Equities Research Associate, APAC Markets

Leadingnation; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 420,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

ASIFMA, a regional trade association based in Hong Kong, seeks an Associate to provide research and analytical support to the Equities Division reporting to the Managing Director, Head of Equities and Post Trade. The role sits in a team of 25 in Hong Kong.

You will assist with organizing meetings, gathering industry feedback, drafting responses and white papers, and performing ad-hoc tasks. A bachelor’s degree in finance or economics and 3–5 years of relevant experience are preferred, with

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills suitable for business and advocacy purposes.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Putonghua.
• Self-starter with strong organizational skills and work ethic.
• Strong problem solving and project management skills, including the ability to prioritize and manage multiple concurrent tasks.
• Ability to work independently and exercise good judgement.
• 3-5 years of prior relevant work experience is preferred. Good knowledge of APAC Equity markets is necessary, along with the passion and interest to build strong substantive knowledge of financial markets. Prior experience in equities trading, operations, or ECM would be a plus.
• Strong Word, Excel, PowerPoint and database management skills. Good management of AI tools (e.g. Copilot) would be a plus.
• Team player, responsiveand detail oriented.
• Holder of a bachelor’s degree or above in finance, economics, or a related field.

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.

Skills

Communication skills

Bilingual English/Putonghua

Organization & planning

Problem solving

Project management

Independent work

Equities market knowledge

AI tools familiarity

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or economics

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Database management

AI tools (Copilot)

Job description

ASIFMA, a regional trade association based in Hong Kong, seeks an Associate to provide research and analytical support to the Equities Division reporting to the Managing Director, Head of Equities and Post Trade. The role sits in a team of 25 in Hong Kong.

You will assist with organizing meetings, gathering industry feedback, drafting responses and white papers, and performing ad-hoc tasks. A bachelor’s degree in finance or economics and 3–5 years of relevant experience are preferred, with