Manager, Investment Management

AmMetLife; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a professional to develop and implement investment plans for their Conventional and Takaful business. Responsibilities include monitoring investment risks, managing external fund managers, and contributing to product development. Candidates should have strong experience in strategic investment planning and risk analysis.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and implementing investment strategies.
• Proficient in monitoring and analyzing investment risks and returns.
• Strong understanding of financial modeling and pricing metrics.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement investment strategies to optimize income and risks.
• Monitor and appraise investment risks and returns of portfolios.
• Manage relationships with external fund managers.

Skills

Strategic investment planning

Portfolio management

Risk analysis

Financial modeling

Job description

Overview

Develop and implement business plan and investment strategies for Conventional and Takaful business (under shared services). Manage the investment outsourcing arrangement and manage in-house assets. Contribute towards the company’s product development process, including the development of new investment-linked funds.

Key Responsibilities

1. Develop and implement strategic and tactical investment strategies to optimize income and risks, and ALM profile.
2. Monitor, analyse and appraise investment risks and returns of portfolios.
3. Evaluate appropriateness of proposed new assets and/or securities and/or issuances.
4. Conduct modeling for pricing and valuation metrics eg. Fund-Based Yields (“FBY”), and for capital management eg. ICAAP, and climate-related modeling.
5. Manage outsourcing arrangement eg. Strategic and tactical strategy-setting and guide investment activities of external fund manager(s) in alignment with Company objective.
6. Review, propose and manage the establishment of new funds and structure appropriate fund/assets in support of new products.
7. Manage deliverables and engagement with regulators and / or industry organisations.
8. Engage and contribute in relevant committees (eg. ALCO, RMCD, Board and Regional Committees).
9. Develop recommendations and implement tactical strategies to optimize liquidity and financial output.
10. Oversight of investment-related management reports.
11. Manage portfolios and investment-linked funds under the Shared Services Agreement with AmMetLife Takaful.
12. Oversee and manage the strategic relationship with key stakeholders (MetLife Investment Manager Oversight (UK) and Portfolio Management Unit (Asia)).