Research Analyst

• May 2021 - Present

Analyst

• Jun 2018 - May 2021

Analyst responsible for the research, selection and due diligence of hedge funds. The main tasks include but are not limited to: performing quantitative and qualitative analyses across all hedge fund strategies, pitching new investment ideas to the Head of Research and the CIO, implementing optimization, risk assessment and risk monitoring of hedge fund portfolios, conducting calls and meetings with portfolio managers. Analyst responsible for the research, selection and due diligence of hedge funds. The main tasks include but are not limited to: performing quantitative and qualitative analyses across all hedge fund strategies, pitching new investment ideas to the Head of Research and the CIO, implementing optimization, risk assessment and risk monitoring of hedge fund portfolios, conducting calls and meetings with portfolio managers.

Fund of Funds Intern

• Dec 2016 - Jun 2017

Main tasks as intern in the Fund of Funds team: Participating in and documenting prospective manager meetings including participation to industry roundtables and conferences. Conducting prospective manager due diligence and analysis, primarily across all hedge fund strategies space and monitoring hedge funds investments. Conducting quantitative peer group analysis of managers and strategies. Completing various investment-related and other ad-hoc projects. Contributing to the development of presentations and marketing materials.

Training Programme

• Aug 2014 - Aug 2014

The training program consisted in a rotation between three Azimut Brazil divisions: AZ Futurainvest, Lanin Partners and AZ Legan. In the first two weeks in AZ Futurainvest I was involved in financial advisory activities and Brazil macro analysis. The third week in Lanin Partners I worked with equity analysts and the fund manager to learn portfolio management and business valuation strategies. Finally, in AZ Legan I was involved in the trading desk and invited by the chairman to attend a meeting for an acquisition deal.

Training Programme

• Jul 2013 - Jul 2013

The training was split into two parts. The first half of the internship studying fixed income markets, options, plain vanilla and more structured rates derivative products, analysis of counterparty risk (CDS and legal contract to manage exposure). Second half applying what learnt to practical cases (Terna SpA and Rottapharm SpA) such as debt profile analysis (as example: leverage, maturity, fixed/floater exposure). The training was split into two parts. The first half of the internship studying fixed income markets, options, plain vanilla and more structured rates derivative products, analysis of counterparty risk (CDS and legal contract to manage exposure). Second half applying what learnt to practical cases (Terna SpA and Rottapharm SpA) such as debt profile analysis (as example: leverage, maturity, fixed/floater exposure).