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"After resigning from my previous job as an equities sales trader in the house team of a major stock brokerage in Singapore in Feb, I have been searching for junior analyst roles in the back office, in particular in corporate actions, settlement, reconciliation or custody. Yet, none of the firms I have applied to have given me an interview opportunity.

I graduated last year with a finance degree and internship experience in corporate actions. Moreover, I was born in China and grew up in both HK and SG, showing particular interests in the current affairs, business practice and culture of the Greater China region. However, I do not know how I can market these strengths better with my current CV. "

OBJECTIVES

In today’s globalised world, recruiting employees who can see the bigger picture, and are willing to seek for a better solution, is one of the success factors for your organisation to excel in the competitive market. Being raised in China, Hong Kong and Singapore, I am equipped with strong linguistic ability and more importantly, a global perspective and multi-dimensional thinking. Such a diverse background also has made me into a versatile person who always shows thirst for knowledge.

My finance degree grants me the fundamental product knowledge and industrial practice, while the interest in film-making and literature nourish my creativity and analytical skills. Moreover, I was involved in implementing operational review and UAT Testing for the department during my internship with the operations team of a major European bank, which has taught me the systematic problem-solving skills. Other skills I can bring to your organization include:

• Ability to build up intuition on events and perform logical analysis on them subsequently;
• Ability to generalize patterns out of random events, and transform them into solution to problems;
• Ability to adapt to changing environment and learn at a fast pace;
• Ability to converse in financial English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

WORKING EXPERIENCE

Major Asian securities firm, (Sept 2008 – March 2009)
House Sales Trader (Equity)

• Secured new Chinese Nationals clientele for the firm through incorporating with Chinese associations
• Seized prospective clients through organizing roadshow and seminars with teammates
• Execute clients’ order on equity and equity-linked products trading
• Advised clients on trading opportunities based on technical and fundamental analysis
• Analysed and monitored stocks to identify trading opportunities

Major European bank, Singapore (May 2007 – Jan 2008)
Intern (Wealth Management Operations, Corporate Action)

• Involved in operational review and UAT Testing for the department; Suggested ideas to shorten the processing procedures
• Processed Mandatory Corporate Events like Cash Dividend / Coupon / Redemption / disclosure / tax reporting
• Processed Income Allocation (and Structured Products Redemption (e.g. ELN, GOAL, BLOC, Accumulator, etc)
• Performed investigation and reconciliation on depot/nostro breaks in accounts as well as possible fraudulent cases
• Answered queries from internal and external clients on custody and settlements matter

Shipping company, Singapore (Jan 2005 – March 2005)
Finance Intern

• Maintained company's accounts with clients and suppliers
• Calculated freight and logistics charges and billed clients accordingly
• Communicated with overseas branches on port charges and freight issues

EDUCATION

University in Singapore (July 2005 to May 2008)
Bachelor of Business Administration (Banking and Finance)

OTHER INFORMATION

Professional Certificate: CFMAS Module 1A & 6

Linguistic Ability: Native Speaker: Cantonese, English and Mandarin

IT Skill: Intermediate level: MS Word, Excel, Access & Powerpoint, Frequent user of Bloomberg terminal, SWIFT and EUCLID