Fixed Income Research – G10 FX Strategy Analyst

Company ProfileMorgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm’s employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career – a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture. Department ProfileMorgan Stanley Investment Research is uniquely committed to being an essential part of our clients’ investment process. We strive to be the sell-side research provider that best understands the buy side. Through relevant and timely conversations with leading investors, we focus resources on risk- reward essentials: identifying the investor debates, assessing the potential outcomes, and uncovering the evidence our clients need to validate their investment decisions. Our equity analysts cover some 2,900 stocks; our economists, strategists and fixed income analysts cover all major regions and other asset classes around the globe.Team DescriptionStrategists within Morgan Stanley Fixed Income Research identify significant investment strategies, macro and micro market trends, and themes that lead to superior returns for investors. They are an integral part of the Fixed Income franchise, working alongside sales and trading to service clients in product areas such as Rates, FX, EM and Credit.

Morgan Stanley’s North American Fixed Income Research team is seeking an Associate for our G10 FX Strategy team. The role involves communicating with institutional clients, writing research notes, conducting bespoke analysis, and building and maintaining analytical models. The candidate must possess strong analytical, interpersonal, excel, oral and written communication skills.

We are looking for an analyst/associate level candidate to join the Global FX Strategy Team to analyze G10 FX. The role would report to the Head of North America G10 FX Strategy, based in New York.

Candidate tasks would include, but are not limited to:

• Conducting bespoke analyses of G10 foreign exchange, including collecting and analyzing data, authoring research reports, and presenting results to internal clients around the firm and external clients-Contributing to the development of the team’s core FX views-Leading internal client meetings-Running econometric analyses of macroeconomic and other factors on foreign exchange-Building and maintaining large datasets, chart packs, and models-Supporting the NA Head of G10 FX in the development of presentations, weekly reports, and ad hoc analyses

The ideal candidate would have the following attributes: -Strong understanding of macroeconomic concepts, including balance of payments, international finance, and fixed income valuation-Robust econometric skills, including the ability to run regression analyses independently, and interpret the results-Ability to work independently under tight deadlines-Self starter: someone eager to learn and pick up new responsibilities-Flexibility: The ability to help out where needed and ‘roll with the punches’