Public Rates Analyst

3 days ago

Waterloo, Canada Equitable Life of Canada Full time

At Equitable Life of Canada, we realize that your work life is not just about performing a job; it's about being part of a workplace that helps you grow and reach your full potential. Within our friendly and collaborative work environment, we recognize that the key to our growth and success is a dedicated, motivated and customer-responsive staff. Join Equitable Life today.

**Reports to**: Director, Portfolio Management

**Department**: Investments

**Work arrangements**: Due to Covid, temporary remote working from home is currently available

**The Opportunity**:
Equitable Life is looking for an experienced Public Rates Analyst to contribute to the asset management process. This position will contribute to the interest rate strategy across both total return and asset liability mandates through interest rate analysis and economic forecasting.

This a team-based culture. We want people who aren’t afraid to express their own opinions, who value perspectives and who enjoy achieving success through collaboration. We are looking for creativity and individuals who are passionate about developing tools, and identifying opportunities, that allow us to work smarter, faster and make better decisions for our portfolios.

**What you’ll do**:

- Monitor and report on key interest rate influences and how they relate to the duration and curve positioning strategy across the total return portfolios. Key influences include Central Bank communications and related monetary policy changes, fiscal policy changes, and key economic data.
- Monitor liability exposure and recommend timing of asset deployment to hedge risk.
- Contribute to the development of macro-economic and interest rate strategies.
- Continue development of enhanced duration and curve positioning tools to track interest rate exposures.
- Support the execution and tracking of the Company’s derivatives positions (both interest rates and currency).
- Execute trades within policy limits and trading authority.
- Attend interest rate focused events as a representative of Equitable, as required.

**What you’ll need**:

- Undergraduate or Master’s degree in Business, Economics, Commerce, Finance, or Math.
- Working towards obtaining a professional designation (e.g. CFA, CIM)
- 1 to 2 years of investment related experience with a strong interest in investments (interest rate analysis would be an asset)
- Bloomberg knowledge required
- Excellent command of MS Excel (knowledge of VBA and other programming languages is an asset), Word and PowerPoint required
- Excellent analytical skills, problem solving skills & organizational skills
- Strong communication & interpersonal skills with the ability to concisely relay information.
- Self-starter with demonstrated capability to work independently.

To learn more about Equitable Life, we encourage you to explore our organization.

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