Job Description

Company Description

Informa Global Markets, part of the international FTSE 100 Informa group, is a leading source for independent, actionable intelligence on global credit, rates and foreign exchange markets.

Informa Global Markets is strengthening its FX and Fixed Income research team. We are now seeking candidates to help produce our unique mix of market driven insight, intelligence and strategies for a primarily front-office audience of demanding decision makers in the sell and buy side. The position is to cover the APAC time zone from in-region, though our subscription audience is global.



Based in one of our offices in Asia Pacific, the position entails developing, writing, and publishing timely market driven insight and strategies on global currency and rates markets incorporating an awareness of impactful factors and events in the adjacent rates, credit and fund flow markets.

Candidates must demonstrate their keen interest in and familiarity with the mechanics of currency and rate markets, alongside a strong grasp of relevant macro-economic drivers and a love of conveying their ideas and opinions via a mix of shorter \xe2\x80\x9cpulse\xe2\x80\x9d and longer \xe2\x80\x9cinsight\xe2\x80\x9d stories.

We want to meet professional candidates that can demonstrate their knowledge and passion alongside the ability to marry written insight with engaging charts and graphs utilising proprietary and other data resources.

To that end, proficiency with data handling tools, particularly Excel and VBA, as well as strong skills in data analysis and visualisation, are as important as market experience for this position.

The successful candidate should ideally have spent time as a professional currency, fixed income and or economic research analyst/strategist or reporter. Experience in bank trading or as an investment adviser in a private banking or fund set up would also be an advantage.

While an established contact base would be a distinct advantage, enthusiasm to build and maintain your own is a fundamental to success, as is proactively engaging with clients and contacts. Otherwise, a strong desire to produce real time, opinionated and concise market research and fluency in the English language are crucial.

Key Elements of the Role

• Provide support to generate trading insight and strategies in G10 and EM Asian Currency and Fixed Income markets and cross asset classes based on fundamental macro analysis and experience
• Contribute to ensuring an accurate and timely flow of reasoned opinion demonstrating close touch with markets
• Formulate and publish longer term research and presentations, incorporating fund flows, charts
• Exercise and apply sound judgement in analysis of market moving influences
• Develop and maintain a deep regional contact base, cultivating sources from both sell-side (bank) and buy-side (investor) communities
• Contribute to daily, weekly and special reports
• Provide flexible cover for colleagues across multiple disciplines and possibly time zones

Qualifications

Market experience

• Knowledge and understanding of the Asian and G7 markets.
• Relevant industry insights, through reporting, research or work in the Asian financial markets.
• Ability to develop & communicate views and recommendations in a clear & concise manner.
• Ability to write well and frequently without an editor is a minimum requirement as is comfort with handling data in spreadsheet, graphics and presentations
• An established contact base would be a distinct advantage

Software Skills

• Workflow process & report optimization (VBA scripting, MS Office worksheet personalization).
• Added advantage if you have experience in one or more of the following :
• Data Sourcing - Bloomberg, Eikon, EPFR
• Data Analysis - Excel, Python.
• Data Visualisation - Excel, Tableau.
• Presentation: - PowerPoint.

Personality

• Must be a team player, proactive with an enquiring mind and a flexible attitude.
• Strong communication & presentation skills, media experience would be viewed favourably.
• In particular you are a person with deep passion and interest in macroeconomic trends and their impact on FX, Rates & Credit markets.

Additional Information

Why work at Informa

Employee experience is very important to us at Informa. On top of joining a supportive, diverse and ambitious team that welcomes all types of candidates, we are also flexible with different working patterns and prioritize promotions internally. Our benefits include:

• Learning and development plan to assist with your career development
• 20 days annual leave and a day off for your birthday!
• Competitive Benefits
• Work with high quality specialist products
• Bright and friendly staff who are all \xe2\x80\x9cexpert\'s experts\xe2\x80\x9d and additional training and development for helping you achieve your career aspiration
• Regular social events and networking opportunities

We know that sometimes the \'perfect candidate\' doesn\'t exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don\'t fit all the requirements. If you\'re excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we\'re looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need! We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, Informa is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics.

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