YOUR NEXT CAREER MOVE?
Intern - Investments
Mercer is currently seeking a highly motivated and skilled analysts for its investments group based in
Gurgaon/Noida/Mumbai.
What can you expect?
We are seeking an Investment Intern to assist in evaluating the performance of investments and asset classes in
our clients' portfolios. This internship offers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the investment
industry, working with investment professionals and contributing to various analytical and reporting tasks.
About Mercer Investments
Mercer Investments group provides a broad range of investment consulting and advisory services, working
closely with the Mercer Investment Consultants across multiple geographies. This role will support analysis and
research at every stage of the investment decision, risk management and investment monitoring process. The
role will focus on various aspects of institutional investing, including data collection and analysis, investment
strategies research, performance reporting, financial modeling, asset class research, and related investment
consulting functions. The incumbent in this role should have an understanding of the Global Capital Markets and
working knowledge of various Asset Classes and Investment Strategies.
This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity for individuals aspiring to make a career in the investment
industry.
What is in it for you?
• At Mercer, we’re as invested in creating brighter futures for our own people as we are for our clients. To
help you reach your full potential, we offer a culture, benefits and resources that support your wellbeing and
career development.
• The opportunity to work with some of the smartest and most energetic people in the industry, who will
nurture, challenge, and enable you.
• A dynamic, collaborative, and inclusive culture, where diversity is embraced – and you are celebrated and
appreciated for who you are.
• A huge variety of learning and development resources to support your personal and professional growth.
• Competitive rewards supporting your financial wellbeing
• Shared Transport (Provided the address falls in service zone)
We will count on you for
Key responsibilities of the Full-time investment analysts are listed below:
• Measuring performance of investments and asset classes in the clients' portfolio
• Communicating with investment and money managers and custodians to gather and/or clarify client-specific
data for reporting
• Daily work management and execution of performance reporting operations activities
• Preparing Portfolio evaluation reports for institutional clients on a monthly/quarterly basis detailing the
market performance, investment results, style exposures, and recommendations for portfolio rebalancing
• Assessing the performance of fund/investment strategies and linking the performance with
market/economic developments and the investment process of the asset managers
• Measuring performance of investments and asset classes in the clients' portfolio
YOUR NEXT CAREER MOVE?
• Communicating with investment and money managers and custodians to gather and/or clarify client-specific
data for reporting
• Daily work management and execution of performance reporting operations activities
• Preparing Portfolio evaluation reports for institutional clients on a monthly/quarterly basis detailing the
market performance, investment results, style exposures, and recommendations for portfolio rebalancing
• Assessing the performance of fund/investment strategies and linking the performance with
market/economic developments and the investment process of the asset managers
• Developing asset allocation solutions for institutional clients based on the Investment Policy Statement
while incorporating the asset class views of the organization’s Strategic Research Group
• Review and amend investment policy statements
• Write research papers on macro/microeconomic environment and Investment industry trends
• Providing research support on client requests including ESG, Style Analytics, Asset Class Trends
• Review asset allocation and portfolio construction as per client goals and risk appetite
• Fund managers screening and preparation of fund search report
• Modeling of fixed income & equity portfolios using external software
• Develop strategic asset allocation models, risk, and return calibration, and portfolio analytics on portfolios of
institutional investors
• Provide support on asset class studies and periodical publications
Note – Please be advised that your ultimate alignment with a particular team within the Investments group will
be contingent upon performance in the evaluation process, your skillset, and any prior experience.
What you need to have:
Knowledge & Skills:
The ideal candidate will be
• pursuing a graduate degree in mathematics/Statistics/Economics/Engineering/ Commerce with excellent
academic track record OR a Masters’ degree in Business Administration (MBA Finance) with strong
quantitative and analytical content
• Possess an understanding of the basic investment terminologies and concepts
• Strong logical and analytical skills with attention to details
• Exceptional interpersonal, organizational, business communication, and time management skills
• The ability to understand the link between data, its application to the “bigger picture”
• Positive attitude & ability to adapt to the ever-changing environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication
About Mercer
At Mercer, we are a global force of around 25000+ unique individuals working together to make a difference in the lives of more than 115
million people every day by advancing their health, wealth, and careers.
We’re in the business of creating more secure and rewarding futures for our clients and their employees — For more than 80 years, we’ve
turned our insights into actions; Be it designing affordable health plans, or assuring income for retirement, or aligning workers with workforce
needs, we’ve been united in our mission of enabling people around the globe to live, work, and retire well.
