Macro Research Analyst

Roles & Responsibilities

Why Mizuho

At Mizuho Securities Asia, our greatest asset is our people and we are committed to promoting a vibrant and supportive environment full of opportunities. Just like our global client and customer base, our people come from diverse backgrounds and our success is supported by our creativity, teamwork and collective abilities as individuals to exceed the dynamic needs of our customers.

As an international industry leader with the career trajectory of a growing business, Mizuho Securities provides stability. What’s more, our strategic growth gives our people at all levels rewarding degrees of responsibility and a richer work experience than a boutique firm or an established giant could offer alone. With a focus on growing and expanding our platform across Asia, we are committed to attracting, hiring, retaining and rewarding the best-in-class talent.

Job Summary

The Macro Research (Desk Analyst) team is looking to hire a Macro Strategist based in Singapore as part of the wider team across the Singapore and Hong Kong offices. Being a dual-hat role across Mizuho Securities and Mizuho Bank, this role provides an opportunity to engage a wide range of corporate and institutional clients with interests across the asset markets.

The primary remit of the role is to publish timely, topflight macro analysis and policy insights distilled into FX and rates views and clearly communicate these views for clients – both internal and external. The team works closely with the various Sales and Front office functions as well as the various Trading Desks. Given Mizuho’s presence across the region, client engagement will involve travel.

You will :

• Assume country coverage for fundamental macro-economic, policy, FX and interest rate analyses for Asia ex-Japan economies
• Publish high-quality, timely research on macroeconomic, interest rate and FX markets and clearly communicate such insights / ideas to customers (internal and external).
• Help to expand the breadth and depth of the research produced
• Support in data / research management and administrative duties as required

Responsibilities

Role Prerequisites

Company Overview

As a leading Asia-focused investment bank, we provide corporate and institutional clients with unparalleled access and expertise in Japan and Asia. We are the partner of choice to many in the region, offering a wide range of investment banking and global markets solutions for the increasingly-sophisticated and technological needs of our large client base – primarily corporations, financial institutions, pensions, asset managers, and public sector entities.

Our parent company – Mizuho Financial Group – came together in late 2002, merging three of the largest banks in Japan and is today one of the world’s largest financial institutions, employing approximately 55,000 employees worldwide in over 800 offices and 37 countries outside of Japan. With our global presence and affiliates across Asia, Americas and EMEA, we’re able to meet local market needs with a combination of unique market insights, knowledge, and capabilities, backed by approximately USD1.7 trillion in assets as of June 2023.

For more information about the Mizuho Financial Group, please visit : https : / / www.mizuhogroup.com

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