Equity & Fixed Income Intern (Summer 2027)
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Western & Southern Financial Group
Cincinnati, OH, US
Summary
The intern will assist senior analysts and portfolio managers by updating equity and credit models and summarizing sell-side research reports. They will also contribute to company and industry analysis while gaining exposure to portfolio-level risk management.
Job Description
Overview
As an intern with Fort Washington's equity and fixed income teams, the intern will work directly with at least one senior analyst or portfolio manager (PM), to gain experience working with one of Ohio's largest institutional investors.
Responsibilities
What you will do:
- Gain exposure to our equity and/or credit models.
- Summarize third party, sell-side, research reports.
- Enhance and develop company summary (“tear”) sheets.
- Update analytical reports, with an eye on economic moats, strengths, weaknesses, and risks.
- Assist in the preparation of company or industry analysis gaining exposure to portfolio management and how PM's consider portfolio level risk.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Complies with all policies and standards.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree Pursuing, preferably in finance or business - Required
- Proven academic and extracurricular track record with a demonstrated history of achievement. -
- Demonstrated quantitative background (e.g., economics, mathematics, etc.). -
- Proven excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to convey information, verbally and in writing, to customers in a clear, accurate, focused and concise manner. -
- Demonstrated ability to effectively interact and communicate with all levels of staff and management. -
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications is required (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook). -
Work Setting/Position Demands:
- Works in an office setting and remains in a stationary position for long periods of time while working at a desk, on a computer or with other standard office equipment, or while in meetings.
- Requires the ability to verbally communicate and exchange accurate information to customers and associates on a regular basis.
- Requires visual acuity to read and interpret a variety of correspondence, procedures, reports and forms via paper and electronic documents, visual inspection involving small defects; small parts, and/or operation of machinery (including inspection); using measurement devices continuously. Visual acuity is required to determine accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of work assigned.
- Requires the ability to prepare written correspondence, reports and forms using prescribed formats and conforming to rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style on a regular basis.
- Requires the ability to apply principles of logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
- Performs substantial movement of wrists, hands, and fingers for continuous computer work.
- Extended hours required during peak workloads or special projects/events.
- Occasional after-hours work needed
Travel Requirements:
- None
Founded in Cincinnati in 1888 as The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company, Western & Southern Financial Group, Inc. is the parent company of a group of diversified financial services businesses that includes the following:
• The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company
• Western-Southern Life Assurance Company
• Columbus Life Insurance Company
• Gerber Life Insurance Company¹
• Integrity Life Insurance Company
• The Lafayette Life Insurance Company
• National Integrity Life Insurance Company
• Eagle Realty Group, LLC
• Fabric by Gerber Life
• Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc.²
• Gerber Life Agency³
• Touchstone Advisors, Inc.²
• Touchstone Securities, Inc.⁴
• W&S Brokerage Services, Inc.² ⁴
• W&S Financial Group Distributors, Inc.⁵
¹Gerber Life is a registered trademark. Used under license from Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. and Gerber Products Company.
²An SEC registered investment adviser.
³In the State of California, Gerber Life Agency, LLC is known as and does business as Gerber Life Insurance Agency, LLC.
⁴A registered broker-dealer and member FINRA/SIPC.
⁵ W&S Financial Group Distributors, Inc. (doing business as W&S Financial Insurance Services in CA).
For more information on the Western & Southern family of companies, visit www.westernsouthern.com.
For disclosures/terms of service, visit www.westernsouthern.com/social-media-disclosures.
Founded
1888
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Financial Services
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Cincinnati, OH