About AGF:
Founded in 1957, AGF Management Limited (AGF) is an independent and globally diverse asset management firm. Our companies deliver excellence in investing in the public and private markets through three distinct business lines: AGF Investments, AGF Capital Partners and AGF Private Wealth. AGF brings a disciplined approach, focused on incorporating sound, responsible and sustainable corporate practices. The firm’s collective investment expertise, driven by its fundamental, quantitative and private investing capabilities, extends globally to a wide range of clients, from financial advisors and their clients to high-net worth and institutional investors including pension plans, corporate plans, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations.
About the team:
Investment Operations serves as a control point between the Front Office (Investment Management and Trading Teams) and the Back-Office Counterparties (Brokers, Issuers). The work is varied and structured in a few hour blocks of tasks and broad exposure across the Operations, Investment and Trading departments.
Your Responsibilities:
- Complete daily trade settlements and reconciliations
- Maintain settlement instruction records for all AGF Investment Funds, Segregated Portfolios and Institutional Clients
- Prepare trade summary reports for Traders and Portfolio Managers
- Liaise both internally and externally with relevant business partners, to facilitate investigation and resolution of any issues
- Help oversight the junior members on the team with their day-to-day tasks
- Monitor / maintain corporate action records and ensure responses are submitted
- Monitor / update private placements and restricted securities; complete paperwork for custodian and clients as required
- Prepare overnight placements and communicate to Fund Accounting, client and custodian
- Reconcile and execute foreign exchange for segregated funds
- Complete new client transition activities, including custody requisitions and corporate actions
- Prepare and execute foreign exchange trades for funds and send to custodian for execution
- Prepare monthly custody reconciliations as required
- Provide support and back up as required across the Client Custody team
- Assist with completing market opening documentation, market renewal documentation, tax reclaim documentation and other related documents
- Maintain Class Action data and aid in any Class Action related question with the vendor and custodian
- Other duties as assigned; may require evening and / or weekend work
Your Qualifications:
- 3 to 5 years’ experience in the investments industry
- Minimum 3 years of trade settlement experience
- Experience calculating end-to-end daily NAVs would be an asset
- Knowledge of products and processes used in the institutional investment industry
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
- Excellent organizational skills, with a strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Proven analysis, problem-solving and conflict resolution skills
- Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment, while meeting time sensitive deadlines
- Confidently works independently and in a small team environment
- Strong knowledge of MS Office and Excel; ability to quickly learn new software systems
Assets:
- Experience with the following vendors / systems would be a strong asset: Eagle Investment Systems, FXALL, Bloomberg, SS&C, ClearPar, and Bloomberg AIM
- Completed or enrolled in the Canadian Securities Course
- Working knowledge of investment instruments such as Equities, Bonds, Forwards, ETFs, Swaps, Options, Futures will also be an added asset)
No unsolicited agency referrals please.
AGF is an equal opportunity employer. AGF welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request in all aspects of our recruitment and selection process. It is the Company's policy to recruit and select applicants for employment solely on the basis of their qualifications, with emphasis on selecting the best qualified person for the job. AGF does not discriminate against applicants based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or disability or any other status or condition protected by applicable legislation.
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What We Do
AGF Investments is comprised of various subsidiaries of AGF Management Limited who manage and advise on a variety of investment solutions for clients globally. The investment teams draw upon and integrate fundamental and quantitative investing capabilities and research across the companies. AGF Investments’ disciplined approach, global mindset and eye to risk management have allowed us to continue to evolve and thrive as a diversified asset manager. AGF Investments’ teams embrace a culture of collaboration with the belief that an interconnected team leads to a better understanding of an interconnected world as we strive to deliver on investment objectives and provide an exceptional client experience. AGF Investments’ offerings include a broad range of equity, fixed income, alternative and multi-asset strategies covering a spectrum of objectives from wealth accumulation and risk management to income-generating solutions. AGF Investments services a diverse client base from financial advisors and individual investors to institutional investors across the globe through segregated accounts, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and separately managed accounts. AGF Investments entities only provide investment advisory services or offers investment funds in the jurisdiction where such firm and/or product is registered or authorized to provide such services
