Senior Research Analyst - Indexing/ Fixed Income

• Index calculation and maintenance.
• Index research.
• Fixed income domain knowledge.
• Knowledge of fixed income mutual funds (or AIF, PMS, Insurance) products.
• Knowledge on passive investments.
• Knowledge of regulatory guidelines governing mutual funds.
• Fixed income market understanding – yield levels, key trends, market preference, and market structure.
• Fluency with bond and index mathematics.
• Analytical inclination.
• Strong oral, written, and presentation skills.

Good to Have skills:

• Knowledge of coding languages.

Functional Responsibility/Domain Related:

• Index maintenance: Daily index computation, rebalancing, index criteria review.
• New Product development: Launch of innovative replicable indices for index funds/ETFs.
• Back-testing of Index strategies.
• Tracking competition and other global practices on passive investments.
• Establishing processes for new index computation and automation of processes.
• Ensuring compliance to regulatory and other best practices.
• Preparation of ad-hoc analytical reports for senior management and/or external agencies.