Stewardship Analyst

Posted 15 April by eFinancialCareers
Competitive salary
London , South East England
Permanent, full-time or part-time
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Stewardship Analyst

Man Group has been a front runner in responsible investing and looks to continue to set the pace with regards to the stewardship of our client's assets.

Reporting to the Stewardship Manager, this role sits within the Stewardship team, which is part of the Responsible Investment group of Man Group. The candidate will focus on the implementation of stewardship approaches - including proxy voting and engagement - across Man Group's investment engines.

As a Stewardship Analyst, you will have a variety of responsibilities:

Proxy Voting
  • Manage the day-to-day relationship with our proxy voting research provider.
  • Oversee consistent and informed proxy voting activities, ensuring timeliness and completeness of the execution of our proxy votes.
  • On critical holdings, perform an extra level of analysis of the 3rd party research and recommendations to ensure we vote in alignment with our firm's policies and/or client requests.
  • Respond to portfolio managers' queries on proxy voting.
  • Maintain and produce accurate voting summaries for various stakeholders.
  • Prepare new funds for proxy voting by completing powers of attorney (POA) and liaising with our proxy advisor and custodians.
Engagement
  • Work with portfolio managers and collaboratively with other investors to deliver tangible results at investee companies.
  • Utilise company disclosures, third party research and other available resources to conduct non-financial analysis to assess company adherence to ESG market standards across different industries.
  • Identify issuers for targeted engagement in order to meet our ESG / Responsible investment (RI) targets.
  • Engage with corporate representatives from our funds' portfolio companies to discuss ESG matters, including climate change, biodiversity, human rights and corporate governance.
Reporting and Policy Updates
  • Respond to engagement and proxy voting-related queries in due diligence questionnaires (DDQ) or Requests for Information (RFI)
  • Maintain stewardship-related policies and contribute to UK Stewardship Code requirements
Skills/Experience

In addition to experience working in sustainable investment roles either at another financial institution or research provider, you will have:
  • A degree in a relevant subject (law, finance, economics, or business).
  • IMC, CFA level 1, CFA in ESG investing or equivalent qualification (desirable).
  • Knowledge of policy issues of corporate governance, stewardship and shareholder rights and responsibilities, with evidence of knowledge of wider responsible investment issues.
  • Strong IT skills including proficiency with Microsoft Office.
  • A motivated self-starter that is organised and proactive.
  • Ability to work collaboratively and independently, take initiative and add value to the team.
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong presentation and writing skills.
Our Culture, Values and Benefits at Man

Man Group is proud to provide the best working environment possible for all of its employees, and we are committed to equal opportunities. At Man Group we believe that a diverse workforce is a critical factor in the success of our business and this is embedded in our culture and values. There are a number of external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes that help us to attract and develop talent from diverse backgrounds and that encourage inclusion and diversity across our firm and the industry. Man Group is a Signatory of the Women in Finance Charter and the Race at Work Charter. Man Group is also a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact . https://diversity

Man Group supports many charities, and global initiatives. We support professional training and development, and requests for flexible or part-time working. Employees are also offered two 'Mankind' days of paid leave per year as part of the Man Charitable Trust's community volunteering programme.

We offer comprehensive, firm-wide employee benefits including competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Additional benefits are tailored to local markets and may include private medical coverage, discounted gym membership and wellbeing programmes.

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