Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Japanese speaking Equity Analyst/ Associate Portfolio Manager
The analyst/associate PM will work for Japan equity team with a primary goal to contribute to the performance of Japan equity portfolios. Each member in Japan Team works as generalists. The person seeks to identify attractively valued quality business opportunities in Japan based primarily on the bottom-up analysis. To accomplish our goal to generate economically meaningful levels of consistent outperformance, the analyst becomes an expert in particular areas/industries to make buy/sell recommendations to senior portfolio managers. Please note Boston is the preferred location but the ability to work onsite at any Columbia Threadneedle office will be considered.
Summary:
- Job: Japan dedicated equity analyst/associate portfolio manager
- Experience: minimum 10 years of investment experience covering Japan equities in a buy-side or sell-side
- Location: Boston
Principal responsibilities:
- Conduct due diligence on Japanese companies and their industries
- Create and maintain financial models to estimate an intrinsic value of a company
- Make recommendations to PMs and other team members with unique insights
- Work as generalist covering Japanese companies in a dynamic manner
- Work seemingly with colleagues globally
Qualifications:
- Qualification: BA/BS and CMA (Japanese CFA)/CFA
- Requirement: Strong writing and speaking capability in English and a native level of Japanese language skill is required
- Other: a performance track record over the last 5 years
About Our Company
We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1 trillion in assets under management and administration as of 2022. Our team of 20,000 people in more than 20 countries, advise and manage assets and income of more than 2 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.
Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.
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