Credit Research Associate, Global Fixed Income

ACM Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ACM Limited in London is expanding its Asset Management team to strengthen global fixed income research. You will research bond issuers, form independent investment views, and directly support the Portfolio Manager with high-quality credit analysis.

This role focuses on deep issuer analysis, building investment theses, and presenting memos. Proficiency with Bloomberg, Excel, and PowerPoint is essential; CFA and relocation to Abu Dhabi are nice-to-haves.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years in investment research, investment banking, Big4 transaction services, or similar analytical roles.
• Fluency in English and Russian.
• 1–2+ years in global fixed income / credit research.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, leverage, cash flow and capital structure.
• Proficiency in Bloomberg, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to turn analysis into clear, structured investment views.

Responsibilities

• Conduct deep credit analysis of global bond issuers (business model, financials, industry, capital structure, risks).
• Read and synthesize financial statements, sell-side research, industry reports and news.
• Develop investment theses and downside scenarios.
• Prepare investment memos and presentations for the Portfolio Manager.
• Monitor covered names: earnings, news, ratings, refinancing risk, covenant changes.
• Use Bloomberg to scan the global bond universe, track new issuances and identify investment opportunities.
• Continuously generate new investment ideas.

Skills

Credit analysis

Financial statement analysis

English

Russian

Investment research

Communication of investment views

Education

CFA

Tools

Bloomberg

Excel

PowerPoint

Python

SQL

VBA

Job description

ACM Limited in London is expanding its Asset Management team to strengthen global fixed income research. You will research bond issuers, form independent investment views, and directly support the Portfolio Manager with high-quality credit analysis.

This role focuses on deep issuer analysis, building investment theses, and presenting memos. Proficiency with Bloomberg, Excel, and PowerPoint is essential; CFA and relocation to Abu Dhabi are nice-to-haves.