Client Coverage Associate, Prime Brokerage – Sydney

Morgan Stanley; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley’s Institutional Equity Division in Sydney seeks an Associate, Client Coverage Representative for Prime Brokerage. This role focuses on daily post-trade coverage for hedge fund clients, bridging gaps between clients and internal teams to optimize operations and navigate complex processes.

You will assist in risk management, investor ID preparations, and engage in securities lending, margin policy explanations, and multi-asset financing discussions to help clients manage costs and

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of Hedge Funds and the common strategies they employ
• Excellent communication skills, confidence and ability to clearly articulate complex and time sensitive situations
• Enthusiastic self-starter demonstrating initiative and the ability to handle pressure, prioritise and multi-task
• Analytical mindset with intuitive problem solving skills
• Commercially driven, complemented with a sound awareness of compliance, control and operational/business risk
• Knowledge of a broad range of asset classes, preferably including some of the following: equities, fixed income, FX, listed and OTC derivatives (including cash flows, valuations and margin treatment of listed futures and options), Government repos, asset swaps (credit, interest-rate and equity) and other equity‑related securities

Responsibilities

• Daily coverage – post-trade support for our Hedge Fund clients is the essence of the role; CCRs bridge the gap between clients and the Firm helping to navigate internal teams and processes
• Management of risks in sensitive markets – work with internal groups to ensure clients avoid costly operational mistakes and regulatory risks; provide assistance on Investor ID applications prior to investments in restricted markets
• Securities lending – borrow reconciliation and monitoring through reporting
• Risk and Margin – expertise and reporting enables us to walk clients through transparent, dynamic, and stable margin policies, explain leverage limits, and help with margin analysis ahead of establishing new trades
• Financing – discussions around multi-asset class financing across equity, fixed income, swap and other derivatives that enable clients to manage their financing costs and understand rehypothecation

Skills

Hedge funds knowledge

Communication skills

Initiative & resilience

Analytical mindset

Commercial awareness

Asset classes knowledge

Job description

Morgan Stanley’s Institutional Equity Division in Sydney seeks an Associate, Client Coverage Representative for Prime Brokerage. This role focuses on daily post-trade coverage for hedge fund clients, bridging gaps between clients and internal teams to optimize operations and navigate complex processes.

You will assist in risk management, investor ID preparations, and engage in securities lending, margin policy explanations, and multi-asset financing discussions to help clients manage costs and