Responsibilities:

Reporting to Head of CEEMEA Equity Research

• Will be responsible for comprehensive fundamental and relative value analysis of SA Telecoms
• Fundamental, quantitative and qualitative research stocks
• Undertake liquidity screening and assess the quality of management via annual company visits
• Liaison with company management and facilitation of corporate access; ad hoc client requests; built up comprehensive company database and relationships with key players in markets under coverage
• Production of research notes; reaction to news-flow and pre & post results commentary; delivering presentations/trading ideas to clients, sales & sales trading;
• Creating product best-suited for client needs and facilitating Capital Markets on placing IPOs, secondaries & blocks
• Identifying short term trading ideas for internal and external clients
• Marketing efforts to internal clients (prop desk/sales/trading) and external clients (Hedge Funds/Long Only)  Johannesburg/NY/London/ Continental Europe

Requirements:

• Knowledge of the South African market
• 4+ years’ experience from either buy-side or sell-side
• Contacts within Regional/GEM/EMEA/International focused Institutional and Hedge Fund Clients is a plus
• Strong valuation/ analytical skills, an exceptional academic record and excellent team player (CFA Level Qualification is a plus)
• We will also consider candidates who have covered Telecom stocks in other regions
• Developed marketing and relationship skills
• University degree in Finance / Economics / Accounting