Capital Markets Fixed Income Content Associate

About Us

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

MSWM Capital Markets

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is unique in being the only wealth management firm to have its own independent capital markets platform. We provide fully integrated sales, trading and content. Our scope extends across multiple asset classes, providing differentiated, commercial content and first-class service.

Role Description

The Fixed Income (FI) Credit Products and Content team is responsible for the curation and distribution of pertinent and actionable Taxable Fixed Income content to Morgan Stanley's Financial Advisors. The team leverages both internal and external credit analysis as well as Morgan Stanley Research and Strategy to assist in portfolio construction, positioning, and overall strategy. A portion of this role will be supervising the Equity Product team content creation and delivery, who leverage Morgan Stanley Equity Research and Institutional Equity Division content to develop timely and insightful equity related content, including market outlooks, sector analysis, thematic views, and individual stock recommendations.

Primary Responsibilities

• Credit Analysis: Perform fundamental and relative value credit analysis across multiple sectors within the US Investment Grade asset class. Monitor / leverage internal & 3rd party research / strategy to curate idea generation & trade flow. Commercialize FI content, through actionable idea generation / trade ideas.
• Content Distribution: Daily content distribution from the Fixed Income Credit Desk to Financial Advisors, including, but not limited to, daily market commentary, Corp Cash Newsletters, Fixed Income Playbook, BlastIMs, offerings/offering runs, etc. Work closely with WM Taxable Sales to roundtable and scale best ideas. Leverage Morgan Stanley Research and Strategy to help aid in positioning and portfolio construction.
• Supervision of the WM CM Equity Content creation and delivery process

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in Fixed Income Sales, Trading or Research fields.
• Fundamental understanding of global credit/interest sensitive markets.
• Experience in Credit or Equity research or financial analysis.
• Ability to identify investment opportunities and analyse client portfolios.
• Proficient Microsoft excel knowledge preferred.
• Candidate must have a strong interest in Fixed Income Capital Markets and possess excellent written and oral communication skills.
• CFA Preferred.
• A fast-paced environment requires an aptitude for analysing and interpreting often complex information in a timely manner.
• Candidate must have entrepreneurial attitude to help create best ideas for the Morgan Stanley Wealth Management client base.
• Experience managing teams preferred.

What You Can Expect From Morgan Stanley

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

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Key skills/competency

• Fixed Income Analysis
• Credit Analysis
• Capital Markets
• Financial Content Creation
• Investment Strategies
• Portfolio Construction
• Market Commentary
• Equity Research Analysis
• Wealth Management
• Team Supervision