Winter Co-op 2027 - Credit Research

Manulife/John Hancock; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 45,000 - 62,000; Part time

Job summary

Manulife Investment Management is seeking an Investment Associate Winter co-op to join the Fixed Income Credit Research Team covering Canadian Investment Grade corporates. You will deliver timely analyses across core, corporate, short, long and total return mandates, incorporating ESG and relative value insights.

You will build investment cases, engage with company management and sell-side analysts, and provide written and verbal reviews to portfolio managers as part of a dynamic, client-focused

Qualifications

• Superior analytical ability to perform detailed fundamental and relative value analysis.
• Strong written and verbal communication to deliver reviews and recommendations.
• Solid understanding of business and economics to research target companies.
• Good judgment and self-discipline to evaluate opportunities and make decisions.
• Highly motivated, organized team player with a strong work ethic and ability to work under pressure.
• Detail-oriented, curious, reliable and adaptable to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Analyze specific Canadian Investment Grade corporate issuers and market trends to support investment decisions.
• Meet with management and sell-side analysts to assess outlook and present investment ideas to portfolio managers.
• Conduct fundamental analysis including financial statements, ESG and rating agency reports to form buy/sell/hold recommendations.
• Build cases and assemble data to support security recommendations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Economic understanding

Judgment & discipline

Team player

Job description

The Investment Associate will join the Fixed Income Credit Research Team and cover Canadian Investment Grade Corporates as Winter co-op. The analyst is accountable for providing timely and thorough investment analyses in support of Canadian core, corporate, short, long and total return mandates. Functions must be performed in the context of the unique client-defined investment strategy and the work contributes to the strategy’s successful performance and the Company’s ability to raise assets. The analyses performed include a combination of fundamental credit, ESG and relative value analysis.

Responsibilities: Analyze specific companies, interpret market trends and examine specified market sector activity to provide information and analysis required in the investment decision-making process. The analyst is expected to cover several industry sectors. Meet with company management and sell-side analysts to determine the short- and long-term outlook of a company and provide verbal and written reviews of investment ideas for portfolio managers. Develop and cultivate relationships to broaden knowledge of assigned companies and industries. Complete fundamental analysis, including the analysis of financial statements and rating agency reports, augmented with ESG and relative value considerations to make buy, sell, hold recommendations across sectors and issuers. Build case and assemble data points to make specific security recommendations to portfolio managers.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies:

• Superior analytical skills to complete detailed fundamental and relative value analysis, with the ability to construct investment models to identify and track value added securities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to deliver reviews and recommendations
• Strong understanding of business and economics in order to research target companies and determine potentially profitable investment opportunities
• Strong sense of judgment and self-discipline in order to evaluate multiple opportunities and make appropriate investment decisions
• Highly motivated, organized team player with a strong work ethic and ability to work under pressure
• Must be detail-oriented, intellectually curious, reliable, collaborative, and adaptive to changing priorities

About Manulife Investment Management Manulife Investment Management is the global wealth and asset management segment of Manulife Financial Corporation. We draw on more than a century of financial stewardship to partner with clients across our institutional, retail, and retirement businesses globally. Our specialist approach to money management includes the highly differentiated strategies of our fixed-income, specialized equity, multi-asset solutions, and private markets teams—along with access to specialized, unaffiliated asset managers from around the world through our multimanager mode.

Salary range is expected to be between: $44,850 CAD - $62,400 CAD The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. The annual salary will be pro-rated based on the length of the work-term.

The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

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Working Arrangement Hybrid

Salary & Benefits Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [e-mail] for the salary range for your location.

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans.

We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources.

Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact [e-mail] for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.

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