Intern - Global Investments

About Our Company

Aflac Asset Management, LLC, (d.b.a. Aflac Global Investments) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aflac Incorporated (Aflac). Aflac Global Investments (GI) located in New York’s financial district and is the organization responsible for the overall investment activities of Aflac, Inc. and subsidiaries in Japan, Bermuda, and the U.S.  With 150 employees globally, GI seeks investments to maximize long-term returns with a focus on preservation of capital, subject to our asset-liability profile and liquidity and capital requirements.  GI has primary investment and asset management responsibility for Aflac’s general account consisting of public, private, and growth assets (including strategic partnerships) which generates approximately $3.5 billion a year in net investment income.  As of year-end 2022, Aflac’s total general account portfolio was $111 billion.

 

The investment teams support GI’s overall goals and objectives by providing market insight and in-depth knowledge of assigned asset classes. GI oversees the strategic deployment of capital for life and supplemental health insurance company balance sheets utilizing both internal teams and external third party asset managers.

 

Program Overview

• The Analyst Summer Internship is an intensive 10-week internship program within information technology department where the intern will learn about tools and technology used in investments / buy-side firm.
• The Intern will gain valuable experience in information technology, including exposure to industry, company, financial, and market analysis as generated by technology used by investment professionals.
• The Intern will benefit from exposure to projects from concept à Design àTest àImplementation; along with daily activities and its importance in achieving business objectives.
• The Intern will benefit from exposure to Aflac Global Investments platform with emphasis on information technology, but understand fixed income assets and the execution of investments across our US and Japan operations
• The Intern will interact with Senior Management and will present their analytical project(s) to an audience of key stakeholders including other analysts, investment professionals, and Senior Management. 

 

Program Benefits

• Aflac Global Investments has over $100 billion of assets under management.
• Aflac is a Fortune 100 company with a significant overseas operations in Japan and a corporate culture that recognizes and rewards excellence in all of its employees.
• Opportunity to gain deep industry knowledge of investments through focused interaction with existing experienced professional staff to generate real-world work product.
• An open, collaborative work environment amongst other interns in different programs, as well as employees and senior management.

• Training sessions including Introduction to Fixed Income, Life Cycle of Trading, Understanding Investments Technology Platform, The Role of Compliance in an Insurance Investment Firm, Credit/Market Risk, Derivatives, Macro Strategy, and Understanding the Buy-Side of Investments.
• Weekly financial/investment/economic discussions with company senior stakeholders to develop and inform investment theory to practical application.

• Information sessions with senior management, networking with other interns placed throughout other areas of Aflac, and virtual social activities.

 

Professional Development

Our summer interns participate in a series of activities that provide the op