Investment Risk Manager

Job Description:

Do you have a background in investment risk? If so, our asset management based client is looking for an Investment Risk Manager to join them in either their London or Edinburgh office on an initial 6 month contract (with the likelihood of extension well into next year).

• An Investment / Portfolio risk manager with experience working closely with investment teams and portfolio managers.


• Experience of Equities, Fixed Income and/or Multi Asset.

• Investigate risk issues, facilitate correction and escalation of relevant breaches to desks and risk meetings where appropriate.


• Provide robust and credible challenge in the Investment portfolio review meetings with portfolio managers.


• Delivery of ongoing BAU investment risk tasks and reporting.


• Provide commentary of portfolio risk and performance positioning and trends, for portfolio managers, board, and committee packs.


• Review liquidity and portfolio stress scenarios to identify key risk exposures.


• Improve the design of risk analytics to provide further insight into the fund's risk profiles.


• Assist in new product launches and an ad hoc risk queries.

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: 15704

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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