Investment Manager

Entity: Allianz Insurance Singapore

Within a span of just four years, Allianz Insurance Singapore (AIS) has emerged as the fastest-growing General Insurance company, achieving an unprecedented level of success. Since its inception in Singapore, AIS has consistently doubled its revenue year on year, a testament to its unwavering dedication to excellence. AIS takes great pride in being certified as a Great Place to Work, a reflection of our commitment to fostering a thriving and employee-driven business culture

Description:

Working closely with the Finance team the position will be responsible for the Investment and Treasury function of the company. The position reports to the CFO of the company with a dotted line reporting to the Asia Regional CIO.

This is a senior position within the company with responsibilities including coordinating the Investment Committee of the Company and presenting to both the Exco and the Board of Directors.

The position will lead Strategic and Tactical Asset Allocation, optimize performance across multi asset classes, and shape the investment direction strategy and operations The position will oversee external manager selection and performance, steer cross-functional initiatives and be the key lead on investment topics.

An ideal candidate would be someone who is looking to progress his / her career by stepping up into a more senior role of heading the investment and treasury function of an insurance company.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinating the investment strategy with the CFO taking into consideration asset liability management, risk appetite (i.e. Market/Credit/Liquidity risks) and solvency metrics. This includes proposing risk limits and investments limits to the CRO and CFO
• Ensuring that the investment function is compliant to the wider group guidelines and policies
• Coordinate, lead and chair the investment committee of the company
• Prepare and present investment related briefing to the Management (Exco) and the Board of Directors
• Conduct due diligence and compliance onboarding process of new investments, fund managers and banks
• Facilitate trade placement and confirmation
• Manage asset mandates with asset managers and performance monitoring of asset managers
• Responsible for maintaining and ensuring compliance of all required investment related documentations including policies, standard operating procedures and other related materials.
• Negotiate fees, manage agreements and accounts with custodian, banks, transfer agents, fund houses and fund settlement provider. Review fee invoices and manage funds’ fee rebates if required.
• Work with finance and custodian to ensure prompt settlement for securities / fund trades and trades reconciliation
• Ensure reports / confirmation note from service providers / brokers are duly reviewed
• Ensure Investments complies with Allianz Group and MAS requirements
• Maintaining good rapport with fund managers, custodians, banks and other (internal and external) parties
• Ensuring sufficient liquidity while maximizing interest of the company’s cash
• Support the finance team in reporting the company’s investment position as required

Qualifications and skills

• Bachelor's degree with >6 years investment, investment accounting or treasury experience in an insurance company
• Knowledge of diverse asset classes and ALM experience is a huge plus
• CFA, actuarial designation, and other advanced degree is advantageous
• Have extensive institutional background and possess strong expertise in portfolio construction, SAA, TAA and performance attribution
• Exceptional leadership and stakeholder management skills are essential, along with the ability to communicate effectively and drive cross-functional collaboration in a dynamic environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good organizational and documentation skills are essential

86545 | Asset & Investment Management | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Singapore | Full-Time | Permanent

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

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