Manager, Investment Performance Risk

We are looking for a well-organized and experienced professional to join our team in Investment Performance Risk. You will work closely with the Investment department to provide investment performance risk oversight on Income’s multi-asset funds of over SGD$43 billion. You will be mainly responsible assessing investment performance risks in investment management activities, including analysing and reviewing performance attribution against industry benchmarks. You will also collaborate with the Investment department to provide expert guidance on investment compliance and operational risk matters.

The role is to establish robust risk management processes on investment performance risks, and to make continual enhancements as the investment activities evolve over time.

1.Investment Performance Risk 

1. Review due diligence on External Fund Managers and evaluate investment performance risks.
2. Review investment performance risk processes, and recommend enhancements on the adequacy of the design of internal controls.
3. Review investment performance reporting and respective Investment standard operating procedures (SOP) on a regular basis, and provide guidance to relevant stakeholders.
4. Review investment strategy with support of performance data.
5. Support construction of scenario for own risk and solvency assessment of investment performance.

2. Analytics 

1. Perform performance attribution analysis for portfolios across asset classes as a Line 2 independent evaluation of performance drivers. 
2. Review portfolio performance against benchmarks to identify trends, deviations and key contributors/detractors.
3. Review/develop models, dashboards to analyse and report portfolio performance. 
4. Participate in process improvement initiatives to enhance performance analytics capabilities.

3. Other Activities

1. Contribute to strategic projects. 
2. Regular/ad hoc Board and Management Committee reporting.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Statistics, Mathematics or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in investment performance or reporting.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and performance tools, e.g. Factset, Bloomberg, Tableau, Python.
• Familiarity with MAS regulations, notices and guidelines with respect to Fund Management and Insurance Investments will be an added advantage (e.g. Securities & Futures Act, Code of Collective Investment Schemes, CPF Investment Guidelines).
• Good communication and writing skills, able to present to and engage with different stakeholders.
• Team player with good interpersonal skill, able to work independently as well.
• Excellent analytical skills.