committed to the value of research
- Exhibits a high level of energy
- Ability to work with great accuracy under pressure
- Knowledge of Arabic is a plus
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Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.
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