FFP #4: Learning from the best & getting lasting friends – meet Sanna, research analyst

By Sanna Perälä (25) – Deep diving into business as assistant analyst at Equity Research

I work as an Assistant Analyst at the Equity Research team. I am finishing my Master’s studies at Aalto University School of Business with a major in Economics. Come next autumn, I will be in Austria, writing my Master’s thesis and completing my last courses for the Uni.

As an FFP at Equity Research, my main responsibility includes writing the morning report which is sent out every morning before the market opens. The task includes collecting various market data and writing company specific texts in Finnish, which has taught me a great deal about the stock market and Finnish companies, in a very short period of time. I feel it is an advantage that I can dive this deep into the business with just one task.

When my morning duties are done at around 10am, I typically assist our senior colleagues with their daily work; my tasks would include e.g. collecting data, writing market or company descriptions, going through news and attending client meetings.

Extremely interesting IPO projects

During my summer, I have also been involved in a couple of IPO projects, which I have found extremely interesting. The IPO pipeline has been busy this year, and I hope there are even more projects to come. My days are challenging, sometimes including long hours, and I need to stay on my toes since anything can happen on the market, at anytime! And I enjoy it, getting to learn new things every day.

At Equity Research Finland, we focus on analysing Finnish listed companies and giving recommendations (whether to buy, hold or sell) and support to our clients, mainly large Finnish institutions. We are in constant dialogue with the Equity Sales team, and I spent two weeks at the Equity Sales desk learning about their work in order to become a better analyst myself.