Senior Analyst, Equity Research

1 day ago

Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Principal Malaysia Full time 96,000 - 144,000 per year

At Principal, we invest in what matters. And building talented teams is where it all begins. We're drawn to people who bring unique perspectives, passion, and expertise to help us advance the financial security and well-being of our customers, transform our growing business, and drive positive change in the communities where we live and work.

When we invest in you, and you invest in us, great things happen.

We are looking for
Senior Analyst, Equity Research
in Malaysia who will support our investment team with conducting research analysis on sectors/ companies and collaboration regional team to further enhance our research and ESG capabilities. He/she must be pro-active in generating ideas and able to present firm's investment outlook and strategy to existing/ potential clients confidently.

What You'll Do

  • To assist in investment idea generation to be presented to the portfolio management team
  • To assist in the preparation of macro views and investment strategy
  • To further enhance in-house ESG investing capabilities
  • To provide oversight and guidance to junior analysts
  • Will be required to present investment views to both internal and external stakeholders
  • Other tasks include client servicing, preparation of RFPs, and ad-hoc investment-related requests

Who You Are

  • A bachelor's degree holder in Finance, Accounting or Economics or other related fields. A master's degree would be an added advantage.
  • FRM or CFA qualified (preferable)
  • Minimum 5 to 10 years of relevant working experience in equity research, fund management or corporate finance.
  • Basic understanding of contract or corporate law an advantage.
  • Good communication skills and must be highly proficient in English.
  • Microsoft Office, Bloomberg, relevant statistical software a plus.

Who We Are

Principal Financial Group is a Fortune 500 global leader in financial services focused on insurance, retirement, and asset management. We have 18,000 employees and 51 million customers around the world with over $714B in assets under management.

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