Leveraged Finance Reporter

9fin; Singapore; On-site; SGD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

9fin is seeking a financial journalist to join its leveraged finance team in Asia. The ideal candidate will build sources, write engaging market content, and collaborate with team members. Strong interest in journalism and finance, along with excellent writing skills, are essential to thrive in this dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Proven interest in journalism, with publication experience.
• Understanding of finance, economics, and market terminology.
• Ability to write concisely and engagingly in English.

Responsibilities

• Source-building with bankers, investors, and traders.
• Writing market content and collaborative articles.
• Attending meetings and conferences for relationship building.

Skills

Journalism interest

Financial markets knowledge

Writing skills

Team collaboration

Job description

About 9fin

The world's largest asset class, debt, operates with the worst data.

Technology has revolutionized equity markets with electronic trading, quant algos and instantaneous news. However, in debt capital markets, the picture is completely different. It still behaves like it’s in the 1980s; trillions of dollars of trades are placed over the phone, news is slow, and corporate credit information is imperfect and scattered.

Our mission is to change this.

9fin's proprietary technology delivers fast and comprehensive financial, credit, legal & ESG analysis. Our clients are able to make faster, more informed decisions, win more business and most importantly, save time.

Our fast growing list of clients include 9 of the top 10 Investment Banks, leading Asset Managers, Hedge Funds and Law Firms.

The Opportunity

9fin is looking to add to its new leveraged finance team in Asia. You’ll be expected to hit the ground running, building out your own source base and delivering market-moving insight and scoops. But you’ll also be given full support and training in navigating the specialist financial landscape, developing your news-gathering, writing and interviewing skills, and understanding the markets 9fin covers.

We are hiring experienced professionals and those looking to establish themselves in the Asian LevFin market.

What you'll work on

Every day is different, but here’s an example of the kind of things you’ll work on:

• Source-building with bankers, investors, traders, lawyers and other key players in the credit markets

• Writing on and off-diary content covering markets

• Working with other members of our team to confirm information and produce collaborative content

• Attending source meetings, conferences, briefings, and other such occasions to build and maintain source relationships

• Receiving formal and informal training in interviewing, source-building, news writing, media law and financial markets
  

  About You

If you are a reporter/analyst working in the world of financial markets and have the following attributes, we are interested in hearing from you:

• Have a proven interest in journalism, plus experience writing for a publication

• Wish to join a rapidly-growing platform winning market share and attracting high quality readership from financial professionals

• Proven interest in finance, economics and markets and understanding of basic concepts and terminology

• Are a team player and can collaborate with other reporters on stories

• Have a desire to build strong sourcing relationships across finance professionals and embed deeply as a crucial part of the market

• Can write concise and fluent English which can make technical topics accessible and engaging

• Have ambitions to carve out a coverage area and build your own reputation as a financial journalist

9fin is an equal opportunities employer

At 9fin we are dedicated to building and promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can reach their full potential and truly belong. We recognize that building diverse teams enables a more creative and productive environment. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be who we’re looking for — either for this role, or perhaps another.