Wednesday 11 December 2013

Corporate Governance Research Internship MSCI Inc.

MSCI Inc. is a leading provider of investment decision support tools to investors globally, including asset managers, banks, hedge funds and pension funds. MSCI products and services include indices, portfolio risk and performance analytics, and governance tools.
The company’s flagship product offerings are: the MSCI indices with approximately USD 7.5 trillion estimated to be benchmarked to them on a worldwide basis1; Barra multi-asset class factor models, portfolio risk and performance analytics; RiskMetrics multi-asset class market and credit risk analytics; IPD real estate information, indices and analytics; MSCI ESG (environmental, social and governance) Research screening, analysis and ratings; ISS corporate governance research, data and outsourced proxy voting and reporting services; and FEA valuation models and risk management software for the energy and commodities markets. MSCI is headquartered in New York, with research and commercial offices around the world.

*As of March 31, 2013, as reported on July 31, 2013 by eVestment, Lipper and Bloomberg

For further information on MSCI, please visit our web site at www.msci.com.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

ISS' Brussels office is seeking a number of research interns for the winter/spring of 2014. Research interns will assist ISS' corporate governance analysts in the authoring and preparation of proxy analyses of the annual general meetings of publicly traded companies. Specific tasks include drafting vote recommendations, collecting data, and contacting corporate issuers with information enquiries. Interns will in the first instance be assigned to individual regional research teams based on language skills and other qualifications.

DESIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Fluency (both spoken and written) in English AND German/French/Dutch/Italian/Turkish/Portuguese/Polish/Russian/Croatian/Serbian/Swedish/Norwegian/Danish/Finnish;
  • A bachelor degree in law, finance, and/or economics, or in the process of obtaining such a degree;
  • A good eye for detail, strong analytical ability, numeracy, strong oral and written communication skills, a basic understanding of capital markets, the ability to work independently while cooperating with other team members.
This internship is remunerated (€ 1000 monthly + lunch vouchers + bonus if appropriate), will start in January/February 2014, and the assignments run for 3 to 6 months. Applicants should email a cover letter along with a CV in Englishto hrbrussels@msci.com.
Due to the great number of applications we receive for each of our open vacancies, we are unable to respond on an individual basis.

To all recruitment agencies:MSCI does not accept unsolicited CVs/Resumes. Please do not forward CVs/Resumes to any MSCI employee, location or website. MSCI is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs/Resumes.

MSCI Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce. It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy (including unlawful discrimination on the basis of a legally protected pregnancy/maternity leave), veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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