About The Role
About The Role
We at PEI Group are looking for a Research Associate, Fund Performance - who will form part of a global team responsible for the research and maintenance of online intelligence services that track the flow of capital between investors and fund managers active in the alternative asset classes.
The Research Associate is primarily engaged in the following activities:
- Communicating with public pensions to collect fund performance data
- Compiling, aggregating and cleaning data
- Calculating certain performance metrics from source data
- Maintaining accuracy of collected data through thorough quality control measures
- Communicating with market sources to collect additional data
- Answering queries and requests from customers about performance data
- Occasional analysis of data for research report and editorial stories
- The balance of the above tasks, along with other duties, will vary.
Key relationships
The Research Associate will work with a team of research associates within the local office and will be expected to build relationships with colleagues in other offices. The Research Associate will also need to build relationships with editorial, sales, event and marketing staff members where necessary.
The Research Associate is responsible for building relationships with senior contacts in the industry through telephone and e-mail correspondence and occasional face-to-face meetings.
Key success measures
- Meeting agreed deadlines
- Meeting agreed targets of numbers of sources and funds researched
- Accuracy of data researched
- Maintenance of an enthusiastic and positive attitude towards work
About You
About You
The role would suit individuals with:
- First-rate organisation, time management and a methodical approach to work
- Highly developed research skills
- Advanced excel skills
- High levels of self-motivation and an enthusiastic approach to work
- Strong attention to detail and patience so that work is completed on time and to the required standard.
- Excellent spoken and written English skills
- Experience/ proficiency with SQL (desired but not essential)
A working knowledge of and interest in financial services would be an advantage. The potential to grasp the dynamics of the private markets industry is also required. The ability to work on one’s own initiative whilst maintaining close and effective relationships within a team is needed.
This role would suit recent graduates, individuals looking for a step up onto the career ladder or someone looking for a career change. If you have a keen willingness to learn, are able to take initiative and think of new ideas to improve the department so please do consider applying, even if you don’t tick every box! Our supportive team will be there to guide you.
About Us
Who we are:
PEI Group is a subscriber-focused business intelligence company. With our multi-talented global team of over 490 people, spread across EMEA, USA & Asia, our purpose is to inform and connect investment professionals across global, specialised markets. We identify specific high growth, high value investment sectors and themes where deep insight, strong market relationships and active capital flows are critical for success.
What we do:
PEI Group provides industry-leading journalism, data, and market insight to subscribing clients via a wide portfolio of specialist brands supported by our robust and scalable digital publishing, analytics, and database platform. We also track the firms and individuals who shape markets and bring client-communities together to enable knowledge sharing, profile building and relationship development through professional networks and events. Wherever our markets are active – in New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, London and elsewhere – PEI is hard at work examining crucial market forces and shifting investment themes, identifying active investors and their capital allocations, and scanning ahead for regulatory changes, new compliance requirements and other risk factors.
At PEI we value diverse talent and welcome applications from everyone – regardless of background. We are an equalopportunity employer and our inclusive culture at PEI is reflected in every stage of the recruitment journey. Please inform us at initial stages of the recruitment process if you require any reasonable adjustments and we can accommodate this.
PEI Group supports flexible working arrangements, and we welcome career returners.