Originating in 1964, CIGP has been providing independent and expert financial advice to business owners, high net worth individuals and family offices globally.

With an entrepreneurial spirit which has created continuous business growth, CIGP is looking for an experienced Senior Trading Associate to take on trading responsibilities and actively contribute to CIGP’s expansion of its trading infrastructure.

If you are a creative, adaptable, self-driven and passionate individual who is up for challenges and ready to make an impact, please read through and submit your application today.

To learn more about the firm, please visit www.cigp.com.

Roles and Responsibilities

You will take up the important role of Senior Trading Associate and will be responsible for duties including:

• Leading a team of Trading Assistants
• Developing a deep understanding of CIGP’s operational workflow in order to properly allocate, assist with, support and participate in the daily trading related tasks performed by the team in close collaboration with the Operations department
• These tasks include but are not limited to:
  • Placing Equity trade orders in Bloomberg’s EMSX platform
  • Checking and authorising Fund trade orders with other Execution Brokers’ proprietary platforms
  • Sending Bond trade orders to specialised Fixed Income Brokers
  • Instructing FX orders onto the firm’s various Custodian Banks’ low touch proprietary execution platforms and high touch execution desks
  • Routing and authorising the above-mentioned trade orders for execution
  • Authorising trade settlement instructions inputted by the Operations team daily
  • Liaising with Relationship Managers and Custodians in the context of Voluntary Corporate Actions
  • Communicating with various Brokers and Custodian Banks in order to ensure the smooth receipt of data reporting that are necessary inputs for some daily/weekly workflows handled by the team
  • Communicating with Clients on various matters such as Order Instructions and Cash Transfer Instructions
  • Continuously looking for areas of improvement with an interest in making processes as efficient as they can be
• Producing various reports on a weekly/monthly/quarterly basis, as required
• Participating in the opening of new brokerage relationships when and where necessary
• Maintaining and entertaining existing relationship with the company’s various Execution Brokers as well as regularly reviewing their performance and competitiveness
• Communicating daily with various internal parties (including but not limited to Front Office, Relationship Managers, Compliance, Accounting), in order to answer ad-hoc requests and solve potential issues on the spot in a timely manner, ensuring a high-quality level of service
• Working closely with our overseas offices (e.g. Geneva, Dubai, UK) on various projects, as required
• Actively participating in the improvement and optimisation of the trading execution, booking and settlement workflow as a whole

Skills and Requirements

To apply

Please go to https://careers.cigp.com/ and apply for the “Senior Trading Associate” job offer by uploading your:

• Updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) with expected salary and availability;
• Cover Letter; and
• Reference letters from previous employers (if any).

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Every application will be treated in the strictest confidence. Personal data provided will be used for recruitment purposes only.

Applicants who are not invited for interview within 10 weeks may consider their applications unsuccessful. Personal data of unsuccessful applicant will be destroyed within 12 months.

Under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, you may request access to, and/or correction of your personal data in relation to your application. If you wish to do so, kindly reach out to us by email.

Originating in 1964, CIGP has been providing independent and expert financial advice to business owners, high net worth individuals and family offices globally.

With an entrepreneurial spirit which has created continuous business growth, CIGP is looking for an experienced Senior Trading Associate to take on trading responsibilities and actively contribute to CIGP’s expansion of its trading infrastructure.

If you are a creative, adaptable, self-driven and passionate individual who is up for a challenge and keen to make an impact, please submit your application today.

To learn more about CIGP, please visit www.cigp.com.