About the Role
The successful candidate will be based in London and responsible for a wide range of macro inputs to Rothschild & Co’s investment processes.
Responsibilities
- Contributing to macroeconomic, asset allocation and sector analysis and advice in support of the London and Swiss Wealth Management businesses
- Responsibility for a wide range of presentation materials designed for internal and external meetings
- Input to written publications: blog posts, Market Perspective, Mosaique Insights, miscellaneous marketing publications
- Primary responsibility for monthly and quarterly macro commentary
- Supporting the Swiss discretionary asset allocation committee with regular macro, regional and sectoral updates, and helping to shape the Strategy Team’s input to portfolio decisions
- Supporting the Swiss portfolio advisory business with ad hoc and thematic ideas
- Helping maintain asset allocation and prospective return models
- Deputising for senior team members when required
- Deepening their knowledge base (via industry conferences, ongoing research) in order to better inform the ‘house view’ and develop their potential
- Supporting internal Rothschild & Co committees, and the Global Advisory business, with briefing material and presentations on request
Requirements
- A relevant university degree such as Economics or within another Financial related field
- Highly numerate, financially aware and able to demonstrate a keen interest in economics, finance and current affairs
- Excellent communications skills, highly articulate and literate
- Good written skills with a creative flair
- Proficiency in coding (e.g. Python) and comfortable solving problems
- Experience with Bloomberg and/or DataStream
- Advanced MS Office knowledge
- 2-4 years’ prior experience working as an economist or market analyst within another financial services organization
- Knowledge of multiple asset classes
- Familiarity with foreign exchange markets
Skills
- Python
- Bloomberg
- DataStream
- MS Office
Location
- London
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 2-4 years
Education Level
- University degree
About the Company
- Rothschild & Co is a leading global financial services group with seven generations of family control and a history of over 200 years at the centre of the world's financial markets.
- Our expertise, intellectual capital and global network enable us to provide a distinct perspective that makes a meaningful difference to our clients, communities and planet.
- We have 4,600 talented specialists on the ground in over 40 countries around the world, enabling us to deliver a unique global perspective across four market-leading business divisions – Global Advisory, Wealth Management, Asset Management and Five Arrows.
- As a family-controlled business built on relationships, we place a huge emphasis on our people and finding the right colleagues to take our business forward.
- Rothschild & Co is committed to an inclusive and supportive environment where different perspectives are valued.
- We are focused on the attraction and recruitment, development and retention and progression of high calibre talent to ensure we and our clients benefit from the value of difference.
- Within Wealth Management we offer an objective long-term perspective on investing, structuring and safeguarding assets, to preserve and grow our clients’ wealth.
- We provide a comprehensive range of Wealth Management services to some of the world’s wealthiest and most successful families, entrepreneurs, foundations and charities.
- In an environment where short-term thinking often dominates, our long–term perspective sets us apart.
- We believe preservation-first is the right approach to managing wealth.
Equal Opportunity
- Rothschild & Co is committed to an inclusive and supportive environment where different perspectives are valued.
- We are focused on the attraction and recruitment, development and retention and progression of high calibre talent to ensure we and our clients benefit from the value of difference.
- Our teams reflect the diverse needs of our clients, businesses and the markets we operate in around the world.
- We value, and seek to maintain, an eclectic mix of skills and backgrounds – encouraging everyone to come together to share their perspectives for the good of each other, the business and our clients
