Corporate Bank - Agency Securities Lending Trader - VP

Details of the Division and Team:    

Corporate Bank is a world-class provider of Cash Management, Trade Finance, Custody and Trust & Agency Services for Corporate Clients and Financial Institutions. The spectrum of innovative and market-leading Transaction Banking products is promoted by a skilled sales force and serviced by a dedicated team of client service professionals.

Deutsche Bank’s ASL Programme offers institutional clients a fully comprehensive service for generating incremental revenue on their fixed income and equity portfolios through the securities financing and repo markets. 

The Agency Securities Lending and Liquidity Product Management Team is seeking a Trader for Securities Lending and Repos role based in Singapore.
 

The role in Agency Securities Lending will primarily be working as part of the ASL trading desk. The candidate will trade the securities lending market from a global perspective utilizing Asian trading hours to maximize opportunities. A key focal point will be the Asian markets with primary responsibilities at country and product level. This will involve dealing with our counterparties on a daily basis. The candidate will work with our operations group and our counterparties over the full lifecycle of trades, monitor positions, corporate actions and utilize our clients positions to maximize revenues. In addition to the trading role the candidate will also work on various short-term projects for the trading desk and the wider associated group. This involves working on client presentations, business analysis or counterparty communications.

What we will offer you:         

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce is better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its center.

You can expect:

• Flexible benefits plan including virtual doctor consultation services

• Comprehensive leave benefits

• Gender Neutral Parental Leave

• Hybrid working arrangement

• 25 days of annual paid leave, plus public holiday

• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression

Your key responsibilities:

• Maximize revenue returns for client portfolios in the ASL program. Develop and grow existing and new relationships with clients and borrowers, expanding current on-loan balances.

• Drive forward any Agency Lending initiatives globally while pitching to prospective new Asia-based clients to join the ASL program

• Represent Agency Lending inside the bank

• Adhere to all compliance and relevant restrictions at country/ market/ bank and client level

• Record and manage ASL transactions in bank trading systems

• Work with ASL client service to respond to client queries & perform ad hoc business management tasks as needed

• Co-ordinate with Operations to ensure accurate and timely settlement

• Liaise with the middle office to resolve trade related problems or queries

• Liaison with Tax and Corporate Actions

• Work with the ASL marketing team to price portfolios and assist with pitch material.

• Provide senior management with updates on Asian developments including business, regulatory, and markets

Your skills and experience:

• A minimum of 5 years strong experience in the Securities Lending and Repo industry with particularly deep knowledge in Asian securities lending and the relevant rules and regulations.

• Prior experience with trading and Marketdata platforms like EquiLend, BondLend, DataLend, IHS Markit, LendingPit, Pirum, Bloomberg

• Prior experience in financing and cash re-investments

• Background in sales, structuring and/or client management

• Ability to lead and deal effectively with people coming from different backgrounds and countries and interface effectively with support groups

• Strong presentation and communication skills with ability to work under time pressure as part of a global team yet also being independent, resourceful with the ability to make sound logical judgements.

• Effective client management and internal stakeholder management skills

• Passed all regulatory examinations to act as a representative and trade in the Asian markets.

• An appreciation of operational aspects of booking and implementing transactions

• Strong organizational skills.

• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.

About us and our teams:

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