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Financial researchers in banks supply information on equities and debt products and advise on which particular equities or bonds to invest in. Also called analysts, these positions often focus on a single industry sector or a particular type of bond investment.

Some of the main sectors within equity analysis or equity research jobs include: oil and gas, industrials, metals and mining, retail, banks and financials, technology, pharmaceuticals and real estate companies. Equity researchers usually focus on one of these sectors, developing extensive knowledge of the prospects and financial stability of companies active within it. Using this knowledge, they give "buy," "hold" or "sell" recommendations, providing investors advice on what to do with their stock.

Equity researchers who are ranked well by external organizations such as Starmine and Institutional Investor magazine are the most highly prized.

Historically, equity researchers were usually required to write long written reports advising investors on whether to invest in a certain stock. These reports could be used by equity salespeople with investment banks and brokerage houses for their own sales and to help give investors information about which stocks to buy. At present, though, researchers are more often expected to discuss their ideas with investors and to take on more of a marketing position, working more closely with the sales department.

Though equity researchers and research associates are incredibly important for selling equity products, their position can be difficult because they do not generate profit directly. Because of this, they have been accused of prejudice, with some researchers in investment banks accused of writing falsely favorable reports about potential clients to help the bank win business in sectors like M&A and capital markets. To avoid this accusation, some researchers have moved to independent research houses. Also challenging, however, is that to produce a really good piece of research about a company, a researcher needs to have conversations with that company's top management, but senior management may not wish to talk to researchers who have composed unfavorable reports about the company previously.

Within the fixed income sector, researchers study the chances that the organization issuing a bond will be unable to repay it. Ratings agencies like Moody's, Standard &Poors and Fitch issue ratings suggesting the chances of repayment, with AAA rated bonds the safest for investments and C rated bonds unlikely to ever be repaid on time. Fixed income researchers in investment banks also make these judgments and over a career in research normally specialize in a single type of bond - either investment grade, which are the bonds likely to be repaid, or high yield or distressed bonds, where they are less likely to be repaid on time.

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Senior Analyst, Integration Acadian Asset Management, LLC Competitive Boston, MA 11 May 12

Acadian Asset Management LLC is a Boston-headquartered investment management firm with wholly owned affiliates...

Product Manager Institutional Clients Aegon Asset Management nvt Netherlands-South-Holland 18 May 12

We are looking for a Product Manager Institutional Clients

Senior Fund Controller AEW Europe non indiqué Luxembourg 08 May 12

The SENIOR FUND CONTROLLER position consists in ensuring the financial and administrative management of a real...

Oil & Gas Equity Research Associate Alan Mitchell Financial Recruitment Competitive UK-London 21 May 12

An Oil & Gas Associate is required for a North American house in London to work in a very successful franchise...

Equity Research Analysts Alan Mitchell Financial Recruitment Competitive UK-London 21 May 12

Equity Research Analyst Positions available across multiple sectors.

Director Corporate Credit Research Aldrich and Company Competitive UK-London 21 May 12

This will be the most senior position within a group of researchers with envisaged direct report responsibilit...

consolideur IFRS H/F Allianz IARD Paris fixe sur 12 mois France-Paris 05 May 12

Le groupe Allianz France recherche un(e) analyste consolideur IFRS au sein de sa direction comptable des place...

Regional Director – Resources Advisory AME Group Not disclosed Australia-Sydney 15 May 12

New senior and partnership type role which is to lift our considerable reputation within the mining sectors of...

Senior Fixed Income Analyst - Structured Assets Job Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Competitive Minneapolis, MN, 55401 17 May 12

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Associate Analyst - Equity Research, Healthcare Job Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Competitive Boston, MA, 02108 17 May 12

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INSPECTEUR EXPERT MARCHES DE GRE A GRE AMF - Autorité des Marchés financiers non communiqué France-Paris 10 May 12

Il/elle analyse, par des inspections, la manière dont les prestataires d'investissement exercent les services ...

INSPECTEUR EXPERT JURISTE ACTIVITES DE MARCHES AMF - Autorité des Marchés financiers non communiqué France-Paris 10 May 12

Il/elle analyse, par des inspections, la manière dont les prestataires de service d'investissement exercent le...

