Company Location:                      Central
Working Days:                             Mon-Fri
Company Business:                      Japanese trading and investment company  
Languages Required:                   Japanese, English

Overview
Our client, Japanese general trading company with a history of more than 160 years, is looking for Financial Investment Manager.

 JOB DUTIES

•        Direct trading of a small number of plain vanilla equities and/or fixed income (conservative low-risk stocks and bonds), mainly within the Japanese market.
•        Conservative investment style, comfortable with plain vanilla "not high risk" investment strategy and products.
•        Asset allocation recommendations for liquid portfolio based in Japan
•        Investment Manager will be based in HK with travelling to Japan
•        Report directly to CFO in HK
•        Selection of third-party managed fund products or other lower-risk liquid securities (e.g. interest rate products) or liquid structured investment products for the portfolio
•        Majority of the portfolio will be allocated to third-party managed funds within the Japanese market
•        Direct trading of a small number of plain vanilla equities and/or fixed income (conservative low-risk stocks and bonds), mainly within the Japanese market
•        Maintain relationships with brokers and banks in Japan
•        Trade and invest within the financial restrictions set between the Japanese financiers and Company
•        Agree on an investment mandate with CFO in HK and CFO in Japan
•        Work closely with the Finance team in Japan and HK for trade support, settlement, and reporting
•        Compile weekly investment portfolio updates, monthly reports and quarterly reports in English for the CEO and CFO. Reporting will be supported from the HK operations team also.

REQUIREMENTS

•        ５+years’ experience in equities and/or fixed income/ or other liquid securities trading with asset allocation and products screening experience for the Japanese capital markets
•        Ideally trained from a major financial institution (e.g., insurance company/ pension asset company/ wealth management advisers/ bank) or investment trading at larger non-financial corporations.
•        Solid fundamental analytical skills with proven track record through at least one economic cycle (good and bad markets)
•        Conservative investment style, comfortable with plain vanilla "not high risk" investment strategy and products
•        Good interpersonal skills - frequent interactions with Japan staff, brokers, banks in Japan and head office in HK
•        Fluent in both English and Japanese (N1)
•        Willing to be based in HK most of the time and travels to Japan when COVID-19 subsides

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