Equities Investment Analyst, Aisa ex Japan

Location –
London

About Federated Hermes;

Federated Hermes, Inc. is a global leader in active, responsible investment management, with $871.2B in assets under management, as of October, 31st, 2025. We deliver investment solutions that help investors target a broad range of outcomes and provide equity, fixed-income, alternative/private markets, multi-asset, and liquidity management strategies to more than 11,000 institutions and intermediaries worldwide.

Our clients include corporations, government entities, insurance companies, foundations and endowments, banks, and broker/dealers. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Federated Hermes has more than 2,000 employees in London, New York and offices worldwide. For more information, visit

• Provide detailed research reports and models on potential investments.
• Maintain models and reports on existing holdings.
• Investigate Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) factors.
• Present and discuss ideas with members of the team.

The candidate will have proven analytical experience in equity research. The role will suit a highly motivated self-starter who will prepare material that will contribute to stock selection within the portfolio. They should be a strong team player and highly effective at communicating ideas. They will be able to demonstrate clarity and independence of thought and research, generating their own stock models and be able to source ideas from screens and independent thought rather than from broker recommendations.

They should show strong initiative. They should also be aligned with the philosophy of the desk which is long‑term oriented and incorporates ESG. We anticipate the successful candidate is required to have a minimum of 4 years’ post graduate experience with a minimum of 2 years’ equity research from either the buy or sell side. Asian & GEM equities related experience is preferred but also open to consider other geographies.

The candidate will be highly proficient at writing detailed investment analysis and constructing financial models on companies. They will have experience of monitoring the performance of investments and will be able to demonstrate this.

• The candidate will have excellent academic qualifications, will be educated to degree level, preferably with an advanced degree, proficient in accountancy and ideally will have a professional qualification such as a Charted Accountant.
• CFA qualified or level 2+ candidate
• They should be adept at constructing financial models on companies.
• They must be able to communicate clearly and succinctly in both written and oral form in English.
• They will be skilled at using systems such as Bloomberg, Reuters and Factset and using Microsoft Word and Excel.

We believe in genuine opportunity, fairness, and respect for all applicants and aim to ensure that no current or prospective employee is subject to discrimination or treated less favourably on the basis of their disability, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, age, sex, or sexual orientation, or disability. We understand that applicants may have different needs and expectations related to their working arrangements and are committed to a discussion on flexible working.

Please raise these with your Recruitment contact to discuss what type of arrangements can work for you and the role for which you are applying.

We welcome applications from all eligible candidates, and we particularly encourage applications from qualified candidates who identify as women and/or are from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background, as these groups are…