Associate - Equities & Post Trade

Leadingnation; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

ASIFMA is seeking an Associate to support the Managing Director and Head of Equities & Post Trade in driving initiatives across Equities, Equity Capital Markets and Post Trade. The role involves coordinating meetings, collecting industry input, drafting consultations and white papers, and conducting research to inform regulatory and market developments.

The Associate will engage with stakeholders at all levels and contribute to ongoing initiatives within committees and working groups, while

Responsibilities

• Assist the Managing Director with organizing and conducting Committee or Working Group meetings, including planning, preparing meeting materials, minuting and follow up.
• Work with stakeholders at all levels to collect industry feedback to draft consultation responses, industry letters to regulators and exchanges, and white papers.
• Communicate directly with member subject matter experts verbally or in writing to solicit their opinions or to share information about regulatory/market developments.
• Perform research related to specific projects and to draft reports on the findings.
• Perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed.

Job description

• Perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed
• The association promotes the development
• Work with stakeholders at all levels

Company Description ASIFMA is an independent, regional trade association representing over 150 member firms, including leading banks, asset managers, professional services firms, and market infrastructure providers. The association promotes the development of liquid, deep, and broad capital markets in Asia to support sustainable economic growth. Through consensus-building, regulatory consultations, and industry-wide initiatives, ASIFMA advocates stable, innovative, and competitive markets and helps lower the cost of doing business in the region. ASIFMA also develops common industry standards, publishes policy papers, and leverages the GFMA alliance with SIFMA in the United States and AFME in Europe to bring global best practices to Asian markets. More information is available at www.asifma.org.

The Associate’s main responsibility will be to support and be mentored by the Managing Director and Head of Equities & Post Trade and help drive the initiatives raised by the Equities, Equity Capital Markets and Post Trade Committees and their Working Groups.

The Associate may be assigned to perform work such as:

• Assist the Managing Director with organizing and conducting Committee or Working Group meetings, including planning, preparing meeting materials, minuting and follow up.
• Work with stakeholders at all levels to collect industry feedback to draft consultation responses, industry letters to regulators and exchanges, and white papers.
• Communicate directly with member subject matter experts verbally or in writing to solicit their opinions or to share information about regulatory/market developments.
• Perform research related to specific projects and to draft reports on the findings.
• Perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed.