Alternative Investment Research Analyst Intern

Welcome to Natixis

At Natixis, we create tailor-made solutions in Asset & Wealth management, Corporate and Investment banking, Insurance, and payments, with over 12,000 staff members in 35 countries.

At Natixis, you have a great opportunity to join an entrepreneurial, agile and growing organisation, and to be part of an inspiring team. We offer a competitive remuneration package and generous total reward package and as an inclusive employer, we are also open to considering flexible working arrangements. We continuously work to create an environment that promotes diversity and inclusion in all its forms, across gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity and background. We believe this creates equal opportunities for our employees - and better outcomes for our clients and communities.

We are committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruitment process.

Main Responsibilities

• Assist in evaluating fund managers including the initial screening, qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Assist in conducting on-site meetings with fund managers and/or via conference / video calls.
• Assisting in conducting the strategic and operational due-diligence of funds, peer group analysis, background and reference checks, third-party service providers due-diligence, etc.
• Documenting in writing due-diligence reports and recommendations.
• Participating in developing of house views on fund strategies and styles. Contributing to the production of the periodic strategy report.
• Attending fund conferences and events organised by the capital introduction teams, consultants and fund managers.
• Contributing to the development of the internal tools for the quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Providing assistance to the trading, structuring and sales colleagues in relation to the fund products, as and when requested.

Key Skills & Experiences

• Understanding of a wide variety of financial instruments;
• Basic knowledge of macro economy and drivers behind performance of various asset classes;
• Working knowledge of financial statistics and methods of quantitative analysis;
• Working knowledge of the European/Asian regulated fund industry or alternative investment industry (legal, operational and investment management aspects) is a plus;
• Working knowledge of the US regulated fund industry or alternative investment industry (legal, operational and investment management aspects) is a plus;
• Time and priority management skills;
• Very good technical and Excel skills. Basic programming skills are preferred but not required;
• Very good oral and written communication skills. Ability to write structured analytical and technical reports;