About FWD Group



FWD Group (1828.HK) is a pan-Asian life and health insurance business that serves approximately 40 million customers across 10 markets, including BRI Life in Indonesia. FWD's customer-led and tech-enabled approach aims to deliver innovative propositions, easy-to-understand products and a simpler insurance experience. Established in 2013, the company operates in some of the fastest-growing insurance markets in the world with a vision of changing the way people feel about insurance. FWD Group is listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code 1828.



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PURPOSE

• Lead Group-wide investment management and manager-of-managers (MoM) capability, covering mandate strategy, manager selection, and portfolio oversight across traditional and ILP assets


• Build and scale a centralised mandate management platform to drive performance, governance, and fee optimisation across the Group


• Deliver consistent, ALM-aligned investment outcomes through effective allocation, execution, and manager governance across markets

• Mandate strategy & execution: Define investment mandates, allocation strategies, and portfolio construction aligned with SAA/TAA and ALM requirements


• Manager-of-managers platform: Build and lead centralised manager selection, onboarding, and performance oversight capability across Group portfolios


• Manager & partner management: Establish and manage relationships with asset managers; lead commercial negotiations (IMAs, SMAs, fund structures)


• Portfolio oversight: Monitor performance, risk, and compliance across mandates; drive attribution, optimisation, and rebalancing


• Governance & IC: Lead investment governance, including IC processes, mandate approvals, and escalation frameworks


• Cross-BU coordination: Partner with BU CIOs and teams on mandate execution, alignment, and local implementation requirements


• ILP / product support: Support investment-linked and other product structures, including manager selection, pricing inputs, and portfolio design


• Capital solutions: Develop and execute capital-efficient structures (e.g., derivatives, hedging, liquidity strategies) in partnership with Group functions


• Derivatives: ISDA / CSA negotiations and management


• Platform & process improvement: Streamline mandate management processes, reporting, and data integration to enable scale and efficiency


• Team leadership: Build and manage a high-performing investment team across mandate management, capital solutions, and analytics

• 15+ years of experience in insurance asset management / mandate investment / portfolio management


• Strong track record in allocation, manager selection, and portfolio construction


• Degree in Finance, Economics, or related discipline; CFA / MBA preferred

• Deep expertise in ALM-linked portfolio construction and multi-asset allocation


• Strong experience in manager-of-managers, mandate structuring, and fee negotiation


• Understanding of insurance investment dynamics, including capital, liquidity, and regulatory constraints


• Advanced capability in portfolio analytics, performance attribution, and risk assessment


• Strong stakeholder management across internal teams and external managers