In the role of Compliance Officer, you will support the APAC Head of Compliance, the Global Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), & the wider Compliance Team in London, Paris, and Singapore with the implementation and completion of the global compliance program. You will act as an advisor on a wide range of compliance related topics, primarily focusing on Equities, Fixed Income, Commodities and FX. The individual will be based in Hong Kong and report to the APAC Head of Compliance, who is also based in Hong Kong.
Your future role:
- Partner closely with management and business units to interpret complex regulations related to the firm’s trading in Equities, Fixed Income, Commodities and FX
- Stay on top of regulatory requirements and communicate any changes to the management team
- Develop and maintain compliance strategies and implement effective compliance programs that best suit these strategies
- Make recommendations for improvements to the global compliance framework where required
- Uphold highest standards in making sure the firm compiles with its outside regulatory and legal requirements as well as internal policies
- Management of new joiner set up including the setup of compliance systems and arranging and conduct new joiner induction training
- Produce MI for monthly governance meetings
- Complete the Compliance Monitoring Plan (CMP) tasks in a timely manner, including escalating any anomalies and/or issues to the Global CCO and extracting information on staff in other regions as required
- Support APAC Head of Compliance with any regulatory reviews
- 4+ years’ experience required
- A Bachelor’s degree or demonstrable industry experience
- Experience working within a Compliance Advisory role within the financial industry
- An ability to quickly learn new systems deployed within our firm
- Detail oriented; comfortable keeping records in online systems
- An awareness of investment management and the instruments traded (including derivatives thereof)
- An ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks; proven organisational and project management skills in a fast-paced environment