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About the Role
L&G Asset Management is seeking a Fixed Income Trader to join the Global Markets team in London. This execution role focuses on trading G10 government bonds and associated derivatives, involving significant interaction with portfolio managers, counterparties, and clients.
Responsibilities
- Executing Fixed Income Rates orders in line with regulatory standards, internal policies, procedures, and risk management protocols.
- Providing investment teams with market commentary, daily feedback, and guidance on traded and open positions.
- Developing trading protocols, including building automated workflows and exploring AI opportunities.
- Building trusted relationships with internal stakeholders, counterparties, and clients.
- Partnering with the Trading Research team to analyze and interpret trading data.
- Expanding knowledge across other instruments to provide effective cover across the trading desk.
- Collaborating with colleagues across the Global Markets team, including traders in Hong Kong and Chicago.
Requirements
- A degree or equivalent practical experience, ideally within finance, economics, or another quantitative discipline.
- Experience within financial markets, asset management, or trading.
- Knowledge of government bond markets, particularly the UK market, and associated trading platforms.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
- Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to organize and prioritize multiple assignments.
- A collaborative approach and confidence communicating with colleagues and stakeholders at different levels.
Skills
- Fixed Income Trading
- G10 government bonds
- Derivatives trading
- Interest rate swaps
- Stakeholder management
- Government bond markets
- Trading platforms
- Quantitative skillset
- Market commentary
- Trading data analysis
- AI
- Relationship building
Location
- London
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Proven self-starter
- Capability and ambition to develop as a Fixed Income Trader
Education Level
- Degree or equivalent practical experience
- Progression towards professional qualifications (IMC, CFA) is advantageous
Benefits
- Annual, performance-related bonus plan
- Valuable share schemes
- Generous pension contribution
- Life assurance
- Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
- At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays (26 days after 2 years’ service)
- Option to buy and sell holiday
- Competitive family leave
- Electric car scheme (permanent employees only)
- Discounts on own products and at high street stores and online
About the Company
- Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.
- We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.
- We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities.
- Our global asset management business provides our clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, working internationally across public and private markets.
- We are one of Europe’s largest asset managers and a major global investor across public and private markets.
- Asset Management is a critical driver of our Group strategy.
- The business aims to work synergistically with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers, and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.
- Our investment philosophy and processes are focused on creating value over the long term.
- We believe that incorporating financially material sustainability criteria, when relevant to our clients, can create value and drive positive change.
- We’re creating net‑zero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable, modern offices across the UK, all designed to bring people together and elevate the in‑person experience.
- At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all.
- If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences.
- Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing.
- Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.
- We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time and job shares.
Equal Opportunity
- It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.