Singapore
As a Supervisory Analyst (SA) I review and approve research products covering equities, credit, high-yield, economics, strategy, derivatives and quantitative analysis. I balance management of risk (regulatory, reputational and financial) with commerciality (speed to market) to often very demanding deadlines. I previously worked in different regions as an editor at PT Makindo, CS Group and D. Carnegie AB, and as an SA at Lehman Brothers, Nomura, UBS, Exane and Deutsche Bank, My current responsibilities include: > Reviewing and evaluating research for logic, organization, and valuation methodologies; making independent decisions about content – in a high-pressure environment, and implementing changes to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and in-house policies. > Editing and rewriting research by native and non-native English authors; elevating such research to a professional level, while maintaining the author’s ‘voice’ and intended message. Assisting non-native English SA colleagues to make decisions on nuances in tone, meaning, and cultural appropriateness. > Prioritizing research from a commercial standpoint - considering factors such as time zones, market impact, meeting and marketing schedules, and management focus. > Communicating with global teams of analysts, economist and strategists to help them change wording and, in certain cases, remove text (eg, on restricted stocks). Being sensitive to cultural and regional differences in meaning and subtle differences and implications in language and images. > Working with regional control rooms, compliance and legal in identifying potential conflicts, or ‘hits’ (on Watch- or Restricted List companies and countries). Arguing an analyst’s case to the control room, and vice versa. > Keeping up-to-date with changes implemented by regulators such as FINRA or the NYSE, and EU regulations such a MiFID II. Implementing such changes and explaining them to analysts.