Investment Analyst

Univerz HR Consulting Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Univerz HR Consulting Pte Ltd in Singapore is recruiting an Investment Analyst to cover hedge fund manager research and due diligence within a multi-manager portfolio, while retaining direct public equity research capability.

This is not a pure allocator role; the ideal candidate should move comfortably between evaluating fund managers and conducting bottom-up stock research, developing independent investment views rather than merely executing a due diligence process.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of buy-side investment research experience.
• Experience in hedge fund / multi-manager due diligence and public equity research.
• Proven investment work product and decision-making responsibility.
• Strong financial modelling and valuation skills.
• Fluent in English and Mandarin; able to due diligence Chinese-speaking managers.
• Established hedge fund industry network.
• Ability to switch between allocator and stock-picker mindsets.
• Independent, proactive, ownership from research to monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Source and evaluate new hedge fund managers across strategies.
• Conduct investment due diligence covering strategy, investment process, portfolio construction, risk management, organization and performance attribution.
• Own ongoing monitoring of existing managers, including regular manager calls, performance reviews and thesis updates.
• Prepare investment recommendations and materials for CIO / Investment Committee review.
• Maintain an active network across the hedge fund ecosystem and proactively identify new opportunities.
• Maintain independent coverage of multiple sectors and conduct bottom-up company research in public equity.

Skills

Buy-side research

Hedge fund due diligence

Public equity research

Financial modelling

Bilingual English Mandarin

Portfolio construction

Job description

Job Recruitment No : U5970

Role Overview

We are seeking an Investment Analyst to cover hedge fund manager research and due diligence within a multi-manager portfolio, while retaining direct public equity research capability.

This is not a pure allocator role. The ideal candidate can move comfortably between evaluating fund managers and conducting bottom-up single-stock research, and is expected to develop independent investment views rather than simply execute a due diligence process.

Responsibilities

• Source and evaluate new hedge fund managers across strategies,
• Conduct investment due diligence covering strategy, investment process, portfolio construction, risk management, organization and performance attribution
• Own ongoing monitoring of existing managers, including regular manager calls, performance reviews and thesis updates
• Prepare investment recommendations and materials for CIO / Investment Committee review
• Maintain an active network across the hedge fund ecosystem and proactively identify new opportunities

Public Equity Research

• Maintain independent coverage of multiple sectors, non-technology sector coverage background a plus
• Conduct bottom-up company research, financial modelling, valuation and industry analysis
• Produce actionable single-name investment ideas and contribute to internal portfolio discussions
• Analyze manager performance, exposures and portfolio-level risks
• Identify sector, factor, geographic and position overlap across underlying managers
• Support portfolio construction, liquidity management and rebalancing decisions

Requirements

• 6+ years of buy-side investment research experience
• Meaningful hands-on experience in both hedge fund / multi-manager due diligence and fundamental public equity research
• Candidates must be able to demonstrate actual investment work product and decision-making responsibility in both areas
• Strong financial modelling and analytical skills, including valuation and performance attribution
• Bilingual in English and Mandarin, with the ability to conduct due diligence on Chinese-speaking managers, particularly A-share and Hong Kong-related strategies
• Established hedge fund industry network, with direct manager relationships and the ability to source opportunities beyond databases and standard prime-broker introductions
• Strong ownership, intellectual curiosity and follow-through
• Comfortable switching between an allocator mindset — relative comparison, diversification and risk budgeting — and a stock-picker mindset — depth of research, conviction and concentration

We value candidates who are proactive investors rather than process-driven analysts: someone who can independently identify opportunities, form a view, challenge assumptions and take ownership from initial research through recommendation and ongoing monitoring.