VP / AVP, Associate Economist, Economic & Treasury Research
Posting Date : 14-May-2023 Location :
Raffles Place, Singapore, SG
Company : United Overseas Bank Limited
About UOB
United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices.
Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values — Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.
About the Department
The Finance and Corporate Services function manages the financial and administrative needs of the Group to help achieve its business goals.
Research
We support the Group and external clients in the areas of macroeconomic and financial markets research. We also assess their impact on economic policy measures, FX, interest rates and various assets markets.
Job Responsibilities
An exciting opportunity exists for a team player and self-starter with analytical, problem solving ability, preferably with a financial / economics background, to join as Associate Economist, with a path leading to becoming an Economist.
The candidate is responsible for modelling, analyzing and advising clients on the macro-economic trends and developments in Singapore and other regional economies, by developing econometric models for forecasting, among other duties.
The role will require the person to clearly process and distill complex macro-economic data and events (such as the Government budget, central bank’s monetary policy decisions) to non-technical stakeholders of varying seniority. As such the job requires excellent written and verbal communication ability and presentation / public speaking skills, and a positive disposition.
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