Deadline:
As soon as possible
Location(s)
France
Paris
Overview
For our Quant team, we are looking for a M / F intern who is currently pursuing a Master degree in quantitative finance, for a period of 6 months from June 2023.
Details
The Quant team consists of 3 Quantitative Analysts / Portfolio Managers, who manage a Global flexible fund that combines a quality and growth global equity portfolio with quantitative hedging strategies (equity, currency, and tail risk). The fund aims to offer investors asymmetric exposure to the performance of global equity markets, by allowing them to participate in bullish equity markets while reducing volatility and avoiding sharp drawdowns.
The quantitative hedging strategies are proprietary and are built on derivatives instruments, including international equity and volatility index futures, as well as FX forwards, to dynamically manage equity and currency exposures. Our models are made of diversified and complementary strategies, either on a longterm or short-term investment horizon, based for example on trend, mean reversion, market excess, volatility regime, pattern recognition etc… and use input data from all asset classes to assess market risk.
The small size of the team allows the intern to be involved in multiple areas of portfolio management and quantitative research: academic research, strategy conception from idea generation to implementation, conception / enhancement of portfolio management and research tools, marketing, … This internship will give you a first-hand experience of the Quantitative Analyst profession on the buy-side, in an entrepreneurial business environment.
General overview of responsibilities:
You work closely with the Quantitative Analysts / Portfolio Managers of the Quant team to enhance the risk / return profile of the Global Flex fund. In this context, you will be in charge of several missions such as:
- Develop quantitative investment strategies
- Undertake explorative quantitative analysis to support fund performance
- Contribute to research meetings presentations and reports
- Develop and maintain systems / tools to support ongoing research and portfolio management
- Undertake day-to-day portfolio management activities
To apply:
Send CV + cover letter to: recrutement@comgest.com with “Quantitative analyst internship” in the email subject. Please specify your availability dates/internship dates.
About Comgest:
Comgest is an independent, global asset management group with headquarters in Paris and offices in Amsterdam, Boston, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, two branch offices in Milan and Brussels and a representative office in London. Since inception in 1985, Comgest has pursued a long-term ‘Quality Growth’ and responsible investment style with the objective of selecting quality companies with solid prospects for sustainable growth. With more than 200 employees of 30 different nationalities, Comgest serves a diverse global client base and manages assets of over €29.4 billion (as of 30 June 2022).
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Eligibility
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Description of Ideal Candidate
Profile
- Student last year of school or gap year (X, Centrale, Telecom Paris, Mines, ENSAE, ...). A first experience in financial markets is a plus.
- Strong taste for financial markets, data science and quantitative analysis.
- Good knowledge of mathematical modelling and statistical tools.
- Good practice of Python and its data science libraries (NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn…) and SQL database queries; skills in web programming (PHP, JavaScript, HTML…) is a plus.
- Good practice of Bloomberg and its APIs (Python, Excel VBA) is a plus.
- Autonomous, adaptable, you have good interpersonal skills and a strong team spirit.
- Rigor, analysis, as well as a good capacity for synthesis and writing.
- Strong ability to work in a team in an international environment.
- A fluent English is essential, both written and spoken.
Dates
Deadline: As soon as possible
Cost/funding for participants
Comgest encourages autonomy and initiative in our employees. This plays a motivating role for every employee regardless of their position and reflects one of our partnership values. Employee input and a collaborative approach are also key principles, which we put to practice in regular, full office, staff meetings. We encourage continued professional development via employee training that is tailored to needs and potential.
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