Investment Management - Fixed Income Portfolio Analyst

London

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) is one of the largest global asset management organizations of any full-service securities firm, with more than 40 years of history, a presence in 24 countries, and a total of $1.9 trillion in assets under management as of May 2026. MSIM strives to provide outstanding long-term investment performance, service, and a comprehensive suite of investment management solutions to a diverse client base, which includes governments, institutions, corporations, and individuals worldwide. For further information about Morgan Stanley Investment Management, please visit www.morganstanley.com/im.

Role Description

Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s Broad Markets Fixed Income team is looking to add a portfolio analyst to support fixed income portfolio managers (focused on investment grade credit and multi-sector fixed income strategies) by ensuring portfolios are positioned in line with the views of the investment team and remain fully compliant with applicable investment guidelines. The position sits at the intersection of macro, sector/security-level research and portfolio construction, with a strong focus on translating investment views into coherent, risk-efficient portfolio exposures. The role is based in London.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with fixed income portfolio managers to implement investment views across portfolios, ensuring alignment with agreed strategies and compliance with investment guidelines.
• Develop a deep understanding of macroeconomic views, sector specialist insights, and individual security analysis, and incorporate these perspectives into the portfolio construction process.
• Analyse portfolio risk positioning, including duration, curve, spread, sector, and issuer exposures, with a focus on maximising risk-adjusted returns.
• Translate top-down and bottom-up investment views into portfolio exposures through the construction, monitoring, and adjustment of investment positions across a range of fixed income asset classes.

Support the ongoing monitoring of portfolios to ensure consistency of risk positioning across Global and European-focused strategies.

Work collaboratively with portfolio managers, research, and trading teams to ensure efficient and timely execution of investment decisions across multiple portfolios.

Work collaboratively with infrastructure functions such as operations and compliance to resolve any portfolio-related issues.

Contribute to the ongoing development of portfolio construction frameworks and risk management processes.

Requirements

• Experience in a similar role preferable
• Knowledge of fixed income markets across major asset classes, including Investment Grade and High Yield Credit, Government bonds, Emerging Markets, Securitised products, and Derivatives.
• Ability to communicate complex investment ideas clearly and effectively to experienced investment professionals.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with a disciplined and detail‑oriented approach.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong presentation and drafting capability.
• Ability to work effectively in a small, collaborative team while managing multiple priorities.
• High level of proficiency with technology and investment-related applications.
• Flexible and proactive approach to workload, with strong prioritisation skills.
• Proven academic and professional achievement.
• Progress toward or completion of a CFA a plus
  
  

What You Can Expect From Morgan Stanley

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Flexible work statement

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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

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