INSPECTEUR EXPERT JURISTE ACTIVITES DE MARCHES AMF - Autorité des Marchés financiers non communiqué France-Paris 10 May 12

il/elle analyse, par des missions d'inspection, la manière dont les prestataires de service d'investissement e...

INSPECTEUR AVEC SPECIALISATION QUANTITATIVE AMF - Autorité des Marchés financiers non communiqué France-Paris 10 May 12

Il/elle analyse, par des missions d'inspection, la manière dont les sociétés de gestion exercent la gestion po...

INSPECTEUR EXPERT AUDIT DES ACTIVITES DE MARCHES AMF - Autorité des Marchés financiers non communiqué France-Paris 10 May 12

Il/elle analyse, par des missions d'inspection, la manière dont ils exercent les services d'investissement et ...

ANALYSTE AGREMENTS ET SUIVIS AMF - Autorité des Marchés financiers non communiqué France-Paris 10 May 12

Effectuer le traitement et le suivi de dossiers d'agrément d'OPCVM, la vérification en cours de vie de la conf...

CHARGE OPERATIONS ET INFORMATIONS FINANCIERES AMF - Autorité des Marchés financiers non communiqué France-Paris 10 May 12

Participer aux missions de l'AMF en contrôlant l'ensemble de l'information diffusée par les émetteurs auprès d...

MBS ABS Prepayment Modeler - NYC Analytic Recruiting Inc. Competitive Compensation New York, NY 18 May 12

A prestigious hedge fund with offices in New York City is seeking an experienced mortgage prepayment and/or de...

Buyside Fixed Income Quant Analytic Recruiting Inc. Competitive Compensation New York, NY 18 May 12

A prestigious global fund manager is seeking an experienced quantitative research analyst with a strong backgr...

Quantitative Research - Associate/VP - Rates Exotics/Options Anson Mccade Very Competitive plus bonus! UK-London 14 May 12

My client are seeking someone with experience who can make an immediate contribution while learning their Rate...

High Frequency Quantitative Developer / Researcher Anson Mccade Very attractive plus Bonus Switzerland-Central Switzerland - Zug 14 May 12

My client is a growing European proprietary trading firm with offices globally and an exceptional track-record...

Fixed Income Quantitative Strategist Anson Mccade Very Competitive plus bonus! UK-London 08 May 12

My client is a premier, global financial institution searching for a Researcher/Strategist to discover systema...

Analyst – Financial Institutions Anton Murray Consulting competitive Australia-Sydney 07 May 12

This position sits within the financial institutions coverage area of an iconic global consulting group, a div...

Compliance Manager, IBD and Research Ardent Emerging Markets Competitive Hong Kong SAR 21 May 12

Our client, a tier 1 institution, seeks a high-caliber compliance professional to join their busy IBD complian...

Jr. Research Analyst – European Fund Industry Strategic Insight Asset International, Inc. competitive UK-London 09 May 12

The Junior Research Analyst will be responsible for assisting European-based clients with their mutual fund re...

C++ Developer, IB, Gaming background Aurec 75k-200k SGD Singapore 18 May 12

Great opportunity for strong C++ developers to join a global investment bank working on cutting edge multithre...

Research Analyst Derivatives Clearing Austin Benn GBP30000 to GBP40000 Per: annum UK-South East 18 May 12

Our client, a leading research consultancy, has an excellent opportunity to join its research project team bas...

Regional Manager, Insights AXA China Region Insurance Co Ltd Attractive remuneration Hong Kong SAR 21 May 12

The key objectives will be to enhance marketing capability on market analytics and consumers insights within a...

Analyste financier IARD H/F AXA Global P&C à définir selon profil France-Paris 14 May 12

La Direction Finance et Stratégie recherche un Analyste Financier qui contribuera à piloter la rentabilité des...

Vice President, Business Support Manager, Global Markets & Research Technology Bank of America Merrill Lynch Competitive Singapore 18 May 12

OverviewBank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, sm...

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