Firm Overview:

Cambridge Associates (“CA”) is a leading global investment firm. CA’s goal is to help endowments & foundations, pension plans, and ultra-high net worth private clients implement and manage custom investment portfolios that generate outperformance so that they can maximize their impact on the world. Cambridge Associates delivers a range of services, including outsourced CIO, non-discretionary portfolio management, and investment consulting.

Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, CA has offices in key markets in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Our worldwide teams ensure our clients benefit from decades of global presence, local expertise, and relationships with the top global investment managers across the world. For more information, please visit www.cambridgeassociates.com.

Job Description Summary:

The Public Equities Research Team gathers, analyzes, and disseminates information and opinions on public equity investment funds, supporting decision making by our investment directors and clients. The role is based in London and there will be the opportunity to connect with the broader team located in Boston, Arlington and Singapore.

Job Description:

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Aid senior team members in developing house opinions on UK, European, MEA and Global Sustainable Thematic equity managers and markets through ongoing qualitative and quantitative research and analysis.
• Utilize common analytical frameworks and develop unique analyses to assess funds in terms of organization, investment strategy, performance, fund terms, current portfolio positions, and other key attributes.
• Conduct portfolio performance analysis, including use of FactSet, Bloomberg and/or other in-house and third-party analytical tools.
• Conduct research and analysis on sustainability themes, including climate and social impact, as they relate to public equity strategies.
• Help source new ideas and monitor existing strategies by attending and participating in meetings with portfolio managers and other senior personnel.
• Complete written research utilized by our clients and directors to support investment decisions. This includes concise commentaries summarizing meetings with fund managers, in-depth due diligence reports, and other periodic research, potentially including white papers exploring current topics of interest in the equity markets and fund industry.
• Serve as a resource to colleagues seeking current information on investment opportunities, including data and analysis, comparisons across fund managers, and the opinion of the research team.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree with a record of achievement.
• Strong, demonstrated interest in investments.
• Alignment with sustainability themes, such as climate, strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, integrity, and initiative.
• Demonstrated command of written communication and strong business writing skills.
• Ability and willingness to engage in conversation with internal and external parties, including senior investment managers.
• Strong Excel skills preferred. Programming skills a plus.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team under tight deadlines.
• Progress towards or interest in pursuing CFA designation.
• Cover letter and resume required for all applications

Employees of Cambridge Associates Ltd. or an affiliated firm, are prohibited from employment or other association with any company, organization, business, or other entity that is involved in any way with the securities or financial services industry except for those entities that are directly affiliated with Cambridge Associates Ltd.

Employees are prohibited from acting as a Trustee or Director of, or accepting a similar position of responsibility with, any entity that is a client of or directly affiliated with a client of Cambridge Associates Ltd. or any of its affiliated companies without prior written consent from the Chief Compliance Officer of Cambridge Associates Ltd.

Employees are prohibited from serving on the investment or finance committee of any company or organization with investable funds, or likely to develop investable funds, without prior written consent from the Chief Compliance Officer of Cambridge Associates Ltd.

If applying for the role, you need to inform the Recruiter if there are any potential conflicts with the above.

The firm is committed to the concept and practice of equal employment opportunity and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. It is expected that all employees will follow a similar policy toward their co-workers.