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Financial researchers in banks or analysts as they are also known provide information on both equities and debt products and point out the advisability of investing in particular equities or bonds. They are typically focused on specific industry sectors or particular types of bond investment.

Some of the main sectors covered within equity analysis and research jobs are: oil and gas, metals and mining, retail, banks and financials, pharmaceuticals, technology, industrials, and real estate companies. Equity researchers, gain a detailed knowledge of the prospects and financial stability of companies operating within their specialist sector. Based on this knowledge, they issue 'buy', 'hold' or 'sell' recommendations offering advice to investors on what to do with the stock.

Those equity researchers who are highly ranked by external organisations such as Starmine and Institutional Investor Magazine are considered to be top of their field.

Traditionally, long written reports advising investors whether to invest in particular stocks were produced by equity researchers. These reports are used by equity salespeople with investment banks and brokerage houses to start sales conversations and help provide investors with ideas of stocks to buy. There has been a shift in more recent times however, and researchers are increasingly expected to communicate their ideas themselves to investors and to have more of a marketing role, working closely with the salespeople.

Equity researchers and research associates play a crucial role in the selling of equity products, however, because they do not bring in any revenues directly, they can find themselves in a difficult position. There have been accusations of bias, with some researchers in investment banks being accused of writing deliberately favourable reports about potential clients in order to help the bank win business in areas such as M&A and capital markets. As a result, some researchers now work for independent research houses. Thorough research about a company requires access to and conversations with that company's senior management. A major challenge in the work of equity researchers is the fact that senior management may not always be willing to talk to those who have written negative reports about their company in the past.

Within the fixed income sector, researchers analyse the likelihood that the issuer of a bond will not meet its commitment to repay. Ratings agencies such as Moody's, Standard & Poors and Fitch, issue ratings indicating the likelihood of the repayment occurring, with AAA rated bonds the safest to invest in and C rated bonds having little likelihood of repayment on any timescale. Fixed income researchers within investment banks make similar judgements and over a career in research will typically specialise in a particular type of bond - either investment grade (strong likelihood of repayment) or high yield or distressed bonds, where the likelihood of repayment is far less.

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VP, Product Specialist/Investment Communications - Hong Kong ConnectedGroup Limited Very attractive Hong Kong SAR 22 May 12

Our Client is a leading global asset manager providing investment solutions to retail, intermediary and Instit...

Editor UBS AG Competitive Hong Kong SAR 22 May 12

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join UBS as an Editor.

Equities Analyst PAG Competitive, based on experience Hong Kong SAR 22 May 12

Head-quartered in Hong Kong and with offices across the region, PAG (formerly known as Pacific Alliance Group)...

Credit Research (Middle East), Associate Director Profile Search & Selection NA Hong Kong SAR 22 May 12

We are recruiting an Associate Director level credit research analyst with solid experience in covering Middle...

Equity Research Analyst Michael Page HK Financial Services Global Markets Competitive Package Hong Kong SAR 22 May 12

Our Client is a Global Asset Management looking for a Research Analyst - China & Hong Kong market coverage to ...

Mid Cap Greater China Analyst Not Disclosed Base and bonnus Hong Kong SAR 22 May 12

Investment bank seeks experienced mid cap analyst to cover HK.China equities.

Equity,Research Analyst Michael Page International Attractive Package Hong Kong SAR 22 May 12

Research Analyst role covering Hong Kong & China Market

HK Research, Technology, Associate Morgan Stanley not disclosed Hong Kong SAR 21 May 12

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Compliance HK, APAC Investment Banking, Research & Private Equity Compliance, Manager / Director Morgan Stanley not disclosed Hong Kong SAR 21 May 12

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Compliance Manager, IBD and Research Ardent Emerging Markets Competitive Hong Kong SAR 21 May 12

Our client, a tier 1 institution, seeks a high-caliber compliance professional to join their busy IBD complian...

Business Development Analyst, Asia Bupa (Asia Limited) Competitive Hong Kong SAR 21 May 12

This role is part of a team that will provide development resources to explore and create business opportuniti...

Regional Manager, Insights AXA China Region Insurance Co Ltd Attractive remuneration Hong Kong SAR 21 May 12

The key objectives will be to enhance marketing capability on market analytics and consumers insights within a...

Global Markets - Asia Equity Strategist - Director Deutsche Bank not disclosed Hong Kong SAR 20 May 12

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Senior Research Analyst - Investment - Sell-Side Research Firm Pure Professionals Limited Negotiable Hong Kong SAR 19 May 12

Dynamic and energetic working environment Progressive career path Attractive Package and Benefit

Analyst – Equities (Institutional Research) Sun Hung Kai Financial Limited Competitive Hong Kong SAR 18 May 12

Sun Hung Kai Financial Limited ("SHKFL"), founded in 1969, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sun Hung Kai & Co. ...

Research Analyst Global Associates N/A Hong Kong SAR 18 May 12

Our client, an investment bank, is looking for Research candidates to cover any one of the following sectors:-...

Senior Interest Rate Strategist Cavendish Search Ltd Competitive Hong Kong SAR 18 May 12

My client is looking to hire an experienced rates strategist to work directly alongside a financial institutio...

Research Analyst Hudson Hong Kong Attractive Salary Hong Kong SAR 17 May 12

Minimum 5+ years of Macro Economic Research on China Market; Fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin and English; Outsta...

Financial Translator Bloomberg negotiable Hong Kong SAR 08 May 12

Bloomberg is looking for a highly motivated Traditional Chinese translator to join the group. The team is resp...

Client Reporting Officer Sedona Depending on Experience Hong Kong SAR 21 May 12

Liaising across the business with Fund Managers, Performance and risk Management, Middle-office and Data admin...

Research & Analysis Manager Michael Page International Pte Ltd Salary Negotiable China-Beijing 22 May 12

A new opportunity within FS research, to select your own areas of interest and then maintain owenership of the...

Quantitative Developer UBS AG Competitive China-Shanghai 22 May 12

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join UBS as a Quantitative Developer.

VP, Senior Analyst, Project & Infrastructure Finance Michael Page International Attractive Salary China-Beijing 22 May 12

Senior Credit Analyst role for new regional team in this top tier Credit Ratings Agency.

PE Analyst(Generalist) and Associate(TMT Field) Kelly Services China Highly Competitive China-Beijing 22 May 12

The cllient is a leading RMB fund with total fund size on RMB 80 Billion.

Economist, Macro Research UBS Securities Market Competitive China-Shanghai 22 May 12

A member of the macroeconomic research team sitting under Equities Department

ESG DOT Research (Japanese & Mandarin skills) MSCI Inc. Negotiable China-Beijing 21 May 12

We are currently seeking an ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Research Associate fluent in Mandarin a...

MSCI - Quantitative Developer - Portfolio Optimization (Beijing) MSCI Inc. Negotiable China-Beijing 21 May 12

Master or PhD degree in a quant field (maths, physics, engineering, finance) with 3-5 years C/C++ development ...

Senior Product Manager, Online Banking Department Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. Competitive China-Shanghai 21 May 12

Excellent opportunity to join Bank of Communications, one of the leading banks in China.

Senior Product Manager, E-commerce Department Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. Competitive China-Shanghai 21 May 12

Excellent opportunity to join Bank of Communications, one of the leading banks in China.

Senior Operation Strategist Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. Competitive China-Shanghai 21 May 12

Master degree or above; under 35 years old; CPA, CFA certificate is preferred.

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