We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Credit analyst to join our dynamic team. This role is pivotal in providing high quality credit research and investment ideas for our insurance-based portfolios, with a primary focus on IG securities across Asian and Global markets.
Yoursecondary role is to be the derivative specialist working alongside Portfolio Managers, provide bespoke and customized derivative solutions aligning with hedging objectives and strategies for our fixed income portfolios.
The successful candidate will take ownership of a coverage universe, contributing directly to our investment decision-making process. This role offers great exposure to a broad range of credit products and a sophisticated institutional portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
Your primary role is in traditional credit analysis -
- Main coverage: Cover IG investments for our portfolios
- Credit Research & Analysis: Conduct in-depth fundamental credit analysis on designated issuers, including financial modeling, covenant review, and industry benchmarking. Produce clear, concise, and actionable internal research reports.
- Investment Ideation: Generate high-conviction investment ideas and timely thematic reports on the China, Asian and Global credit market. Identify high quality bond selection with actionable investment & trading ideas.
- Portfolio Monitoring and Risk Management: Proactively monitor existing holdings for credit deterioration, downgrading, market events, and other risk factors. Alert the team promptly to any material changes or adverse factors. While assisting on any portfolio administration tasks.
- Data Integrity & Modeling: Ensure the accuracy of portfolio data. Maintain and develop financial models for earnings, valuation, and scenario analysis.
- Team Support: Support stress testing, position checking, internal audit processes, act as a gatekeeper on policy making and support any ad hoc projects.
Your secondary role is to provide FX derivative support –
- Work independently and execute derivative trades.
- Provide expert guidance on derivative tools, market trends and risk management strategies
- Participate in the negotiation of ISDA agreements
- Monitor trends in interest rates, foreign exchange and other FX-associated derivatives, conduct analysis on volatility arbitrage, dispersion and correlation.
- Generate macro views on global economy, with a particular focus on China, US and Europe. Stay informed about regulatory changes, geopolitical events and currency policies that impact the money market.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Economics. Working towards or already holding a CFA qualification or FRM charter is a plus.
- Familiar with FX and other hedging tools commonly used in fixed income portfolios e.g. FX Forward, Option, Future and Cross Currency Swaps.
- Familiar with economy, markets and policymaking environment in China, Asia, Europe and the US.
- Understanding of local regulatory framework (especially with type 1/4/9 background) on the practice of derivative hedging.
- Familiar with trading platforms used in fixed income space.
- Overall 5-8 years of combined experience in credit research and FX hedging, gained from an asset management firm, rating agency or investment bank
- Strong quantitative skills and proficiency in both written English and Chinese are a MUST.
- Energetic great team player, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence senior-level stakeholders.
- Proven knowledge in building Macro tools: Excel, VBA, R, SQL, C++, Matlab, Python.
Interested parties please send detailed resume with current and expected salary to the Human Resources Manager by email to hr@clamc.com.hk . All applications will be treated in strict confidence and personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only.