Investment Analyst

Aegon Asset Management; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investor seeks an Investment Analyst to join their team in Edinburgh or London. The role involves conducting high-quality credit research and communicating insights to investment professionals. The ideal candidate will have experience in the Investments industry and strong analytical skills. Aegon Asset Management offers a competitive salary, a non-contributory pension, and various lifestyle benefits to support their employees' well-being.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Non-contributory pension

Discretionary bonus

27 days leave per year

Private medical cover

Life assurance

Critical illness cover

Enhanced parental leave

Retail discount vouchers

Cycle2work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in the Investments industry as an analyst.
• Experience in Credit Research.

Responsibilities

• Provide fundamental analysis on public securities of 30-40 companies.
• Communicate actionable trade recommendations to portfolio managers.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Bloomberg

Capital IQ

SNL

Job description

Job Description

Job Description Summary

Investment Analyst

Permanent

Location: Edinburgh or London

Closing date: 29th May 2025

Aegon Asset Management is a leading global investor, our employees work from 13 locations across Europe, the Americas and Asia. We advise on assets for a global client base of pension plans, public funds, insurance companies, banks, wealth managers, family offices and foundations. We share a common belief in fundamental, research-driven active management, underpinned by effective risk management and a commitment to responsible investment.

Our people are our greatest asset, and we want Aegon Asset Management to be a place where they can bring their authentic self to work and do all they can to deliver on our strategic promises to our customers.

We help people live their best lives. We help them with the big stuff, for the moments that matter.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Credit Research Analyst to join our Global Credit Research team. Reporting to the team leader, the Credit Research Analyst plays a vital role in delivering initiatives designed to transform and elevate the fixed income platform in Aegon Asset Management.

Based in our Edinburgh or London office, you will be responsible for providing high quality fundamental credit research through the qualitative and quantitative analysis of high yield corporate fixed-income issuers. In addition, you are expected to effectively communicate fundamental views and trade recommendations to portfolio managers and other investment professionals across our platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide value added fundamental analysis on the public securities of 30-40 companies within high yield consumer-related sectors.
• Gather data, assess trends, forecast metrics, and provide outlooks on companies.
• Monitor industry conditions and assess how trends and themes may affect the credit quality of companies within the sector.
• Apply strong knowledge of relative value and market technical/sentiment to fundamental analysis.
• Effectively communicate original, defendable, and actionable trade recommendations that generate excess returns for clients.
• Maintain and publish value added content and reports on covered companies.
• Develop and maintain relationships with external industry experts and counterparts.
  
  

We’d Love To Hear From You If You

• Have experience working in the Investments industry, in a similar analyst role.
• Have experience working within the Credit Research space.
• Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Have fluency with Microsoft Excel, Bloomberg, Capital IQ and/or SNL.
• Have had prior coverage in high yield consumer sectors.
  
  

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary, depending on the experience you can bring
• A non-contributory pension between 9%-13%
• A discretionary bonus, depending on personal and company performance
• 27 days leave per year (plus bank holidays, pro-rated for part-time)
  
  

We also offer private medical cover, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced parental leave and a variety of lifestyle benefits to help our staff live their best lives, including retail discount vouchers, cycle2work scheme, subsidised restaurant and online GP appointments.

At Aegon Asset Management, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We are more than a global Asset Management firm – we are a people business, and we recognise that delivering excellent client outcomes, comes from embracing diverse perspectives. We value diversity in the full range of human uniqueness without limitation including race, gender, ability, language, culture, beliefs, age, origin, background, perspectives and experiences.

We are open to considering flexible working practices. Please talk to us about what this means for you.

We serve a diverse, ever-changing world. It's tough, but we work tirelessly to leave things better than we find them. If that sounds like the sort of place you'd like to work, hit the "Apply" button.

The legal bits

We’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing satisfactory references.

This role falls in scope of the Certification Functions subject to the Senior Manager and Certification Regime, your ongoing employment is conditional upon you being deemed a fit and proper person and maintaining your certification.

Additional Job Description

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age