ESG Research Support

Job Description

Support the European ESG team which focuses on highlighting thematic trends around regional & sectoral aggregates and at stock level focused on Environment, Social and Governance guidelines Primary responsibilities on this role include: Contribute to research report writing and summarizing peer research for any thematic topics related to investment strategy for ESG investors Develop and maintain excel models to evaluate fund ownership for Global companies, sectors and regions. Create, update and maintain comprehensive Excel databases on ESG data Perform stringent data quality checks on third party ESG data using financial databases and company filings. Ensure robustness of data being used for modelling purpose Help the team in running back-tests of ESG related strategies. Apply quantitative techniques to analyse historical trends and future trends. Assist the team in analyzing macro level ESG trends to write thematic reports. Assist the onshore team on day-to-day basis and work on ad-hoc requests. Key skills: Pro-active candidate with advanced level MS Excel skills and report writing experience. Experience with VBA macros/Python is an advantage. Database skills: Preferably experienced with Datastream Eikon, Bloomberg Finance LP or other similar financial databases and has knowledge on company filings Knowledge of finance: Basic finance knowledge around valuations, financial ratios and extracting data from company filings Support the European ESG team which focuses on highlighting thematic trends around regional & sectoral aggregates and at stock level focused on Environment, Social and Governance guidelines Primary responsibilities on this role include: Contribute to research report writing and summarizing peer research for any thematic topics related to investment strategy for ESG investors Develop and maintain excel models to evaluate fund ownership for Global companies, sectors and regions. Create, update and maintain comprehensive Excel databases on ESG data Perform stringent data quality checks on third party ESG data using financial databases and company filings. Ensure robustness of data being used for modelling purpose Help the team in running back-tests of ESG related strategies. Apply quantitative techniques to analyse historical trends and future trends. Assist the team in analyzing macro level ESG trends to write thematic reports. Assist the onshore team on day-to-day basis and work on ad-hoc requests. Key skills: Pro-active candidate with advanced level MS Excel skills and report writing experience. Experience with VBA macros/Python is an advantage. Database skills: Preferably experienced with Datastream Eikon, Bloomberg Finance LP or other similar financial databases and has knowledge on company filings Knowledge of finance: Basic finance knowledge around valuations, financial ratios and extracting data from company filings