Investment Research Manager - MiFID & Corporate Access

Mason Blake; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global asset management company in London is seeking a Corporate Access/Investment Research Manager. The role focuses on managing relationships with external research providers, ensuring compliance with MiFID regulations, and optimizing research consumption for investment teams. The ideal candidate has relevant experience in financial services, excellent communication skills, and advanced organizational capabilities.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience working in the asset management industry.
• Ability to build strong relationships with senior management.
• Proactive and capable of working independently.

Responsibilities

• Manage external research relationships and contracts.
• Coordinate with investment teams to optimize research consumption.
• Ensure compliance with MiFID regulations.

Skills

Experience in financial services

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Advanced Excel skills

Education

Degree educated or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Location: London

Date Posted: 9 February 2023

Category: Investment

Job Type: Permanent

Job ID: Job ID

Responsibilities

Our client, a leading global asset management company, is looking to appoint a Corporate Access/Investment Research Manager to take ownership of all aspects of the external research process and corporate access. This position works as part of the Investment team and plays a pivotal role in leading the management of the relationships with external research providers.

• Main point of contact on all aspects of external research consumption and corporate access, as well as their regulation.
• Develop and maintain the firm\'s relationships with external research providers (investment banks and independent research firms) and oversee the process for the management of contracts with these providers.
• Proactively highlight value-added services to investment teams and work to optimise research consumption.
• Critically assess the value derived from the research - identifying and highlighting inefficiencies.
• Establish strong working relationships with senior management on budget utilisation.
• Arrange meetings for Portfolio Managers and Equity Analysts with listed companies and maintain effective relationships with relevant representatives.
• Manage MiFID related processes with regards to research consumption and ensure investment professionals are MiFID compliant at all times.

Candidate Requirements

• Relevant experience working in the financial services sector with a good commercial awareness of the asset management industry.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong working relationships with senior management and investment staff.
• Enthusiastic, pro-active and capable of working independently.
• Ability to coordinate with a global team.
• Exceptional organisational skills.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Degree educated or equivalent.

Mason Blake acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Mason Blake is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless of sex, marital status, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religious belief or age.