You will serve as a senior member of the Fixed Income & Cash Management team in Group Investment Management Division, with the opportunity to progress to the Head of Fixed Income & Cash Management contingent on exceptional performance.
You will be responsible for the management and oversight of the company&aposs fixed income and cash portfolios. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of fixed income markets, credit analysis, and portfolio construction within a regulatory and liability-driven framework. This role requires a strategic thinker with a proven track record of generating alpha, managing risk, and collaborating effectively with a team.
The Job
Portfolio Management
- Manage fixed income portfolios and execute investment strategies across various regions and sectors.
- Construct and rebalance portfolios to meet specific return targets, risk constraints, and asset-liability matching requirements.
- Implement investment decisions based on thorough market research, credit analysis, and economic forecasts.
- Monitor portfolio performance against established benchmarks and internal objectives.
- Maximize returns from cash portfolios.
Risk Management & Compliance
- Identify, assess and mitigate risks, such as interest rate fluctuations, credit risk, currency risk and liquidity constraints.
- Implement hedging strategies using derivatives where appropriate.
- Ensure all investment activities comply with internal policies, regulatory requirements and the company&aposs investment guidelines.
Strategy & Collaboration
- Contribute to the development of the overall fixed income investment strategy, including asset allocation and sector positioning, as well as identifying macro trends and investment themes.
- Collaborate with the asset-liability management (ALM) team to ensure the portfolio&aposs cash flows and duration profiles align with insurance liabilities.
- Partner with internal teams (e.g., external fund selection, legal, compliance, operations) to ensure seamless execution of investment activities.
- Prepare and present portfolio performance and market updates to senior management and investment committees.
- Provide guidance to junior team members and contribute to talent development within the Fixed Income team.
- Tertiary education from a reputable university.
- Minimum 10-15 years relevant experience.
- Proven track record in managing fixed income portfolios, with deep knowledge of credit analysis, duration and FX management, as well as fixed income derivatives.
- Exhibits high integrity and takes strong accountability for work.
- Collaborative mindset with a commitment to mentoring and knowledge sharing.
How You Succeed
- Champion and embody our Core Values in everyday tasks and interactions.
- Demonstrate high level of integrity and accountability.
- Take initiative to drive improvements and embrace change.
- Take accountability of business and regulatory compliance risks, implementing measures to mitigate them effectively.
- Keep abreast with industry trends, regulatory compliance, and emerging threats and technologies to understand and highlight potential concerns/ risks to safeguard our company proactively.
Who We Are
Founded in 1908, Great Eastern is a well-established market leader and trusted brand in Singapore and Malaysia. With over S$100 billion in assets and more than 16 million policyholders, including 12.5 million from government schemes, it provides insurance solutions to customers through three successful distribution channels a tied agency force, bancassurance, and financial advisory firm Great Eastern Financial Advisers. The Group also operates in Indonesia and Brunei. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited and Great Eastern General Insurance Limited have been assigned the financial strength and counterparty credit ratings of 'AA-' by S&P Global Ratings since 2010, one of the highest among Asian life insurance companies. Great Eastern&aposs asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors Limited, is one of the leading asset management companies in Southeast Asia. Great Eastern is a subsidiary of OCBC, the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932. It is the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the worlds most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moodys and AA- by both Fitch and S&P. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the Worlds Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker.
To All Recruitment Agencies
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Work Locations
SG-GE Centre
Job
Investment
