• Develops and maintains databases, financial models, and reporting systems to enhance the portfolio management process.
• Interacts directly with the “Street”, building relationships with sales overage.
• Negotiates security price and relative value discussions with both internal staff and the “Street” in the execution of specific securities.
• Possesses a solid understanding of internal and external client risk tolerances and portfolio construction
• For insurance clients, obtain a working understanding of the liability structure and its impact on portfolio structure
• Heavy interaction with the Asset–Liability team.
• Interfaces with the accounting systems, actuarial, and marketing functions to facilitate the flow of information between all areas.
• Assists with the implementation and use of portfolio management systems.
• Assists in the development and maintenance of the risk management process.
• Assists in the construction, management, and monitoring of fixed income portfolios.

Skills: Database Management, Financial Modeling, Portfolio Management, Client Relationship Building, Security Price Negotiation, Risk Tolerance Assessment, Asset-Liability Management, Portfolio Monitoring

• Key focus on the efficient and accurate trade matching and settlement for all investment market activity
• Ensure Trade Information, including settlement details, is confirmed according to market cut-off times
• Quality assurance of Payments data, ensuring it is completed on the value date within the Trade Matching and Settlement platforms
• Manage Austraclear functions and ensure Treasury/Nostro accounts reconcile with all stakeholders
• Administrative duties are carried out in an efficient and timely manner
• Continual monitoring of Settlement systems and processes throughout the Settlement day to highlight any issues as they arise
• Collaborate with senior members of the team on complex issues and problematic trades
• Build and maintain professional relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Write market strategy publications, municipal market research, and support for public finance activities
• Assist in market research efforts and contribute to alpha through relative value and portfolio construction

Skills: Trade Matching, Settlement Management, Payment Quality Assurance, Account Reconciliation, Administrative Efficiency, Settlement System Monitoring, Stakeholder Collaboration, Market Research and Strategy

• Assist in developing, enhancing, and maintaining quantitative fixed income models, and applying the model output to analyse and generate investment ideas over time
• Develop and document specific trade ideas for portfolios and discuss them in the meetings
• Undertake thematic and sector research in the global fixed income markets
• Support global and emerging market macro portfolio managers for Asian interest rate and FX investment
• Participate in fixed income investment meetings, and discuss and contribute market views
• Participate in investment discussions with the macro investment teams in other regions to assist in investment idea communication across different regions
• Provide analytical support to Asian fixed-income portfolios
• Assist in developing model portfolios for potential clients
• Liaise with the infrastructure team to enhance portfolio system efficiency
• Support portfolio management, administration, performance attribution, and risk analytics
• Assist in analysing macro and derivative investment processes and identify potential areas of improvement

Skills: Quantitative Modeling, Trade Idea Development, Thematic and Sector Research, Macro Portfolio Support, Investment Meeting Participation, Investment Idea Communication, Portfolio Analytics Support, Risk and Performance Analysis

• Participate in investment research and analysis
• Prepare research reports and make effective investment recommendations
• Build financial models, valuation independently.
• Assist in investment documents such as research weekly, company reports, sector and thematic reports, etc.
• Trade in Fixed Income products and are involved in other hedging derivatives
• Responsible for trade execution and supporting the investment team in terms of book risk management and trade ideas
• Monitor the fund’s overall positions and reporting
• Manage orders and trade flow in a logical and risk-controlled manner
• Provide feedback to the portfolio manager on trading ideas and market information
• Ensure that portfolios and strategies are at risk targets while in compliance with their investment guidelines, and quickly escalate and resolve potential issues

Skills: Investment Research, Financial Modeling, Valuation, Trade Execution, Risk Management, Portfolio Monitoring, Trade Flow Management, Compliance and Risk Escalation

