Portfolio Manager

Portfolio Manager (City of London US Services Limited; West Chester, PA): Handle the management of accounts with Emerging Market CEF mandates, which includes generating trade ideas, placing and executing trades, and addressing country allocation targets. Review portfolio holdings across accounts for dispersion, review size-weighted average discount levels across accounts for dispersion, and perform cash management tasks. Duties include: Reviewing and approving control reports and providing information to Client Servicing when requested for client reporting. Providing account updates to clients and providing strategic reviews to prospects. Researching closed-end funds that fall under US investment umbrella, including visiting fund managers, attending presentations/conferences, conducting annual due diligence meetings, and writing research reports. Participating in decision making and implementation processes for US Emerging Market (EM) Closed-End Fund (CEF) strategy and management with other Portfolio Managers, including generating trade ideas for these strategies. Contributing to the "constant improvement" objective in the investment process. Providing recommendations for the management of the EM Strategy in all regards including strategic & tactical allocations. Providing trade execution on all covered markets including providing all front office functions regarding trading including placing trades, managing orders, maintaining the trade system, updating the cash sheet and deal sheet, and establishing and maintaining relationships with brokers to achieve best execution. Attending all investment management meetings to preserve general level of firm knowledge and maintain communication. Contributing to the knowledge base of the EM Team, including meeting with fund managers, attending presentations/seminars, and communicating relevant research either verbally or in writing. Regularly reading periodicals pertaining to general economic interests, undertaking research of existing and new securities, and preparing written due diligence reports. Monitoring news and corporate actions on CEFs held on the EM accounts and reporting anything relevant to the wider team. Analyzing liquidity of all City of London Investment Management Company Limited (CLIM) accounts semi-annually, handling end-of-day pricing for the US EM CEF strategy; and assisting in the presentation of CLIM products to potential and existing clients. Providing marketing articles for dissemination to prospective and current investors. Detecting and communicating any possible breaches of any of the funds managed by the Investment Team using the Investment Limit report. Ensuring compliance with regulatory standards set by firm and regulatory bodies. Finding ways to utilize AI tools in processes and workflows. Aiding the development and implementation of any systems as required. Maintaining existing procedures and introducing new procedures as required. Telecommuting permitted within commuting distance of the West Chester, PA office. Minimum requirements: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Finance, Quantitative Finance, Risk Management, or related field plus 5 years of experience in an investment analyst role. Must have: 5 years of experience researching and trading closed-end funds. Demonstrated knowledge of investment tools, including Charles River Development and Bloomberg. Proven ability to make, and implement, investment decisions on behalf of clients, in a risk-averse manner. Apply by sending resume to: Amber Lloyd, HR Manager, City of London US Services Limited, [email protected] Ref: 00100303. An EOE. #LI-DNI