Fx & Rates Strategist

6 days ago

Singapore Informa Intelligence Full time

Company Description

Informa Global Markets, part of the international FTSE 100 Informa group, is a leading source for independent, actionable intelligence on global credit, rates and foreign exchange markets.

**Job Description**:
Based in one of our offices in Asia Pacific, the position entails developing, writing, and publishing timely market driven insight and strategies on global currency and rates markets incorporating an awareness of impactful factors and events in the adjacent rates, credit and fund flow markets.

To that end, proficiency with data handling tools, particularly Excel and VBA, as well as strong skills in data analysis and visualisation, are as important as market experience for this position.

While an established contact base would be a distinct advantage, enthusiasm to build and maintain your own is a fundamental to success, as is proactively engaging with clients and contacts. Otherwise, a strong desire to produce real time, opinionated and concise market research and fluency in the English language are crucial.

**Key Elements of the Role**
- Generate trading insight and strategies in G10 and EM Asian Currency and Fixed Income markets and cross asset classes based on fundamental macro analysis and experience
- Ensure an accurate and timely flow of reasoned opinion demonstrating close touch with markets
- Formulate and publish longer research and presentations, incorporating fund flows, charts
- Develop and maintain a deep regional contact base, cultivating sources from both sell-side (bank) and buy-side (investor) communities
- Contribute to daily, weekly and special reports
- Provide flexible cover for colleagues across multiple disciplines and possibly time zones

**Qualifications**:
**Market experience**
- A thorough knowledge and understanding of the Asian and G7 markets.
- Relevant industry experience, through reporting, research or work in the Asian financial markets.
- Ability to develop & write strategic views and recommendations in a clear & concise manner.
- Ability to write well and frequently without an editor is a minimum requirement as is comfort with handling data in spreadsheet, graphics and presentations
- An established contact base would be a distinct advantage

**Software Skills**
- Workflow process & report optimization (VBA scripting, MS Office worksheet personalization).
- Added advantage if you have experience in one or more of the following:

- Data Sourcing - Bloomberg, Eikon, EPFR
- Data Analysis - Excel, Python.
- Data Visualisation - Excel, Tableau.
- Presentation: - PowerPoint.

**Personality**
- Must be a team player, proactive with an enquiring mind and a flexible attitude.
- Strong communication & presentation skills, media experience would be viewed favourably.
- In particular you are a person with deep passion and interest in macroeconomic trends and their impact on FX, Rates & Credit markets.

Additional Information

Why work at Informa
- Learning and development plan to assist with your career development
- 20 days annual leave and a day off for your birthday
- Competitive Benefits
- Work with high quality specialist products
- Bright and friendly staff who are all “expert’s experts” and additional training and development for helping you achieve your career aspiration
- Regular social events and networking opportunities

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