Experience

CGS-CIMB Securities

• Singapore
• Financial Services
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Manager – Bond Settlement, Custody and Cross-border Transfer

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  1. Bonds Settlement : I. Lead and supervise the bonds settlement team, ensuring accurate and timely processing of bond trades, settlements, and reconciliation activities. II. Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including traders, legal teams and custodians, to resolve any settlement-related issues promptly. 2. Custody Services Management: I. Manage the custody services function, overseeing the safekeeping and administration of bond assets. II. Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, contractual obligations, and internal policies. III. Develop and maintain robust controls to safeguard assets, minimize operational risks, and ensure accurate record-keeping. 3. Cross-Border Transfer: I. Maintain a comprehensive understanding of cross-border transfer regulations, restrictions, and compliance requirements. II. Coordinate with internal teams and external counterparties to facilitate the efficient and compliant movement of bond assets across borders. 4. Risk Management and Compliance: I. Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate operational risks associated with bonds settlement, custody, and cross-border transfers. II. Collaborate with risk management and compliance teams to develop and implement robust control frameworks, internal policies, and procedures. III. Ensure adherence to relevant regulations, industry standards, and internal risk guidelines, maintaining a strong culture of compliance within the team. 5. Team Leadership and Development: I. Foster a high-performance culture within the team. II. Monitor and analyse related data and metrics to identify areas for improvement and implement process enhancements to increase operational efficiency and accuracy. III. Provide guidance, mentorship, and development opportunities to team members, promoting continuous learning and professional growth. IV. Conduct performance evaluations, set objectives, and inspire individuals to achieve their full potential. Show less



iFAST Corporation Ltd.

• Singapore
• Financial Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Corporate Action Executive

  • Apr 2018 - May 2020

  1. Review, update and maintenance of financial products which include but are not limited to unit trusts, bonds, ETFs, and stocks listed on IFAST Trading Platform 2. Handling and processing of full suite corporate action events for units’ trust, bonds, ETFs and stocks. 3. Reconciliation of shareholdings against external custodians and administrator’s records for units’ trust, bonds, ETFs and stocks 4. Lead, Design, Execute and Testing project deployment for new internal system that enhance daily stock operations. 5. Act as business analyst for internal application developers to bridge the gap between developers and daily operations. 6. Actively participate and perform procedure review for daily operation tasks especially on stock products 7. Handling backroom enquiries from all internal stakeholders (Example: Management, Customer Services, Account Administration and etc) 8. Maintaining daily price admin and ensuring accuracy on data exchange with media publisher and business partners 9. Other ad-hoc duties assigned by Team Manager Show less



HSBC Data Processing Management

• Senior Assistance Manager

  • Jul 2016 - Dec 2017

  1. To project the volume for the day and allocate correct number of GSEs to work on specific queue2. Perform queue monitoring to ensure smooth flow of processing and to be alert of sudden surge of volume3. To review, identify and perform changes for procedure in order to enhance productivity of overall process4. Identify potential cause that will affect productivity and perform proper contingency plan in order to resolve issue before happened5. Review clients’ company announcement and identify corporate action if needed6. Initiate business process and delegate service executives for necessary actions.7. Servicing business partners by communicating and processing related enquiry or providing issue resolution to minimize business impact8. Provide guidance and motivation for executives whereby helping them to resolve issue or rare cases. Show less

• Assistance Manager

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2016

  1. Identify all eligible holders, develop and ensure to distribute notifications related to corporate market events.2. Seeking and maintaining any client’s instructions (e.g. proxy, right exercise, takeover offer and etc);3. Compliance with legal requirements, industry regulations, organisational policies and professional codes (e.g. swift address – MT564 to MT599).4. Identifying and assessing the impact of corporate actions on holdings and values;5. Resolve all discrepancies, ensure to act on everyday matters as well as inquiries from all external clients plus internal departments.6. Monitoring progress of corporate actions continuously for clients and global custodians and provide further information if any;7. Engaging into different corporate event (dividend, proxy, warrant, right, takeover, and etc) from announcement to payment stage;8. Providing securities service to achieve maximum customer satisfaction within the process Service Level Agreement (SLA); Show less



HML & CO.

• Malaysia

• Finance & Admin Trainee

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

  1. Responsible for preparing bank reconciliation statements and payroll processing; 2. Maintains proper record of file bank statements, cheque issuing, reports and other supporting documentation; 3. Performs other accounting tasks under the instructions of Audit Partner and Audit Manager; 4. Assist in maintenance and archive of audit documentation for audit client’s files; 5. Other miscellaneous administrative tasks as necessary. 1. Responsible for preparing bank reconciliation statements and payroll processing; 2. Maintains proper record of file bank statements, cheque issuing, reports and other supporting documentation; 3. Performs other accounting tasks under the instructions of Audit Partner and Audit Manager; 4. Assist in maintenance and archive of audit documentation for audit client’s files; 5. Other miscellaneous administrative tasks as necessary.