Investment Research Writer, Global Investment Research

LSEG•New York, NY

1d•$155,300 - $258,900•Onsite

About The Position

The Global Investment Research (GIR) team is a client-facing investment research group within the Equity and Multi-Asset business vertical of FTSE Russell. The team publishes insights on current market dynamics across global regions and asset classes, utilizing data from FTSE Russell indices, other LSEG data sets, and external sources. Their research, delivered through reports, commentaries, and presentations, aims to enhance engagement with clients in the investment and wealth ecosystem. The Investment Research Writer role is based in New York and is a mid-level Manager position focused on technical investment writing and editing, co-authoring research reports, and contributing to new research ideas.

Requirements

Familiarity with and interest in financial markets required.
Subject matter expertise in equity is required.
5-10 years’ experience in financial editorial or investment writing role.
Consistent track record to produce clear and concise technical investment writing in English.
Ability to write research reports, blogs and market commentary, and research papers in clear, concise language is essential.
Experience with Microsoft Office suite.
Excellent communication skills and strong self-motivation needed to work efficiently in a global team.
Ability to adhere to strict publishing timelines/deadlines.
Ability to absorb data and ideas from research analysts and transform them into well written investment research, handling editorial responsibilities is key.

Nice To Haves

Experience with analysis and reports on different asset classes and geographic markets would be highly preferable.
Expertise across multi-assets would be a great plus.
An interest and ability to conduct investment research in equities, with a particular focus on all parts of US equities and equity factors would be great.
Experience working with index data and financial datasets would be a great plus.
Ability to do simple data analytics, charting in a financial platform like LSEG Workspace or similar data platforms would be a great plus.
Undergraduate degree in financial journalism, finance, economics or business management preferred.
A CFA would be a great plus.

Responsibilities

Take ownership for investment writing, proof-reading and editing regularly scheduled reports, and research papers, in coordination with GIRs research leads, to ensure editorial consistency in writing style and formats and adhering to Compliance guidelines.
Co-author research reports, and write blogs that spin-off from the reports to broaden exposure of the reports.
Coordinate closely with GIR data engineers and research leads, and with Group marketing and publishing department.
Ability to take research ideas and data from the research analysts and build concisely written and impactful research pieces.
Ability to present research findings, starting with key internal stakeholders. Possibly expanding later to presentations to external clients too.