Total 4 job vacancies by Abrdn Asia Limited

Investment

• Contribute to team investment process and contribute to team management of assets
• Lead meetings with management of companies
• Attend all regular team meetings to discuss and present investment ideas
• Provide updates on company meetings and results at team meetings
• Represent abrdn in client meetings
• Portfolio Administration

Research

• Undertake security and sector analysis and complete stock notes
• Keep up-to-date on sector, country and market developments and trends
• Country trips and produce investment trip reports
• To perform analysis of company results and provide results commentaries of portfolio holdings
• To undertake a wide variety of index research – rules, performance, construction and index reviews / changes
• Risk Management
• To maintain up-to-date knowledge of compliance and dealing procedures
• To comply with all regulatory, legal, corporate and client mandates
• Training and Development
• To build and maintain knowledge of abrdn investment process, products and allocated market/sector responsibilities
• To build and maintain knowledge of abrdn systems, including Charles River, Bloomberg databases
• To participate and attend Continual Professional development opportunities in order to maintain knowledge and skills

Job Requirements:

• A good Bachelor’s degree or Post-graduate degree majoring in Business, Economics or Finance
• CFA qualified (or working towards)
• 6 -10 years of relevance experience in the sell or buy side, ideally with prior experience in Technology and/or Indian research capability
• Possess Fund Manager License would be an added advantage
• Strong academic performance combined with extracurricular interests and achievements.
• Strong analytical and research skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Team player with ability to manage own workload
• Good influencing skills
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Excellent command of spoken and written English
• Ability to converse fluently in a second Asian language being a plus

At abrdn, enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do.

Through the expertise, insight and innovation of our team, we aim to help clients create more ways for money to make an impact. We set our sights on giving them more confidence to achieve their goals, and more clarity about what they need next. And we focus on delivering outcomes that are more than just financial – by investing responsibly to build a better world.

Job Description Summary

The Commercial & Enablement Director is responsible for optimizing our client-led product offering and positioning, focus funds oversight, sales campaign management and end-to-end value proposition connectivity. The candidate is responsible for curating impactful, thought provoking, visually-engaging content, presentations and high-quality collaterals for abrdn’s fund products predominantly in HK / SG. This commercial role is essential to our ambition to gain significant market share in the region.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead in collaboration with Investment teams to develop key narratives for focused funds and localising the messaging to successfully position products with professional & retail investors.
• Develop strategies partnering Product and drive key content messaging to generate commercial opportunities by extracting the key differentiating features / key messages of an investment strategy
• Rally and influence Client Group, Products, Marketing and the Investment teams indesigning and delivering high quality product collaterals
• Apply an investor-centric lens and translate difficult/complex investment concepts into practical application content and drive key messaging by having a strong knowledge of core products and investment capabilities including equities, fixed income, private markets and multi asset as well as sustainable capabilities
• Management and maintenance of the product collateral production pipeline

Qualifications/Experience/Skills

• Master’s degree or higher
• At least 10 years investment, product management or product marketing experience within an investment management organization
• A deep understanding of the asset management industry in APAC (i.e. investment asset classes, markets and products/solutions), distribution channels (Wholesale/Institutional) and client needs
• Demonstrable experience working closely with sales, product, marketing and investment teams
• Strong background in delivering high quality product collateral such as pitch books, flyers, presentations, articles, interviews, infographics, and webpages
• Strong written/oral communication skills
• Strong ability to plan effectively, rally and influence constituents and take initiative
• Self-starter, highly motivated and can work independently
• Strong team ethos, with an ability to work in both a supporting and leading role
• Strong work ethic, professional demeanor, and an intellectual curiosity
• High level of personal integrity, regard for our clients and respect for colleagues

Talents

• Networking – builds a range of contacts both internally and externally and uses their knowledge to gain business advantage.
• Team work – is supportive of colleagues and is willing to share ideas and listen to others.
• Information gathering – knows where to get relevant information from, making use of all available sources.
• Planning & organising – schedules daily work and does not rely on others to prioritise activities.
• Client focus – maintains focus on client needs at all times and is flexible when trying to meet and exceed client expectations.
• Communicating & influencing – explains things clearly whether verbally or in writing and can present to a wide audience using an appropriate style and tone.
• Preference for Action – takes ownership for work and will see things through.
• Responsibility – demonstrates strong work ethic and takes initiative to meet client needs. Looks for opportunities to create value for the client.
• Tenacity – copes well with high volumes of work and thrives in a fast-paced work environment.

