Assistant Portfolio Manager

Job Summary:
The job holder will be part of the Emerging Market Debt and Commodities team and will report to the Head of Asia Fixed Income. The responsibilities are primarily to help achieve the performance objectives of the Asian macro portfolios by applying the conclusions of the investment process, fundamental sovereign and credit research, market timing and risk controls.

The job holder will contribute actively to investment decision making process of the Asian team and participate in developing a global and credible Emerging Market Fixed Income franchise. Idea generation, active participation to help identify the most attractive and high conviction ideas and contribution towards fund out-performance versus the relevant peer groups are some relevant key performance indicators. The person will also form strong links with members of the Emerging Market Debt and Global Fixed Income teams to exchange investment insights.

To raise the profile of our strategies and support business growth, the job holder is expected to attend and participate in clients, consultants and prospects to explain our investment process and portfolio positioning.

Key Responsibilities:
Portfolio Management

• Help to contribute to the investment performance objectives of assigned Asian macro portfolios. Implement the result of the investment process for assigned portfolios, with a particular focus on applying the conclusions of fundamental views on sovereign and corporate issuers, market timing and risk controls. 
• Contribute actively to the investment decision making process of the Asian team. Help to support a strong team-based approach to idea generation and decision-making and enhance investment processes.
• Contribute actively to develop a global and credible Emerging Market Fixed Income franchise: (i) Process enhancements; (ii) Regular and effective communication with various desks.

Research

• Contribute to the discussions on the fundamentals of countries and corporates during investment meetings. Highlight when there is a disagreement with the fundamental scores attributed by the analysts.
• Contribute to the team scorecard process designed to pick the most attractive opportunities in the investment universe.
• Contribute to the building and the integration of our ESG process.

Communication, Marketing, Client support and other responsibilities 

• Contribute to the writing and distribution of reporting and marketing materials if needed.
• Attend and participate in clients, consultants and prospects presentations to support business growth. Help to explain investment philosophy, investment process, market outlook and portfolio strategy.
• Continue to improve knowledge and expertise by attending analyst calls, external conferences, policymakers’ meetings, reading of relevant books and long-term research papers.

Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications you need:

• Bachelor degree in Economics, Finance or relevant related fields; CFA or advanced degrees;
• Previous experience in finance industries, with preference for candidates with Asian macro research experience or portfolio management track records or relevant industry sector background; 
• Solid understanding of fixed income instruments and portfolio construction process; Preference for candidate with prior experiences in ESG investing and/or quantitative finance experiences;
• Excellent analytical and reasoning ability;
• Desire to work in a team-oriented environment;
• Eager learner and able to work in a fast-paced environment;
• Keen interest in global and Asian trends (e.g. politics, technology);
• Comfortable with technology and able to integrate new developments into work processes;
• Local languages preferred but not a pre-requisite.