Public Markets – Investment Intern MBA

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What’s the role?

Public Markets – Graduate-Level (MBA) Credit Investment Internship

Who We Are : The Public Investments Department within Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC (NMIMC) manages the public markets investments of Northwestern Mutual, with more than $100 billion under management in Investment Grade Corporate, Structured Product, High Yield Corporate, Government, Municipal, and related Derivative assets.

Internship Role and Responsibilities :
Participate in the day-to-day investment processes of one or more credit investment management teams

Assist in the creation and presentation of market, industry and company outlooks and security-specific forecast models and recommendations

Participate in market and industry strategy and investment/portfolio positioning meetings and discussions

Participate in market, industry and company-specific meetings with company management teams and Wall Street research analysts, strategists and economists

Assist Senior Analysts and Portfolio Managers with ad-hoc projects

Qualifications :
First year standing in a Master of Business Administration in Finance, Investments or similar concentration

Passion for the art and science of investing

Exceptional oral and written communication skills

Desire to be challenged

Motivation to learn

Desirable qualifications :
Relevant work experience

Progress towards the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation

Demonstrated proficiency and interest in financial statement analysis

Strong Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills

Experience with Bloomberg and FactSet

Position Type: Internship

Posting Date: 10/23/2015