We are looking for a suitable candidate to join us for 6 months as a Multi-Asset Trader - Fixed Income Specialist.
Responsibilities
Execute trade orders placed by portfolio managers, and acting as the pre-trade broker liaison.
- Execute trades executions on Fixed Income and FX
o Conventional Government and Corporate bonds
o Sukuk Government and Corporate bonds
o Listed and OTC derivatives
o FX spot, forward, swap
- Setting and following high standards of conduct complying with MAS rules and principles and firm’s policies and procedures.
Accountabilities
· Execute trade orders in a quick and reliable manner, using appropriate tools, electronic platforms, and direct market access if needed and/or available and follow up on completion of trade orders.
· Comply with the dealing desk procedure in terms of orders transmission, execution and fair allocation.
· Comply with the brokers’ policy and allocation as defined by the broker review committee, and report brokers’ performance and dealing activities.
· Acting always under the principle of best executions, including negotiation of the commission paid when it is applicable.
· Access and analyse financial market data and information to provide fund managers with relevant market information, such as price analysis, market positioning, central banks interventions.
· Ensure coordination with Amundi’s trading desks when necessary to achieve best execution and protect the best interests of the portfolios.
· Apply risk management policies and implement best practices controls at transaction level, and communicate reportable events and take actions.
· Liaise with the middle office to ensure that the confirmation process is running smoothly and taking every action in order to sort out any discrepancy
· Report any issue on the quality of processing through constantly interacting with IT team regarding Medi@+, OMS (reporting problems, suggesting any improvements, etc.), and all the applications used
· Identify and comply with legislative, regulatory and industry requirements. Where appropriate seek guidance from management of compliance.
· Keep abreast of changes of relevant laws and regulations and understand its implications (portfolios, constraints, internal procedures)
Experience and Requirements
Mandatory
· Strong experience in Asian bonds trading (5 years exp)
· Knowledge of products and counterparties
· Team player
· Strong experience with trading platforms, and e-trading solutions
· Discipline and accuracy
· Communication skills to liaise up with the portfolio managers and the counterparties
Optional
· Experience of equity and Equity derivatives as a trader will be a plus
Others
· Working knowledge of trade-related activities in Investment Trust Management and Discretionary Investment Management business including the legal and regulation requirement,
· Adaptability and quick response are required
Technical skills
· Internet, MS Office tools (Power Point, Excel, Word, Outlook)
· Bloomberg
· Order Management Systems (OMS)
· Electronic trading platforms (Bloomberg EMSX & TSOX, FXall, MarketAxess. Tradeweb)
