Firm Overview
Cambridge Associates is a leading global investment firm. We work with non-profit institutions, pension plans, and private clients to build investment portfolios that help them meet their philanthropic goals, pensioners’ obligations, or personal endeavors. Our goal is to meet clients wherever they are in the investment process. We offer a variety of services to complement those needs, from acting as an outsourced investment office to providing access to our world-class digital research platform. Committed to independence since our founding more than 40 years ago, we are motivated only by what is best for our clients.
Our clients trust the experience, leadership, and integrity of our investment professionals. We have a global team of outstanding investment advisors and an extensive research platform to support them. With more than 1,400 employees in eleven locations around the globe, we are constantly looking to discover new ideas for our clients’ portfolios. This extensive network helps us to identify and access the best global investment opportunities all over the world.
Position Overview
The 6-months internship program will provide broad exposure to the investment managers and asset classes in which our clients are investing, including equities, bonds, real estate, venture capital, hedge funds, private equity, and many other types of investments. Separate, dedicated teams of research professionals study and evaluate fund managers in these asset classes. By working alongside some of these groups, intern will learn how institutions decide to invest in, evaluate and measure fund managers. The internship program typically begins in early July and concludes in end December.
Job Responsibilities
- Assist with completing in-depth due diligence on investment opportunities. Responsibilities include: preparation of pre-meeting analytical and background materials for manager meetings, attendance of manager meetings, quantitative analysis of fund returns and other tasks that will help in evaluating fund managers
- Write reports, of various formats, to help clients and colleagues in their investment decisions. This includes concise commentaries summarizing meetings with fund managers and in-depth due diligence reports
- Assist colleagues seeking current information on investment opportunities, including data and analysis, comparisons across fund managers, and the opinion of the research team
- Prepare exhibits for periodic Research meetings
Skills
- A demonstrated interest in investments and sustainability
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills
- Demonstrated command of written communication and strong English business writing skills. Business Mandarin knowledge would be a plus
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite and strong Excel skills. Knowledge of Bloomberg and Factset will be a plus
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks/requests while ensuring integrity, accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of data
- Ability to work both independently and in a team under tight deadlines
Qualifications
- Penultimate/sophomore students (any major), with a record of high academic achievement
- Must be eligible to work in Singapore without sponsorship or restriction
All applications MUST include a resume and a cover letter for consideration.
Please apply directly at: https://phe.tbe.taleo.net/phe02/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=CAMBRIDGEASSOCIATES&cws=47&rid=10072
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.
