About The Role
We at PEI Group are looking for Research Associates to join our welcoming, diverse and growing team in Singapore. The successful research associate will be a part of a global team, responsible for the research and maintenance of online intelligence services that track the flow of capital between investors and fund managers active in the alternative asset classes.
The role demands first-rate organisational skills, excellent verbal and written communication, strong excel and data management skills and an analytical mind. The ability to focus and a keen eye for detail are essential to ensure that we maintain accuracy and a high quality of output. The research associate also needs to be comfortable with processes and must be thorough in their work.
The Research Associate is primarily engaged in the following activities:
Research
- Building and maintaining written and data-driven company profiles of fund managers, investors and service providers in private markets for publication in our online products.
- Using online sources, including company websites, regulatory filings and news sources to maintain up-to-date and accurate data and intelligence in PEI's proprietary databases.
- Telephone interviews with senior executives at fund management firms, institutional investors and service providers to identify their future plans.
- Translation of these phone conversations into the accurate input of data and intelligence into PEI's databases.
- Data & Analysis.
- Becoming an expert in how best to collect and present data in excel, chart and graph form.
- Working as a team to survey market participants and analysing the results for publication across PEI's editorial titles.
Knowledge
- Maintaining an excellent knowledge of alternative assets through reading multiple intelligence sources to spot trends and contribute ideas for analysis.
- The balance of the above tasks, along with other duties, will vary.
- The role demands first-rate organisational skills, excellent verbal and written communication, strong excel and data management skills and an analytical mind. The ability to focus and a keen eye for detail are essential to ensure that we maintain accuracy and a high quality of output. The research associate also needs to be comfortable with processes and must be thorough in his/her work.
Key Relationships
- The Research Associate will work with a team of research associates within the local office and will be expected to build relationships with colleagues in other offices. The Research Associate will also need to build relationships with editorial, sales, event and marketing staff members where necessary.
- The Research Associate is responsible for building relationships with senior contacts in the industry through telephone and e-mail correspondence and occasional face-to-face meetings.
Key Success Measures
- Meeting agreed deadlines.
- Meeting agreed targets of numbers of institutions researched and updated.
- Accuracy of data researched.
- Maintenance of an enthusiastic and positive attitude towards work.
Requirements
About You
The role would suit individuals with;
- Highly developed research skills.
- High levels of self-motivation.
- Excellent verbal communication skills.
- The ability or willingness to learn the dynamics of the industry to have informed conversations with its players.
- Experience within a research role is useful, but not necessary.
- Attention to detail and patience so that work is completed on time and to the required standard.
- Multitasking and strong time management skills are also essential.
- Excellent spoken and written English skills and be degree educated.
- Excellent research skills.
- Be inquisitive and have a proactive, methodological and enthusiastic approach to work.
- A working knowledge of and interest in financial services would be an advantage. The potential to grasp the dynamics of the private markets industry is also required. The ability to work on one's own initiative whilst maintaining close and effective relationships within a team is needed.
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About Us
Who we are:
PEI Group is a subscriber-focused business intelligence company. With our multi-talented global team of over 440 people, spread across EMEA, USA & Asia, our purpose is to inform and connect investment professionals across global, specialised markets. We identify specific high growth, high value investment sectors and themes where deep insight, strong market relationships and active capital flows are critical for success.
What We Do
PEI Group provides industry-leading journalism, data, and market insight to subscribing clients via a wide portfolio of specialist brands supported by our robust and scalable digital publishing, analytics, and database platform. We also track the firms and individuals who shape markets and bring client-communities together to enable knowledge sharing, profile building and relationship development through professional networks and events. Wherever our markets are active in New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, London and elsewhere PEI is hard at work examining crucial market forces and shifting investment themes, identifying active investors and their capital allocations, and scanning ahead for regulatory changes, new compliance requirements and other risk factors.
At PEI we value diverse talent and welcome applications from everyone regardless of background. We are an equal opportunity employer and our inclusive culture at PEI is reflected in every stage of the recruitment journey. Please inform us at initial stages of the recruitment process if you require any reasonable adjustments and we can accommodate this.
PEI Group supports flexible working arrangements, and we welcome career returners. 
