Fund Manager, Fixed Income

The Fund Manager, Fixed Income will work closely with the CIO todesign and implement our global fixed income investment strategy.Responsibilities will cover the following:

- Select, direct andexecute Fixed Income Trades on behalf of the company.
- Interactwith both internal and external parties to ensure seamless executionon mandated transactions and coordinate the ultimate settlement oftransactions across all asset classes.
- Develop and monitorassessments on portfolio risks, prepare a report for decisionmaking.
- Perform and evaluate research, such as detailed companyor industry analyses, to inform financial forecasting, decisionmaking, or valuation.
- Maintain internal databases of market datasuch as market spreads, deal pricing details, etc.
- Monitormacroeconomic data and provide market outlook as it affects thevarious investment portfolios
- Interact with Fund Managers todevelop and implement fund investment policies or strategies.
-Review and comply with the firm’s policies and proactively identifyoperational risks/ control deficiencies.
- Monitor financial oroperational performance of individual investments to ensure portfoliosmeet risk goals.
- Maintain Investment portfolios, and report onportfolio performance to management.
- Interact with clientsthrough portfolio update meetings and provide investmentrecommendations.
- Monitor regulatory law changes to ensureInvestment compliance or to capitalize on developmentopportunities.
- Attend investment briefings or consult financialmedia to stay abreast of relevant investmentmarkets.

**Requirements**:

- Minimum of a bachelor’sdegree, preferably with a concentration in Economics, Finance,Accounting, Technology, or Engineering
- At least 7 years ofInstitutional experience at a trading firm.
- Has previousexperience in macroeconomic research, fund management and should bevery interested in and follow global markets
- Master’s degree isan added advantage
- Must have a CFA certification or is in theprocess of acquiring one (1)
- Excellent written & oralcommunication skills
- Experience with Blackrock’s AladdinPortfolio Management system desired
- Proficiency in Bloomberg,Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word

**Benefits**:
Pay isvery competitive and the role would be entitled to performance basedprofit sharing.
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