The Role
In this role, you will perform fundamental equity research on a coverage universe comprised of Asia-Pacific stocks, providing investment ideas for the portfolios and contributing to the investment performance of the firm. You will generate proprietary fundamental analysis of the sector, the industry, the companies and the stocks you cover by meeting with top management of companies, industry experts and experienced colleagues. Research Associates create detailed financial projections for the companies and develop valuation analysis on the stocks to develop investment recommendations (versus sector, versus market) for their assigned stocks.
How Your Work Impacts the Organization
You will communicate your recommendations and insights on your stocks directly to all investment professionals on the team. You will make valuable contributions to our Equity Research department and mutual funds.
We offer a comprehensive training program as well as ongoing instruction, both of which emphasize the skills needed for fundamental investing.
The Skills & Experience You Bring
We are seeking candidates who have the following characteristics:
- 1+ year of post-undergraduate experience in investment research (buy-side or sell-side), investment banking, private equity, or another related field
- While not required, Japanese or another Asian language proficiency is desirable
- Demonstrated consistent success in your work and academic experience
- Exhibit strong analytical and communication skills, coupled with the highest level of personal and professional integrity
- Able to think creatively, work independently and be able to make decisions quickly, often with limited information
- Demonstrate the confidence and the maturity to engage with senior level management of companies
- Intellectually curious about companies and markets and have very high levels of initiative and motivation
- A high level of enthusiasm for discovering new investment opportunities and genuine intellectual curiosity are critical for success in this role
- The ability to consistently develop, clearly articulate and effectively communicate investment recommendations supported by a comprehensive and thoughtful research process is critical to your success at Fidelity
Compensation and Opportunity
Fidelity offers competitive compensation and benefits. Our research associates are compensated based on the performance of their stock recommendations, impact on Fidelity funds and creativity of stock research. Future opportunities for advancement and expanded responsibilities are based on your ability to contribute to the growth and success of Fidelity Management & Research Company.
The Group
Fidelity Investments has long been a leader in managing equity portfolios, with roots dating back to the 1940s. Fidelity’s Equity division is responsible for managing diversified and industry-specific funds for millions of investors. The division consists of portfolio managers, research analysts, research associates, sector specialists, and traders who work together to deliver exceptional investment outcomes. Over the years, its capabilities have grown substantially, with investment strategies designed across style, capitalization, sector, and geography.
The Equity team relies on its proprietary research, disciplined portfolio management, and sophisticated trading process to evaluate, construct, and manage investment portfolios and deliver superior long-term results.
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Skills Required
- 1+ year of post-undergraduate experience in investment research, investment banking, private equity, or a related field
- Strong analytical and communication skills
- High level of personal and professional integrity
- Ability to think creatively, work independently, and make decisions quickly with limited information
- Confidence and maturity to engage with senior-level company management
- Intellectual curiosity about companies and markets
- High initiative and motivation
- Ability to develop, articulate, and communicate investment recommendations supported by comprehensive research
- Japanese or another Asian language proficiency
Fidelity Investments Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fidelity Investments and has not been reviewed or approved by Fidelity Investments.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Bonuses, commissions, and profit-sharing are presented as generous and meaningful components of total compensation, with certain roles achieving high total earnings through multiple pay streams. Variable pay is consistently framed as a positive contributor beyond base salary.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) match up to 7% alongside additional profit-sharing up to 10% materially enhances long-term compensation. These retirement features are highlighted as standout strengths of the overall package.
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Parental & Family Support — Generous paid parental leave (16 weeks maternity, 12 weeks parental), backup dependent care, and adoption assistance provide robust family support. Hybrid work and caregiving resources further ease family responsibilities.
Fidelity Investments Insights
What We Do
At Fidelity, our goal is to make financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We do this by focusing on a diverse set of customers: - from 23 million people investing their life savings, to 20,000 businesses managing their employee benefits to 10,000 advisors needing innovative technology to invest their clients’ money. We offer investment management, retirement planning, portfolio guidance, brokerage, and many other financial products. Privately held for nearly 70 years, we’ve always believed by providing investors with access to the information and expertise, we can help them achieve better results. That’s been our approach- innovative yet personal, compassionate yet responsible, grounded by a tireless work ethic—it is the heart of the Fidelity way.
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