Associate Fund Manager

2 weeks ago


Leeds, United Kingdom Border To Coast Pensions Partnership Full time

Associate Portfolio Manager Leeds & Hybrid working
Competitive Salary

Border to Coast is seeking an experienced Investment Professional to be an integral part of the External Managed investment team that is responsible for the design, launch, and ongoing management of all externally managed fund propositions, including, but not limited to: UK, Global, Emerging Market Alpha and Emerging Market Equity funds, Sterling Investment Grade Credit and Multi Asset Credit.

This is an exciting opportunity within a flourishing institutional asset management business and a clear progress path to Portfolio Manager.

Our External Management Team currently manage £15bn of assets, across both equity and fixed income funds, and oversee c.As Associate Portfolio Manager, you would lead eight to ten manager relationships and would be responsible for all due diligence and ongoing monitoring conducted on selected strategies. Our manager research goes beyond traditional monitoring, and you would be required to undertake granular research (stocks, themes, macro) to understand the key drivers of risk and opportunities within each portfolio.
You will work closely with the three portfolio managers and will directly feed into Tactical Asset Allocation processes across both equity and fixed income.

Existing manager due diligence (e.g. performance) – periodically and in response to market and manager events.
Feeding insight (generated from the above) into strategic and dynamic asset allocation forums.
The ideal candidate would hold an Investment Management qualification (such as CFA) and have four to six years relevant experience in manager research and oversight, either in a consulting environment or directly at an asset manager. Candidates will have relevant experience in the due diligence of external manager capabilities, preferably in Equities, Fixed Income, or both. Candidates with more of a multi-asset background are also encouraged to apply.
Candidates are expected to demonstrate a strong interest and understanding of asset classes and economic fundamentals. Knowledge of Bloomberg and other portfolio management tools (such as Python and PowerBI) is desirable, but not a requirement. Candidates are expected to be proficient with Microsoft Office programmes (particularly Excel).

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership is a collaboration of 11 Local Government Pension Funds with a total asset value of c.£Border to Coast is an FCA regulated investment company created to pool the investments of like-minded Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds – our ‘Partner Funds’. Our purpose is to make a difference for the Local Government Pension Scheme. We seek to do this by providing cost-effective, innovative, and responsible investment opportunities that deliver returns over the long-term.



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