Chief Investment Officer, IWS - Hang Seng Bank (HK)

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We’re looking for a Chief Investment Officer (CIO) to help build a robust wealth management franchise powered by research-led advisory.

Responsibilities:

• Build a robust wealth management franchise anchored in research-led advisory, driving consistent and actionable investment guidance across the Bank.
• Leverage and localise Group investment research for market relevance, tailoring content for internal stakeholders (Product and Frontline) and external audiences (customers and the public).
• Define the Bank’s macro house views, asset-class outlook, and strategic/tactical asset allocation to guide customer portfolios and advisory direction.
• Provide portfolio insights and growth enablement across Retail Banking, with extended strategic support to Private Bank and Corporate Banking.
• Serve as the Bank’s external investment spokesperson through market interviews, social media engagements and authored commentary/columns.
• Deliver client advisory by presenting market views and providing guidance to HNW clients and key internal stakeholders, building credibility and trust.
• Chair the Investment Committee, governing and approving recommendations across funds/equities/bonds/FX and reviewing product performance on an ongoing basis.
• Lead innovation and risk governance, including designing and governing AI-assisted insights workflows, acting as RO for HSIS SFC Type 4 and Executive Director oversight of advisory services, and (from 2027) leading the proposed DPM Investment Forum on portfolio construction and rebalancing.

 Requirements

• University graduate or above preferably in business/asset management/economics disciplines
• 15 years + experience on investment research & or asset management.  Ideally in the past 5 years in similar capacity managing a business outfit in retail bank/private bank/investment bank with proven track record
• Analytical and presentable
• Good writing skills and strong capability to devise investment research reports or presentations for a broad array of audience and purposes.
• Solid people management experience with demonstrated capability to manage a team of investment specialists to perform day to day research activities.
• High language competency on Cantonese, English and preferably Mandarin
• Holders of RA4 and RA9 licenses,  ideally existing RO/EO with other financial institutions,  or in the past three years participating in asset management activities as RA9 RI.

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