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    High Touch Trader, Loan Specialist - London, United Kingdom - Man Group

    Man Group
    Man Group London, United Kingdom

    3 weeks ago

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    ABOUT MAN GROUP

    Man Group is a global, technology-empowered active investment management firm focused on delivering alpha and portfolio solutions for clients. Headquartered in London, we manage $161.2 billion* and operate across multiple offices globally.

    We invest across a diverse range of strategies and asset classes, with a mix of long only and alternative strategies run on a discretionary and quantitative basis, across liquid and private markets. Our investment teams work within Man Group's single operating platform, enabling them to invest with a high degree of empowerment while benefiting from the collaboration, strength and resources of the entire firm. Our platform is underpinned by advanced technology, supporting our investment teams at every stage of their process, including alpha generation, portfolio management, trade execution and risk management.

    Our clients and the millions of retirees and savers they represent are at the heart of everything we do. We form deep and long-lasting relationships and create tailored solutions to help meet their unique needs.

    We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where difference is celebrated and everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive, as well as giving back and contributing positively to our communities. For more information about Man Group's global charitable efforts, and our diversity and inclusion initiatives, please visit:

    Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EMG.LN and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Further information can be found at

    MAN CENTRAL EXECUTION TRADING

    The Central Trading team maximises the execution alpha within the investment process through market knowledge, trading specialisation, leveraging best in class execution technology and rigorous execution research and TCA.

    PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

    To provide execution and order placement services to Man's investment engines. For the avoidance of doubt, traders are not permitted to take any investment decisions.

    As a High Touch Trader, you will help manage our discretionary strategies and develop a best-in-class trading platform for the firm. You will be part of a multi asset high touch trading team, with a primary focus on Loan trading for our CLOs, and also assisting on other FICC instruments including but not limited to Single Name Corp Credit (IG, HY, Emerging), Cash & CDS, Converts and ABS. We look for traders sharing our values of excellence, drive, meritocracy, and integrity.

    RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Help managing our discretionary trading strategies by maximising our execution platform and technology
  • Contribute to improvements across signal development, portfolio construction, risk management and trading
  • Drive development of our trading platform, infrastructure and technology
  • Use qualitative and quantitative analysis to improve performance of our discretionary strategies
  • Develop and maintain relationships with our counterparties.
  • Executing trading activity across the business and relevant products
  • Liaising with sales traders/brokers on market movements
  • Predicting how markets will move and buying and selling accordingly
  • Informing all relevant parties for market flows and liquidity
  • Adding to the company's understanding of market microstructure, transaction costs, participants and products in the exchange traded products and OTC space
  • Liaising and partnering with asset managers and analysts on execution implementation
  • Observing internal trading limits and any other restrictions on scope of delegated authority to act on behalf of designation fund/client
  • Liaising with asset managers on hedging strategy and portfolio construction where necessary
  • Managing the execution of subscriptions and redemptions
  • Coordinating the company's involvement in primary offerings and secondary trading
  • Be aware of and act in accordance with the regulatory and legal framework governing the senior trader's activities, including in particular any relevant market abuse rules
  • To the extent applicable, understand and abide by relevant market risk limits and thresholds and prudential levels
  • Know, understand and comply with Man's Global Compliance policies and any internal procedures relevant to the senior trader's business activities and with the requirements set out in Man's Staff Handbook and Global Code of Ethics as well as any global, regional and local compliance manuals
  • Obtain appropriate authorisation to trade pursuant to the PM's recorded instructions
  • Report regularly to their appointed line manager
  • At the end of each day, ensure that all transactions for which the senior trader is responsible for executing, have been recorded in the trading system correctly
  • Report any potential regulatory concerns to Compliance and to the appointed line manager. This includes any market activity of a suspicious nature as well as known or suspected breaches of regulation, exchange rules or firm policy
  • Continue to improve process to ensure Man meets its Best Execution obligations for Man's clients
  • Maximise alpha retention post investment decision through:

    • Robust framework for continuous evaluation and improvement of the execution process to minimise slippage and explicit trading costs

    Application of quantitative methods combined with trading experience to decide and discuss with the PM, the optimal execution strategy to best match the PM's trading and investment objectives

  • Develop trading technology to improve execution toolkit
  • Embrace technology to help automate workflow
  • Oversight of broker roster and ensuring proper allocation of flow keeping in mind metrics of broker performance, coverage model, execution research and operational efficiency
  • Feedback to executing brokers of areas of improvement, ranking etc.
  • Prime Broker relationship management, to maintain and optimise said relationships
  • Liaison with operations teams to ensure no disruption or backlog with the brokers resulting in process bottlenecks leading to missed opportunities on the execution front in the pursuit of best execution
  • Ability to raise/cancel an order ticket, based on the PM's recorded instructions, if required (this should not be viewed as standard practise)
  • Continue to be able to view PM's holdings
  • Assist Middle Office to ensure timely matching of trades
  • Liaison with stock loan desk

    • COMPETENCIES AND EXPERIENCE

  • 5-10+ years of experience trading in a financial institution
  • In depth knowledge of trading Loans and established sell side relationships
  • Experience trading other FICC instruments including but not limited to Single Name Corp Credit (IG, HY, EM), Cash & CDS, Converts and ABS
  • Experience analysing OTC data or Exchange Traded Data
  • Coding skills in a high-level programming language such as Python, or R, a plus but not necessary
  • Strong academic record and a degree from a leading university
  • Hands-on and positive attitude, adaptability and resilience
  • Team player. Disciplined, customer-focused and results-driven
  • Attention to detail and disciplined. Able to work under pressure and in a high-paced environment
  • Ability to think quickly & logically in very high-pressure situations
  • Intellectually robust with a keenly analytic approach to problem solving. Curious, entrepreneurial, and innovative, willing to get involved with technology and projects across the firm
  • Strong inter-personal skills to enable communication across investment management teams and regions. Clear, concise, and transparent communicator
  • Market microstructure specialists
  • Execution of hedging overlays/factor exposures based on discussions and recorded instructions from the PM
  • Exploring new venues and liquidity opportunities to add capacity to investment strategies
  • Exploring and suggesting new markets and working with the PMs to ensure implementation into the PMs' investment management process to add capacity
  • Filtered market intelligence delivered to the PMs/Sectors/Risk
  • Understand market positioning, including micro and macro catalysts
  • Market colour, insight and ideas relayed to PMs in relation to potential investment opportunities for the PMs to make the investment decision

    • EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY

    Man provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and all employees without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, age or any other legally protected category or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

    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 .

    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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