Product Development Director recruitment
Our Client is one of the largest independent asset management firms headquarted in Asia and has expertise in Asian equity and Asian fixed income. With a multi-local approach and understands the local culture and show commitment to the Asia region.
Established a strong bench of local investment expertise and build a broad distribution network, giving unique insights into local markets and client needs.
Responsibilities:
- To generate new investment product ideas in the form of Collective Investment Schemes suitable for different clients considering the investment objective and investment restrictions of the portfolio.
- In each new product, to consider a suitable blend of different asset classes and/or investment instruments – eg. equity, fixed income, money market instruments, eligible deposits, ETFs, units in other Collective Investment Schemes, currencies and financial derivatives.
- To collect and analyze investment data relating to the product to test and validate the investment thesis behind the product.
- To collaborate with the relevant sales and marketing units to conceptualize the key selling points of the scheme.
- To work with Product Management officers to conceptualize the form and legal structure and the terms and conditions of the Collective Investment Scheme – the fund domicile, the fund governance, taking into account the legal framework surrounding the structure as well as the target investor base – eg. retail investors, accredited individual investors or institutional investors.
- To work with Product Management officers conduct feasibility and profitability analysis to consider the commercial viability of the new product or whether reshaping an existing product is a better alternative.
- To work with the overall group product team, within the framework of the group’s product processes, and obtain necessary approvals by the Product Committee for new product launches.
- To oversee and independently supervise each new product idea or product reshaping idea as a lead project manager, working with different participants in the product development project - product management officers as well as relevant personnel from sales, back-office, legal, compliance and investment.
Requirements:
- Strong knowledge of traditional and alternative asset classes and the ability to articulate the risk-return aspects thereof
- Good knowledge of different types of investment strategies.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Collective Investment Schemes and the regulatory framework surrounding them.
- Good people management skills
- Strong project management skills
- Fluent in English, Mandarin is preferred
- At least 5 years working experience of which 3 years in a similar capacity in the asset management industry
- Degree in Accountancy or Banking Finance or Business
- Relevant post-graduate qualifications such as CFA, MBA, MSc Finance preferred. All applications will be treated in strict confidence. Interested applicants please email their CV to Elyn Chong at elyn.chong@robertwalters.com.sg quoting (AMC)Product Development Director
May 19, 2012
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