Berufsbezeichnung: Latin America Equity Analyst (buy-side)

Arbeitsbeschreibung:
Your role :  

Are you passionate about emerging markets? Do you have direct experience in analyzing companies in Latin America and Emerging Europe, Middle East and Africa and have a profound understanding of the macro-economic and political environment in above countries? We are looking for an analyst with a very numerate background and a strong interest in generating Alpha for client portfolios across Latin America and Emerging Europe, Middle East and Africa. Idea generation based on fundamental company analysis driven by on the ground research is a key of part of this role, and a candidate that can supplement the fundamental research with new quantitative approaches will be preferred.
In this role, you will:
• generate persuasive and supported investment ideas of different types and risk profiles, with a special focus on consumer goods, health care, education and industrials.
• conduct fundamental research and assess the upside and downside potential of your recommendations
• conduct regular in-depth meetings with company management teams
• build proprietary financials models of companies to calculate their intrinsic value
• use of own proprietary quantitative screens to help identify ideas from a large investable universe
• actively contribute to our Emerging Market equity funds stock selection

Your team :  

You’ll be working in EM equity team in Zurich where we manage a range of Global Emerging Market equity funds and conduct the research for companies in Latin America and Emerging Europe, Middle East and Africa. The very international team currently numbers 5 investment professionals embedded into a much larger Global EM team and Global active equities platform. Your working environment is geared towards performance, attractive career opportunities and an open corporate culture that values and rewards the contribution of every individual.

Your expertise :  

You have:
• a university degree ideally with a post-graduate qualification, [IMC/CFA/CIIA]
• around 5 years of investment experience as a research analyst in above countries, preferably with a focus on Latin America
• a solid understanding of business models, industry dynamics, competitive and financial statement analysis
• the highest level of integrity and professionalism

You are:
• passionate about long term investing and fundamental analysis in Emerging Markets
• keen to take responsibility for your recommendations, to initiative and suggest new ideas which are often non consensus
• fluent in English and Portuguese and have a thorough understanding of the Latin American economies

Wie Sie sich bewerben:
careers-switzerland (at) ubs.com

Angestelltenname: UBS AG