Summer Intern US Equity Team
BNP Paribas Investment Partners (BNPP IP) is one of the largest asset management firms in the world. BNPP IP offers a diverse range of investment management strategies to institutional clients in the U.S. through our affiliates, including Fischer Francis Trees & Watts. Our clients include central banks, official institutions, corporations, pension plans, insurance companies, foundations, endowments, and mutual funds. In the U.S. we have offices in Boston, Chicago and New York. We have an excellent summer internship opportunity with the US Equities team in our Boston office. This person will be work closely with Portfolio Managers and Analysts to review industry information.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Provide assistance to the US Equity Team members performing fundamental equity analysis and investment related ad hoc projects.
- Responsibilities may include researching company/industry fundamentals, providing financial and market data, and/or modeling of financial statements. Ad hoc responsibilities may also include assisting with the development of screens to search for sales/earnings inflections, macro scenarios, and factor exposures such as value, quality, and growth.
- Research potential regulatory and policy changes stemming from the recent change in administration and the financial impact on various sectors and companies.
- Assist with quarterly earnings analysis of companies owned by the team.
- Attend morning and weekly US Equity Team meetings.
Ideal Personal Profile:
- Analytical Skills: Identifies all aspects of a subject and examines them in a critical way to construct a broad point of view. Individual is driven by desire to know more about things, people or events.
- Taking Initiative: Works proactively and independently, implementing work processes, ideas and solutions, including in situations where information is missing or wholly unusual.
- Results-Driven: Seeks to achieve the
objectives set within the defined time frame, by acting with tenacity, any by
balancing costs and benefits. Continuously seeks optimum performance.
- Client Focus: Does everything possible to achieve internal or external customer satisfaction by identifying the customers needs and providing them with the appropriate solution taking into account the company’s ethics and interests.
- Teamwork: Knows how to work in a team and/or across teams, acts bearing common interests and respect for fellow team members.
Academic Background and Experience
- Candidate should be pursuing a Bachelor’s s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or other related field.
- Enthusiasm and curiosity about finance, economics and equity markets. Strong interest and/or experience in fundamental equity investing. Progress toward the CFA is a plus.
- Strong academic background. Experience in financial markets is ideal.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Work, Excel, PowerPoint). Knowledge of databases is a plus.