We are a dedicated team of experienced professionals who deliver our global ETF capabilities to APAC clients. We are executing a focused ETF product strategy that spans asset classes, including equities, fixed income and multi-asset with a focus on actively managed ETFs. The ETF business leverages the firm’s numerous competitive advantages, including industry leading portfolio management, research and investment insights.
As a Capital Markets Specialist in the ETF Team, you will work closely with the broader team to ensure we maintain strong relationships with Authorized Participants (APs), Market Makers (MMs) and other key partners, both inside and outside the firm.Job responsibilities:
- Maintain relationships with Market Makers, Authorized Participants and ETF Sales/Trading Desks.
- Educate market participants about new and existing products to promote product suite across the broker dealer community.
- Monitor Bid-Ask Spreads and Premiums across our product line and communicate issues with the Lead Market Makers.
- Act as a conduit between the Portfolio Management team and the Authorized Participants to assure a smooth create-redeem process.
- Provide clients and prospects, internal and external client facing salespeople and/or intermediaries with ongoing education, updates, and facts about our investment products.
- Assist clients with ETF trading and provide education about industry practices to achieve best execution.
- Act as part of a global Capital markets team, collaborate with the Capital markets colleagues in APAC, EMEA and US to leverage our overall AP and MM relations
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- 8+ years of experience in the asset management/financial services industry, specifically in domestic and international listed and OTC equities, with direct experience in ETF Capital Markets or ETF trading.
- Strong knowledge of ETF mechanics, including the factors that drive ETF pricing, creation/redemption, liquidity and spreads, premiums and discounts, tax efficiency, etc.
- Strong interpersonal skills. Communicate effectively (oral and written) before large audiences as well as one-on-one with clients.
- Multi-asset knowledge including, equities, fixed income, derivatives (futures, swaps, etc.) and FX.
- Understanding of current exchange and market structure environment and the eagerness to stay current on upcoming changes across the key APAC markets.
- Strong technical skills (Excel, Bloomberg, Reuters, Python) and other coding languages etc.
- Business proficiency in spoken and written English and Chinese (Mandarin)
- SITCA license is required
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Understanding of the institutional and retail trade flow process as well as the strategies, best practices, and electronic platforms each use to execute trades.,
- Bachelor’s degree required. MBA, CFA or equivalent desirable
- Strong analytical skills with the ability and desire to break down complex problems and create effective solution.