Man Group plc is a leading global provider of alternative investment products and solutions for private and institutional investors, designed to deliver absolute returns with a low correlation to equity and bond market benchmarks.
Man has a 20-year record in this field supported by strong product development and structuring skills, and an extensive investor service and global distribution network.
The Group employs 1,600 people in 13 countries, with key centres in London and Pfäffikon (Switzerland), and offices in Chicago, Dubai, Hong Kong, Montevideo, Nassau, New York, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto. Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (EMG) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
Further information on the Man Group can be found at www.mangroupplc.com and www.maninvestments.com.
Man Global Strategies (MGS) is the brand name for Man Investments' London based investment manager. MGS seeds new hedge fund managers and trades them with proprietary capital usually through managed accounts with position transparency. From these hedge funds MGS constructs and manages style and multi-strategy portfolios, including the portfolios for Man Investments' structured products. The level of access, transparency and flexibility that MGS has on hedge fund managers is highly unusual in the hedge fund of funds world and has created a very unique and scalable business.
Quantitative Research Analyst
Running hedge fund managed accounts offers an unrivalled opportunity for portfolio construction and analysis. The primary focus of the MGS Quantitative Research (QR) team is to support strategic asset allocation decisions across managers and hedge fund styles by model research and direct liaison with the Investment Committee, and the Due Diligence and Risk teams.
QR also participates heavily in new product development working directly with Investment Specialists, Product Engineering and Structuring, and Sales; supports Man Investments' market risk modelling, MGS technology development and quantitative projects; is a member of the Man Investments Quantitative Forum, which brings together the four international research teams within Man Investments, and the newly formed Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance. The team currently consists of two PhDs, a technologist and an MA and reports to the Head of Portfolio Construction.
This role will report to the Head of Quantitative Research and is to participate in the development of quantitative models of hedge fund strategies and asset allocation across a broad range of problems in multi-strategy hedge funds. We are looking for a high calibre person with experience and skills ultimately to manage their own research programmes and with the presence to present to counterparties and clients. You will need the maturity to bear the mundane aspects of the job too: designing reports, providing pragmatic solutions to deadlines and contributing to day to day maintenance. However MGS Quantitative Research is key part of the London business and this position offers an excellent opportunity to develop a high profile in this rapidly expanding field.
The successful candidate should quickly be able to manage:
* Standard tasks: data maintenance, portfolio optimisation, database SQL queries, ad hoc analysis
* Development of performance analysis by factor modelling of hedge funds
* Development of portfolio optimisation and strategic asset allocation techniques
* Maintaining knowledge of hedge fund strategies and technical advances in relevant literature
* Liaison with MGS investment managers, operational and client-facing departments
* Development of data and technology resources
* Counterparty due diligence presentations
Requirements
* A proactive approach and the ability to prioritise under pressure and to disciplined deadlines
* An excellent degree in a numerate discipline with emphasis on statistics or economics
* Extensive knowledge of alternative investments (e.g. from sell side research or a hedge fund environment)
* Teaching experience desirable, supervisory experience beneficial but not essential
* Fully competent with some of the following:
mathematical programming languages (e.g. Matlab), high level programming languages (e.g. C++), data sources and technology (e.g. SQL, MS ADO, Factset), risk models (e.g. Northfield)
Meghna Khilosia
Human Resources
Man Group plc
Sugar Quay
London EC3R 6DU
Tel: 020 7144 3812
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