Our Inclusive Culture

We have a long-term commitment to building inclusive workplaces; we value diversity in our workforce and welcome enquiries from everyone. If you need assistance or a reasonable adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.

At abrdn, enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do.

Through the expertise, insight and innovation of our team, we aim to help clients create more ways for money to make an impact. We set our sights on giving them more confidence to achieve their goals, and more clarity about what they need next. And we focus on delivering outcomes that are more than just financial – by investing responsibly to build a better world.

Role Context

abrdn is seeking a passionate individual to take on the role of an AML Onboarding Senior Analyst (6 months contract) within the Client Group function and Client Service team, reporting to the Head of AML Onboarding – Asia Pacific. The role will be based in Singapore and is expected to work in a team.

The Client Service function is responsible for day-to-day administrative support of existing clients. The AML Onboarding team focus specializes in coordinating activities with functions including operations , business development, marketing, custodian banks, transfer agents, legal and compliance, reporting team, RFP and presentation team, investment and asset class specialists as well as resolving administrative and operations problems.

Job Description

· Ensure clients meet applicable CDD/AML requirements and that the appropriate CDD/AML process is followed for all new client mandates to mitigate risk

· Answer clients’ CDD/AML related query

· Ensure that all completed AML/KYC documentation is properly filed, stored and retrievable

· Provide support on client periodic reviews and remediation

· Conduct and review name screening according to our CDD/AML requirement

· Conduct regular transactions monitoring for specific client types

· Liaise between Client Services, Business Development team, Transfer Agency and Compliance from different countries (HK, SG, China, Malaysia, Luxembourg, UK, etc.) for CDD including handling various approval inquiry

· Provide support to the Business Development team with AML/KYC queries

· Provide support to the production of qualitative reports

· Provide support to team members on project initiatives

Job Requirement

· Bachelor’s degree desirable

· Have extensive knowledge of CDD/AML requirement for different jurisdictions

· Ability to speak, read and write English, traditional or simplified Chinese documents

· Preferably have completed ACAM certificate or its equivalent

Please apply directly to this link (copy and paste into your browser):

https://abrdn.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/abrdn/job/Singapore/AML-Onboarding-Senior-Analyst_R0070925

Our Inclusive Culture

We have a long-term commitment to building inclusive workplaces; we value diversity in our workforce and welcome enquiries from everyone. If you need assistance or a reasonable adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.

Role Definition

• To assist the Head of Product Development Asia Pacific in various Asian strategic developments and to diversify fund ranges across Asia Pacific.
• To assist with the preparation of product development proposals from Asia ensuring the adherence to Group Product Development approval process.
• To carry out general administrative duties such as coordinating stakeholders meeting, writing of meeting notes, etc
• To support the oversight and supervision of the creation of new product ideas, reshaping/restructuring and termination of existing products, ensuring they fit for purpose and compliant with local requirements. This process includes supporting of feasibility study and profitability analysis
• To assist with stakeholders’ management across the region; to collaborate with investment and distribution teams for idea generation to ascertain product demand and designed requirement. With other internal teams such as legal, compliance, operations and product management ensuring the idea can be supported and delivered in a timely manner.
• To support group product related initiatives where required.

Skills and Experience

• At least 3-5 years of product development or relevant experience
• Strong knowledge of the regulatory framework that supports investment products in the region and UCITS regulations
• Strong interpersonal and communication (written and spoken) skills, with the ability to explain complex matters in a concise and meaningful way
• Bilingual; English and business Mandarin is an advantage
• Team player, well-organised, self-starter with an attention to detail.
• Strong project management and stakeholders management skills
• Proactive, positive attitude

Our Benefits

• There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.
  

How we create value

• Our strategic drivers are the foundations from which we deliver for all our stake holders: High impact intelligence, Client & customer-led growth, Belief in our trusted brand and Future fit. You can find out more about our values here.

Our Inclusive Culture

• We are committed to exploring the possibilities of working smarter. This means we’d like to hear from you, whatever way you like to work. We have a long-term commitment to building inclusive workplaces; we value diversity in our workforce and welcome enquiries from everyone. If you need assistance or a reasonable adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist. You can find out more about our inclusive culture here.