- GIMA Alternative Investment Due Diligence Analyst Real Assets - Vice President

Gima Alternative Investment Due Diligence Analyst Real Assets

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a range of wealth management products and services for affluent individuals, businesses, and institutions. These services include brokerage and investment advisory, financial and wealth planning, credit and lending, cash management, annuities and insurance, retirement and trust.

Global Investment Manager Analysis (GIMA), a unit within Investment Solutions, provides comprehensive manager research on a wide range of investment strategies, including separately managed accounts, mutual funds, UCITs, exchange-traded funds and private vehicles in the equity, fixed income and alternative investments spaces. The GIMA team engages with a broad array of investment managers to identify high quality strategies for portfolios.

Position Summary

The GIMA Alternative Investment Due Diligence Analyst Real Assets will perform investment due diligence on alternative investment funds and managers, with an emphasis on real assets strategies, for new prospective managers and as part of the ongoing monitoring process for existing relationships.

Job Description for Alternative Investment Due Diligence Analyst

Core functions :

• Perform initial and ongoing investment due diligence on alternative investment strategies with a focus on private investments including real estate, infrastructure, renewables, energy infrastructure / MLPs, commodities and natural resources.
• Source unique investment opportunities for high net worth clients.
• Analyze managers in relation to their investment process, track record, attribution, portfolio construction, and risk management capabilities.
• Partner with internal colleagues to provide advice and recommendations to investment committees, financial advisors, and clients.
• Author written research reports and commentaries on fund managers and thought leadership pieces on market trends and opportunities impacting alternative investment strategies.

Ongoing activities include :

Qualifications

Skills required :

What You Can Expect From Morgan Stanley

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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $110,000 and $185,000 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.

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