SENIOR FIXED INCOME RESEARCH & INVESTMENT ANALYST

SILVERDALE CAPITAL PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Silverdale Capital Pte Ltd is a MAS-licensed fund management company seeking Fixed Income Research & Investment professionals with 4–9 years of investment research experience. The role involves generating investment ideas and in-depth credit analysis across securities and macro factors.

You will pro-actively contribute to the investment decision process by developing hedging strategies, reducing costs and identifying alpha opportunities, with daily/weekly updates on strategy and market dynamics.

Qualifications

• 4–9 years of fixed income research experience.
• Degree in CA / Economics / Maths / Engineering / CFA.
• Strong programming skills.
• Proficiency with Bloomberg.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Knowledge of macro risk factors and bond mathematics.

Responsibilities

• Generate fixed income investment ideas.
• Deep dive credit analysis of portfolio investments and macro factors; present Investment Notes.
• Develop trading/hedging strategies to reduce costs and identify alpha opportunities.
• Provide regular (daily/weekly) updates on fixed income strategy and market dynamics.
• Assist in portfolio monitoring, trading, risk management and data analytics.
• Develop professional relationships with other analysts and industry experts.

Skills

Fixed income research

Bloomberg

Python

SQL

Communication

MS-Excel/VBA

CFA

Bond mathematics

Education

Chartered Accountant / Economics / Maths / Engineering / CFA

Tools

Bloomberg

Python

SQL

Job description

Silverdale Capital Pte Ltd is a Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) licensed fund management company. We manage several award-winning funds, inter alia Silverdale Fund VCC: Silverdale Bond Fund, Silverdale India USD Bond Fund, series of Silverdale Fixed Maturity Funds (FMPs), Silverdale Credit Opportunities Fund and bespoke funds.

We are seeking talented Fixed Income Research & Investment professionals with 4 - 9 years of investment research experience in fixed income.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate fixed income investment ideas
• Deep dive credit analysis of existing and potential portfolio investments covering all aspects of the security (spreads, covenants, structure, swaps, hedges, etc.), issuer (cash-flows, ratings etc.) and macro factors (country, enforcement risks etc.), and presenting detailed Investment Notes
• Pro-actively contribute to the investment decision and process: by developing innovative trading / hedging strategies, reducing transaction costs, and identifying alpha opportunities
• Regular (daily/weekly) updates on fixed income strategy, macro factors, trends, fixed income securities pricing, portfolio positioning and market dynamics
• Assist in portfolio monitoring, trading, risk management and support, including trade monitoring, cash flow management, data analytics, market alerts, algorithms, etc.
• Develop professional relationships with other analysts, and industry experts

Skills/Qualifications

• Degree in Chartered Accountancy/Economics / Maths / Engineering / CFA with passion for investing and strong programming skills
• Strong understanding of macro risk factors, bond mathematics
• 5 years+ of fixed income research experience
• Exposure to Bloomberg and proficiency in programming languages (Python, SQL)
• Excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills
• Comfortable with real life uncertainties and ability to manage tight timelines
• Candidates lacking proficiency in MS-Excel, VBA, Macros to refrain from applying