Investment analyst

Financial analysts carry out quantitative analyses of information affecting investment programmes of public or private institutions.

• analysing financial information to produce forecasts of business, industry and economic conditions for use in making investment decisions;
• maintaining knowledge and keeping abreast of developments in industrial technology, business, finance and economic theory;
• interpreting information affecting investment programmes, such as price, yield, stability, future trends in investment risk and economic influences;
• monitoring economic, industrial and corporate developments by analysing information obtained from financial publications and services, investment banking firms, government agencies, trade publications, company sources and personal interviews;
• recommending investments and investment timing to companies, investment firm staff or the general public;
• determining the prices at which securities will be issued to the market and offered for purchase by the public;
• preparing investment plans based on financial analyses;
• evaluating and comparing the quality of securities in a given industry;
• presenting oral and written reports on general economic trends, individual corporations and entire economic sectors.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Financial analyst
• Investment analyst
• Consultant, securities