About this role
BlackRock China Fund Management Corporation (FMC):
BlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being and the firm has a long history of investing in and serving investors in China. BlackRock aspires to become the leading global asset management firm operating in China and is committed to contributing to the long-term development of the local asset management industry. BlackRock China Fund Management Company, a Shanghai-based wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, aims to extend its asset and risk management expertise and offer Chinese investors innovative and diversified mutual fund products and investment solutions to help transform more cash savers into long-term investors.
About this role
BlackRock is looking to continue its expansion in China with talented individuals who can truly drive the business to the next level. We are currently looking for an experienced professional with minimum 2 years of quantitative research or investment experience, plus a strong desire to advance his/her career to take up the role of Analyst, Quantitative Researcher, with a focus on Equity or Multi-Asset. We will also consider exceptional candidates with strong experience who are returning to the industry. The position will be based in Shanghai and report to the CIO of Equity, MASS and Index at China FMC.
This role is expected to produce quantitative research and drive investment process according to business needs. In addition, this analyst will provide comprehensive support for offline IPO, including drafting stock valuation reports, driving offline processes, maintaining investment pool , etc. Furthermore, this role will be highly involved in team daily operations with report automation, performance / risk analytics and other ad-hoc tasks. The role is expected to progress towards ranked researcher or junior portfolio manager after a few years, depending on business needs and the candidate’s capabilities.
Role Description
Key Responsibilities
- Perform rigorous quantitative research (in areas like equities, fixed income, macro, CTA etc.) to generate candidate investment strategies. Write research reports on the signals and models. Productionize the signal generation systematically to be used in live products, after passing the required research approval process.
- Follow the market, macro and policy development on the daily basis. Automate data collection/analytics generation to produce regular reports.
- Work with RQA and IT teams to understand the risk analytics infrastructure, help to produce risk decomposition and performance attribution reports. Produce ad-hoc due diligence reports on issuers to maintain investment pools – leveraging quantitative insights as well as discretionary judgements on the issuers’ fundamentals.
- Report to the CIO of Equity, MASS and Index directly while collaborating with the team members, as well as other relevant teams (investments, trading, RQA, ops, tech, L&C etc.)