Job description

Silverdale Capital Pte Ltd is a Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) licensed fund management company. We manage several award-winning funds, inter alia Silverdale Fund VCC: Silverdale Bond Fund, Silverdale India USD Bond Fund, series of Silverdale Fixed Maturity Funds (FMPs), Silverdale Credit Opportunities Fund, Silverdale Bespoke Funds, etc. Our investors include banks, insurance companies, fintech platforms, wealth managers, and family offices, across South-East Asia, Middle East, and Europe.

For further details, please visit us at www.SilverdaleGroup.com

We are seeking talented Fixed Income Research &Investment professionals with 1-4 years of investment research experience in fixed income.

Key Responsibilities

This is a unique opportunity for you to gain hands on experience and contribute towards fund management in the fund house by covering core functions: (a) investment research and portfolio management, and (b) trading and cash management. The time spent in each of these cores would depend on your proficiency and fitment.

Key Responsibilities: Investment Research & Portfolio Management 

• Conducting research on fixed income markets, economic trends, and issuer-specific credit analysis 
• Regular (daily/weekly) updates on fixed income markets and strategy, economic trends, issuer specific credit analysis, and portfolio positioning 
• Deep dive credit analysis of existing and potential portfolio investments covering all aspects of the security (spreads, covenants, structure, swaps, hedges, etc.), issuer (cash-flows, ratings etc.) and macro factors (country, enforcement risks, etc.), and presenting detailed Investment Notes along with financial model 
• Assist portfolio managers in portfolio & risk management, including working on live investment opportunities, investment sizing and risk assessment, etc.

Key Responsibilities: Trade & Cash Management 

• Assisting portfolio managers in trade execution across various markets and instruments (including derivatives) and optimization of investment portfolios (including trading strategies to optimize portfolio performance) 
• Assist in portfolio monitoring, trading, risk management and support, including trade monitoring, cash flow management, data analytics, market alerts, algorithms, etc. 
• Assisting in trade settlements, reconciliations, and post-trade processing

Skills/Qualifications

• Degree in Chartered Accountancy/Economics / Math / Engineering / CFA with passion for investing and strong programming skills
• Strong understanding of macro risk factors, bond mathematics
• 1-4 years+ of fixed income research experience
• Exposure to Bloomberg and proficiency in programming languages (Python, SQL)
• Excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills
• Comfortable with real life uncertainties and ability to manage tight timelines
• Candidates lacking proficiency in MS-Excel, VBA, Macros to refrain from applying

Action Point

Apply to: careers@silverdalegroup.com