Equity - Research Analyst

About the Company

Prudential's purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people's career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.

Prudential plc provides life and health insurance and asset management to 18 million customers across 24 markets in Asia and Africa. We are headquartered in London and Hong Kong and are focused on four strategic regions: Greater China, ASEAN, India and Africa. We are served by around 68,000 average monthly active agents and more than 200 bank partners.

About the Role

Responsible for conducting in-depth sector and security analysis to identify undervalued investment opportunities and generate actionable recommendations for the equity team. The role includes providing regular stock outlooks, initiating new investment ideas, performing company visits and financial reviews to support portfolio decisions, leading ESG-related initiatives, and collaborating with regional teams for research and idea sharing.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze business sector outlook and each security fundamental to identify attractive and undervalued investment opportunities to recommend to the team
• Giving stock outlooks and recommendation such as (OW/N/UW) on monthly and quarterly basis in order to capture positive alpha comparing to sector return
• Attending company visits and follow up financial statement consistently in order to check fundamentally for the portfolio model and having conviction in stock selections
• Initiate investment idea and new stock to investment universe
• Support team on ESG issues and engagement activities
• Engage with the regional team for research/idea sharing
• Perform related duties as assigned

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor / master's degree in finance / Banking / Business Administration / Economics and related fields
• Good command of English
• CISA, CFA is an advantage

Skills

• Communication
• Analytical thinking
• Critical thinking
• Business acumen