Foreign Exchange Research Assistant

Job Description:

The duties and responsibilities he/she is going to take this job include, but not limit to:

FX Research:

• Conducting foreign exchange research of Asian currencies, e.g. JPY, KRW, HKD, ASEAN currency.
• Composing reports, topics including but not limited to, FX policies, FX market structure and trends
• Making currency investment recommendations to Chinese & Japanese portfolio managers on a regular basis and on demand.

Business Development:

• Conducting business development in Japan office, representing RS department of CICC
• Organizing events such as strategy meetings, online seminars and so on, assist on relationship developments with Japanese organizations.

Knowledge:

• 0-3 year experience of foreign exchange/macro research. Thorough understanding of macroeconomics and foreign exchange markets
• Competent in building quantitative economic and financial models
• Knowledge of literature review
• Knowledge of data analysis, information & data collection, and graphic and narrative techniques for the presentation of data.

Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent learning ability, strong analytical and judgement capability
• Japanese: JLPT N1 level, English: Business level
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• A team player

Qualifications:

• Upright, humble, diligent with high moral values
• Bachelor’s degree or above with major in finance, accounting, economics and other relevant fields
• Strong interest in macro economic and financial market
• CFA, CMA (Certified Member Analyst of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan) would be a plus.