RBC Flashcards
RBC Top-line job description
At RBC, our culture is deeply supportive and rich in opportunity and reward. You will help our clients thrive and our communities prosper, empowered by a spirit of shared purpose.
RBC’s description of opportunity
- To undertake company research and make recommendations for the various portfolios managed by the team that are aligned with the team’s investment process and strategy.
- To help the team achieve strong investment performance relative to both its peers and benchmarks.
- To help the team maintain a high and extensive standard of portfolio analysis, data and information.
RBC Responsibilities
-Recommendations for the portfolios
-Undertake research across relevant sectors
-Maintain up-to-date reports
-Regularly meet management
-Assist team in producing reports for portfolio
Why interested in EE Analyst role at RBC
-Investment philosophy lines up with mine
-Generalist role
-Investment process with rigour/integration of risk and portfolio engineering
-Culture (collegiate) with emphasis on professional development (including CFA)
-Value I can bring in based on experience at Bernstein
How I see my career developing
-Evolving professionally and taking on more responsibility overtime
-Expanding coverage/composition of portfolio
-Completing CFA
-Active involvement in discussions related to portfolio construction
Why Investment Management
-Background in ER (enjoyed and helped prepare)
-With investing direct measurable impact on performance which is motivating and rewarding (consistency also important)
-Investing dynamic, changing market conditions and economics, but end goal remains constant
-Help me expand skillset thinking more about portfolio analysis
-Room for creativity and analysis
Making decisions under limited time and informational constraints
-Rapid information gathering
-Critical analysis
-Thoughtful judgement
-Continuous learning
-Have to rely on experience
-When time constrained important to weigh implications of each choice
-Speed is not solely about haste, but efficiency
Prioritise tasks when multiple projects
-Understand the scope and deadlines
-Priorities based on importance and urgency
-Break down large projects
-Leverage technology
-Maintain flexibility
What sets me apart from other candidates
-Different sectors
-Educational background (science & engineering)
-Technical skills with python, Julia, others
