- Cape Town
- Salary: Market Related
- Job Type: Permanent
- Sectors: Investment Management
- Reference: 173224
Vacancy Details
Employer: Sygnia Asset Management
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Portfolio Management: Oversee the day-to-day management of passive investment portfolios, including monitoring performance, rebalancing, and implementing adjustments as necessary to adhere to investment guidelines and objectives.
- Work with the Head of Passive team in managing, developing and maintain all passive portfolios, including domestic and international equity portfolios.
- Portfolio Management: Oversee the day-to-day management of passive investment portfolios, including monitoring performance, rebalancing, cash management and implementing adjustments as necessary to adhere to investment guidelines and objectives.
- Strategy Implementation: Develop and execute strategies for tracking and replicating market indices, ensuring portfolios maintain alignment with benchmark performance.
- Risk Management: Identify and manage potential risks associated with passive investment portfolios, including market, liquidity, corporate events and tracking error risks.
- Performance Analysis: Regularly analyse portfolio performance against benchmarks, assess tracking error, and report on performance metrics to senior management and clients.
- Automation and streamlining of all passive investment processes.
- Liaise with index providers on product development, methodology and billing.
- Ad hoc fund investigations
- Supplying marketing with investment views for report backs, monthly notes, conferences, presentations, etc. E.g., investment outlook, new product developments, changes to portfolio positioning where required.
- Assist Investment Heads with strategic and tactical asset allocation decisions, portfolio construction and risk management where required.
- Present on portfolios to both internal and external audience.
ROLE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of 5 years’ investment experience within financial services, preferably in the passive space.
- Relevant Degree/Qualifications.
- A CFA or Actuarial candidate with investment experience would be preferable.
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
- A demonstrated ability to compile presentations and present to internal and external audiences.
- Strong MS Excel and Database skills.
- Strong numerical skills
- Programming skills would be advantageous (R, Python).
- General market awareness.
- Ability to work in a team.
- A passion for investments.
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About Sygnia Asset Management
Sygnia is one of the largest multi-management companies in South Africa with assets under management in excess of R85 billion.
It is also the largest provider of investment administration services in South Africa.
Sygnia’s success has been driven by our focus on developing leading-edge proprietary systems and technologies which underpin our product and service delivery.
Sygnia has provided its services to South African investors since 2003, and to international clients since 2007.
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