• Prepare, understand, calculate, and report portfolio characteristics, statistics, and other investment data for Fixed Income Products, including Credit, Multi-Sector, Securitized, and EMD, to internal and external clients.
• Take responsibility for accounts, including segregated mandates, UCITS funds, and US mutual funds.  
• Create, write, update, and maintain all product language and data for products in the RFP databases and work with RFP and client portfolio managers to complete and customize RFPs, DDQs, and RFIs
• Write product and client monthly and quarterly commentaries, including market updates, performance commentary using attribution, positioning, and outlook.
• Prepare data and update product and fund presentations as well as client marketing material, including fund fact sheets, sales aids, and quarterly investment reports.  
• Update consultant and client databases with product data and portfolio information.
• Provide ad hoc analysis and responses for daily product and client queries
• Assist with competitive analysis using Morningstar and eVestment.
• Develop comprehensive product knowledge on fixed income investments and all US Fixed Income products.
• Rebalance portfolios for changes in strategy, flows, benchmark changes, and client-directed events

Skills: Portfolio Analysis, RFP Management, Client Reporting, Product Documentation, Marketing Material Creation, Data Management, Competitive Analysis, Portfolio Rebalancing

• Ability to create wire payments in Swift message format types MT202, MT103, MT599.
• Able to act as liaison with internal/external business partners.
• The ability to interpret the validity of P&I claims and be able to confidently respond to counterparties.
• Independent decision-making abilities while engaging Management when needed.
• Knowledge of income processing.
• Working knowledge of U.S. equities and fixed-income securities.
• Working knowledge of the MS Office Suite.
• Experience working with debits and credits.
• Experience working with Broadridge.
• Creative problem solver with the ability to perform well under pressure.
• Excellent client communications skills.

Qualifications: BA in Statistics with 2 years of Experience

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Administrative, trade processing, or other investment experience, ideally with a buy-side firm
• Understanding of fixed income securities
• Familiarity with Salesforce, Orion, and/or Investortools
• The ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects
• Ability to represent the firm in a professional, friendly, and helpful manner with verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
• Aptitude to quickly grasp how multiple systems and sites interact
• Ability to work independently and within a team with highly motivated individuals, with a wide-ranging intellectual curiosity
• A strong desire to broaden her/his knowledge of fixed income markets and products and take on expanded responsibilities over time.
• A positive attitude and sense of humor to build camaraderie within the office
• Must demonstrate attention to detail, accuracy, consistency, and thoroughness

Qualifications: BA in Risk Management with 1 year of Experience

• Experience in financial services with an analytical background
• Demonstrated interest in fixed income markets and products, financial markets, and economics
• FINRA Series 7, 63, and SIE licenses (or willingness to obtain within 120 days)
• Hold a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) 
• Understanding of macroeconomic and fixed income fundamentals
• Familiarity with securitized products, corporate credit, municipal bonds, and repo markets
• Working knowledge of Bloomberg, Intex, and other analytics platforms
• Excellent verbal, written, and analytical skills, with strong attention to detail
• Self-starter with strong organizational and workflow management skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, both independently and as part of a team
• Strong Excel modelling skills

Qualifications: BA in Accounting with 3 years of Experience

• Previous experience working in a Capital Markets role
• Basic understanding of Fixed Income Products
• Recognized financial industry qualifications (i.e., CSC, SIE, SERIES-99)
• Experience with Excel Macros/VBA and Access databases
• Experience working with Broadridge Impact
• Knowledge of systems employed by Depository Trust Company (DTCC), including CMU/RTTM and the settlements web
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Detail-oriented, organized, and results-driven with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical skills with problem-solving abilities
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team environment and support others
• Proficient computer skills in Windows-based software

Qualifications: BA in Finance with 2 years of Experience

• Experience working in a Production Support role
• Good understanding of Investment Banking, especially Fixed Income Rates and Credit
• Strong knowledge of front office electronic trading systems, including apps that have connectivity to external trading apps such as Bloomberg, Tradeweb, and MarkItWire.
• A good knowledge of Risk, P&L, STP, and Pricing/Quoting flows.
• Confident with understanding and adhering to procedures such as release and incident management, etc., as well as taking ownership of issues and requests
• Experience in ticket logging processes to build up a knowledge base, identify trends, and generate accurate metrics for management reporting
• The ability to apply problem-solving skills before escalation to management
• Able to build strong, collaborative relationships with the business, application development teams, Infrastructure, various governance teams, and functional groups across the region
• Strong communication skills and resilience when dealing with demanding clients
• Able to handle a fast-paced trading environment and able to handle production issues impacting the business with a sense of urgency
• Strong working capability in coding, preferably in Python.

Qualifications: BA in Economics with 5 years of Experience