Asia Wealth Management, Client Service Manager (Trade Execution), Hong Kong

About the Firm

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in 42 countries, the firm’s employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For further information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com.

About the division

Building on over 30 years of delivering first-class business in a first-class way, Morgan Stanley helps Asia wealth management clients succeed by delivering the Firm’s global reach, product leadership and investment expertise. To reinforce our commitment to the region, we have established Morgan Stanley Bank Asia Limited, a licensed bank in Hong Kong and a wholesale bank in Singapore, to conduct private wealth management business in Asia.

About the Role

The Client Service Manager (Trade Execution) is dedicated to executing trades and managing orders, ensuring seamless settlement across asset classes. The candidate partners with Investment Representatives (IR) and maintains strong client relationships with Ultra High Net Worth clients.

Responsibilities

• Day shift (overseas market hours: 8am – 5pm / 11am – 8pm) and holiday coverage required
• Handle various products including equities, FX, fixed income, exchange-traded derivatives, and structured products.
• Handle trade execution and monitoring and maximize best execution of orders for clients / IRs
• Liaise with Operations to ensure trade allocation and settlement are completed smoothly
• Communicate with IRs and clients across different regions in Asia who invest in overseas markets such as US and Europe with market information, flows, price movements and general queries
• Liaise with internal and external counterparties to ensure a high standard of client service
• Work closely with other traders in maintaining and enhancing the execution process, analyzing current market conditions, leveraging in-house trade ideas and providing market color
• Keep up to date on regulatory requirements and control standards
• Perform suitability risk monitoring, ensure trade executions adhere to the risk management & monitoring framework and are performed in an accurate and efficient manner
• Other duties include daily transaction margin checking, portfolio / client data checking and performing risk disclosures to clients

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with minimum 3-5 year's relevant experience in Private Banking or Wealth Management, with good understanding of investment products including cash equities, derivatives, FX and fixed income
• Excellent command of spoken and written English and Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese)
• SFC/ HKMA licensed, familiar with local regulatory and compliance requirements
• Certified Private Wealth Professional (CPWP) designation is preferred.
• Good knowledge of different markets, investment behavior and orientation
• Experience in handling trade execution and trading systems
• Excellent understanding of risk management and able to perform margin calls, if needed
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Bloomberg and Reuters, etc.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, detail-oriented, self-motivated, able to work under pressure and independently with a minimum of supervision

Please note that this role/position falls within the scope of the Hong Kong Mandatory Reference Checking Scheme whereby applicants will be required to undergo reference checks from your previous and /or current employers (Authorized Institutions) covering the past seven years. For more information, please see “link” (or) a copy of FAQs for In-Scope Individuals is available upon request.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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