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Morgan Stanley Associate, Asset Management, Fixed Income, Investment Risk in New York, New York
Firm Risk Management
Firm Risk Management (FRM) supports Morgan Stanley to achieve its business goals by partnering with business units across the Firm to realize efficient risk-adjusted returns, acting as a strategic advisor to the Board and protecting the Firm and Investment Funds from exposure to losses as a result of market, liquidity, credit and other risks.
Background on the Position The role will reside within FRM's Investment Management coverage team which is a team dedicated to providing governance and oversight of all risks arising from the Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) Division. The successful candidate will be based in New York and will provide investment, liquidity, and credit risk coverage of MSIM's extensive Fixed Income Public Funds, Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs) and CLOs.
Primary Responsibilities
Identifying, assessing and monitoring financial and liquidity risks related to the Firm's Investment Management business (with specific focus on its Public Investment Fund activities) across market, investment, liquidity and credit risks Maintaining active dialogue with investment management business units & portfolio managers, risk management colleagues, Corporate Treasury and other groups regarding business strategies, risk representation, and limit compliance Collaborating with senior business professionals in enhancing stress testing and risk threshold setting covering Public Funds (UCITS / 40 Act), Executing projects to improve the risk representation of the MSIM's financial risk, concentration risks, liquidity profile and stress testing framework communicating the results to relevant stakeholders Preparing briefings to senior management and creating high quality reports for Boards, Regulators and internal use on a regular basis
Excellent academic background, preferably with a degree in business, finance, or a quantitative discipline 2-3 years of experience in the financial services industry preferred Quantitatively oriented with strong intuition and ability to make judgments Ability to synthesize complex data sets and problems and conceptualize appropriate solutions Proactive with the ability to work as both part of a close-knit team and independently Excellent communication skills for written, graphical and verbal presentation Knowledge of various public investment fund types including public fixed income products, SMAs, CLOs and money market funds Experience with investment risk or portfolio management is preferred Strong understanding of financial risk, liquidity, investment management and financial product is preferred
Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $85,000 and $140,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.
This role is hybrid and currently requires in office attendance 3 days/week. The in office requirement is subject to change at any time.
Morgan Stanley’s goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.
It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the base of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by the law.
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).
Job: *Risk Management
Title: Associate, Asset Management, Fixed Income, Investment Risk
Location: New York-New York
Requisition ID: 3256417