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Research specialist is part of the team performing investment due diligence for current and proposed holdings in third party managed alternative investment funds.  The role involves working with the investment due diligence teams who are responsible for relationships the group has with 100-130 third party managers, working on fundamental bottom up research.  The focus will be predominantly on Equity Long/Short and Credit oriented hedge fund strategies, with additional work on other strategies. Input to the top down strategy process and other tasks to ensure the smooth running of the team function will also be required.

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Required Skills

Here’s what you can expect on a typical day:

• Organizing the monitoring of the hedge fund investments that they are responsible for.  Ensuring that all systems are fully up to date with all required information with regards to those investments and that information is escalated in a timely manner where appropriate.
• Working with third part managers to ensure that they provide all the information that HSBC requires, liaising with compliance, legal and risk functions to make sure all points are covered.
• Writing of comprehensive investment due diligence reports in a timely manner.