Eastspring is a global asset manager with Asia at its core. We create a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our colleagues, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and in exchange, we support our people's career ambitions. We pledge to make Eastspring a place where you can Connect, Grow and Succeed.
Key Accountabilities
- Handle dealing transactions in equities instruments for the equity funds.
- Ensure all orders for Malaysian securities trades are executed promptly and efficiently by the brokers.
- Actively monitor market conditions to make informed trade execution decisions.
- Monitor and manage trade execution risks of all trades for the equity funds on daily basis.
- To make sure that best price is obtained, and all executed trades are confirmed and booked through systems authorized for use by the company.
- Ensure trades comply with regulatory requirements and internal risk policies.
- Ensure that all IPO, placement and secondary placement trades are prorated among the funds through systems authorized for use by the company and questionable trades are resolved and reported immediately.
- Evaluate the quality of brokers and ensure that brokers commissions turnover is within the stipulated limits.
- As checker for Fixed income and Multi-asset orders and record-keeping for Fixed income orders.
- To undertake & explore Direct Market Access (DMA) to provide greater control over orders, i.e. to reduce human error and improve execution speed & efficiency.
- To generate monthly transaction cost analysis (TCA) report for trade efficiency & effectiveness again VWAP and to monitor trade performance.
Qualifications
EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS
- Preferably a degree in related areas (i.e. Investment, Accountancy, Business Economics, Finance, etc.).
Experience
- Minimum 3 years as a dealer either at a broking firm or a fund management outfit
Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities
- Familiar with the KLSE listed companies, trading system and platforms e.g. Bloomberg terminal, algorithmic trading strategies.
- Understanding stock markets, pricing mechanisms and trading strategies for equities.
- Ability to analyze market data and identify trends and make decision based on quantitative and technical indicators. Communication skills for effective coordination with internal and external.
Eastspring is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.
