Senior Legal & Compliance Director
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Serve as the primary liaison to the Singapore Monetary Authority and assist with all regional regulatory matters for the office.
Monitor all regulatory developments affecting the Liquid Markets Business in the Asia-Pacific region and manage-minimize legal and regulatory risk for the office.
Design and implement new policies and procedures as needed.
Provide advice and support to the Singapore trading team (comprised of portfolio managers and execution traders) real time, covering strategies that include global macro, convex, commodities and sector specific equities.
Work closely with New York colleagues to assist with negotiating agreements, forming new funds and establishing new client relationships.
Otherwise serve as the primary legal and compliance person on day-to-day issues for the Liquid Markets Business in the Asia-Pacific region.
We seek an accomplished lawyer to take the lead role in managing legal and compliance for our Singapore based operations. This is a strategic hire and a unique opportunity to be part of a well established New York headquartered firm that is growing its Asian-Pacific liquid markets operations. The Singapore office is headed by one of the company`s most senior portfolio managers. The successful candidate will support a newly launched Asia Macro fund that is managed out of Singapore, and will also be expected to provide support for a Convex Strategy Fund that will soon be launched and also managed out of the Singapore office.
The ideal candidate will;
- Be qualified from a top law school.
- A minimum of 10 years of directly relevant experience, including 5-7 years at a top law firm working with private investment funds and their advisers, and a minimum of 3 years of experience working in-house for a hedge fund adviser.
- Must have experience across a broad range of financial products (i.e. equities, rates, credit, foreign exchange and commodities).
- Highly organized, able to multi-task, work both independently and as a team player in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Need not be currently based in Singapore, but must be willing to relocate.
A leading global investment manager with over 20 billion pounds of assets under management
package of up to £300000 plus relocation support.
Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents.
Please quote Michael Page reference when applying Job ref:MPGX13232171
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