Successful candidate will be a member of the Emerging Markets Debt team, which manages over $25B in assets, and will be a credit analyst responsible for conducting fundamental corporate credit research on assigned sectors and formulating actionable trade ideas with portfolio managers and the Asia credit research team. The EMD team operates across the three time zones giving the candidate the opportunity to gain broad international experience. The candidate will be expected to closely interact with analysts and portfolio managers both in Singapore and across global EMD offices, develop fundamental driven bond recommendations and assist in strategy implementation. The candidate will attend daily team meetings and issuer meetings, be mentored by seasoned professionals and collaborate with many business units across the organization. This can lead to opportunities to grow within the team and the broader Neuberger Berman fixed income business.
Responsibilities
· Perform fundamental credit research and evaluate investment opportunities across various sectors in the Asia hard currency corporate credit universe
· Conduct thorough and objective competitive analysis, financial forecasts, ESG assessments, and credit rating estimates based on company & industry research
· Perform timely relative value and bond technical analysis
· Work closely with portfolio managers, head of research and fellow analysts to make buy, sell, and hold recommendations, and assist in strategy implementation
· Manage individual analyst model portfolio to track investment recommendations
· Develop comprehensive industry frameworks and credit reviews for periodic presentations to Portfolio Management
· Build and maintain credit fundamental and bond analysis database; support automation of credit analysis process
· Discuss various credits with other analysts and attend industry conferences
· Develop and maintain relationships with sell-side sector analysts, managements of primary corporate holdings and rating agencies
· Collaborate with Research and Portfolio Management to analyze macro factors and broad market dynamics that have implications for investment strategy
· Conduct on-going monitoring and awareness of assigned credits
Qualifications
· Strong communication (written and verbal), analytical and quantitative skills required. Preference for an individual with experience in presenting investment ideas
· Minimum 2-3 years of work experience in finance or accounting, prefer candidates with buy or sell side credit experience.
· Analytical with strong Excel modeling skills, including preparation of historical and projected financial models in Excel
· A general understanding of bond mathematics and relative value analysis among companies
· Preference for individuals with proficient working knowledge in programming languages, including but not limited to Excel VBA, Python, large language models for data analysis and process automation.
· Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint to create impactful presentations and communicating investment strategies and findings
· Globally-minded individual, with understanding of international financial markets and cultures
· Self-assured and disciplined approach to analysis, with the ability to manage multiple projects/tasks simultaneously
· Be able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
· Team player that is flexible, adaptable and hardworking
· Willingness to travel throughout Asia to attend conferences and perform due diligence on credits
