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Job Description

Investment Analyst

Manulife General Account Investment (UK) is Manulife’s primary European office which sources private and public fixed income transactions across local markets. This office collaborates with Manulife’s other corporate finance offices in Boston, Toronto and Asia (Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo) to assess and analyze transactions and advise portfolio managers across various geographies. Increasing Manulife’s exposure to the European fixed income markets is an important part of the ongoing strategy.

Role and Accountability: Reporting to the Head of European Corporate Finance and working closely with senior members of the team, the successful candidate will function as a fixed income investment professional, assisting in the screening and identification of new investment opportunities and working towards the preparation and presentation of these opportunities and their merits to the broader investment team across geographies. They will be responsible for the ongoing and periodic review of individual investments in the portfolio. 

New Investment Opportunities:

Investment Analyst (“IA”) is expected to apply credit and transaction analysis and, through their understanding of Manulife's credit approach and process, work closely with senior members of the team to screen European private and public transactions in terms of credit, relative value and portfolio needs. IA is expected to become knowledgeable about the various markets in Europe, as well as North America and Asia Pacific, across all the fixed income asset classes where Manulife is active. Public transactions will require daily interaction with wide ranging UK and European public bond bookrunners as well as multiple internal stakeholders. Private transactions will include privately placed EMTNs as well as USPPs, European private placements, schuldscheins, and project financings. Applying that knowledge the IA will work towards advising members of the broader group across Manulife offices on the merits of investment opportunities.

IA will assist senior members of the European Corporate Finance team in business development activities (ie. sourcing new opportunities) with the goal of expanding Manulife's European coverage. IA will assist in researching and developing investment strategies and parameters and regularly present targeted companies with financing needs commensurate with Manulife’s cash flow, credit quality and duration needs. That will require proactivity and the ability to think creatively. Gaining an understanding of various Manulife entities' tax and regulatory considerations and implementation of those considerations is also important.

IA will work closely with sector analysts in the Boston, Toronto  and Asia offices on credit and transaction analysis. IA is expected to work towards gaining responsibilities for European sectors and credits. IA will be part of the team that advises portfolio management in Boston, Toronto and Asia on credit and transactions on ongoing basis. Communication skills (both verbal and written) and collaboration are very important as there will be constant communication with analysts, PMs, tax and legal from various geographies.

Investment Administration:

Manage a portfolio including diversity, duration, capacity and credit risk and monitor and disseminate sector and company developments on a timely basis. Specific responsibilities will also include the following:

• Monitor and gain a deep understanding of the composition of the portfolio;
• Monitor portfolio developments impacting credit risk and communicate them in a timely manner to relevant constituents including members of team, credit analysts, credit, portfolio management and trading as appropriate;
• Assess corporate actions including tenders or other changes to the terms or conditions of investment;
• Ongoing identification of public and private credits that present interesting investment opportunities for Manulife.

Requirements:     

Possess the following skills/experience:

• Strong interest in developing and understanding fixed income investing and credit analytical skills;
• Undergraduate degree with exceptional GPA and high level of academic achievement;
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills;
• Must be able to manage multiple projects at once;
• Project management skills with the ability to collaborate well; this includes contacting and following up with key constituent parties (legal, accounting, portfolio) to move joint work forward;
• Proactive approach to work in what is a small but growing team;
• Very strong desire to learn and succeed and grow a business;
• Pursuit of an MBA or the equivalent and/or the CFA designation is preferred.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers. At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as ‘MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under ‘945’ in Hong Kong.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law. 

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact recruitment@manulife.com.