Support Group Economist

The objective of this role is to support the Group Economist in developing the Group's macroeconomic outlook, capital market assumptions, and investment strategy insights for life and health insurance portfolios across Asia-Pacific.

The role will be responsible for macroeconomic monitoring, market analysis, capital market assumption development, thematic research, and the production of senior management and investment committee materials.

The successful candidate will help translate economic, market, and policy developments into actionable insights for strategic asset allocation, portfolio construction, asset-liability management, and insurance balance sheet management.

Responsibilities:

• Capital Market Assumptions & Asset Allocation (35%): Lead the development, maintenance, and enhancement of the Group's Capital Market Assumptions (CMAs) across major asset classes. Develop and maintain quantitative frameworks for estimating expected returns, volatilities, correlations, and risk premia. Support strategic asset allocation exercises through scenario analysis, historical studies, and forward-looking return assessments.
• Insurance Investment Strategy & Portfolio Insights (30%): Translate economic and market developments into implications for life and health insurance investment portfolios. Assess the impact of interest rates, yield curves, credit spreads, inflation, and market valuations on insurance investment income and portfolio performance.
• Market Intelligence, Risk Monitoring & Scenario Analysis (25%): Monitor key financial market developments affecting insurance investors. Maintain investment dashboards and market-monitoring frameworks focused on insurance-relevant risks and opportunities.
• Investment Communication & Stakeholder Engagement (10%): Prepare Executive Committee, Investment Committee, Board, and senior management materials. Produce concise and insightful investment commentaries linking market developments to portfolio and business outcomes.

Requirements:

• Undergraduate degree in Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Actuarial Science, Business, or another relevant quantitative discipline.
• Strong interest in global macroeconomics, financial markets, institutional investing, insurance balance sheets, and long-term asset allocation.
• Solid analytical and quantitative skills, with strong attention to detail and data quality.
• Ability to distil complex information into clear, structured written output and presentation materials for internal stakeholders.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data analysis, modelling, charting, and quality control, and in PowerPoint for preparing clear, well-structured presentation materials.
• Solid understanding of fixed income, credit markets, macro–asset class linkages, portfolio construction, or insurance investment concepts.
• Interest in private markets, regulatory developments, capital frameworks, and Asian insurance markets.
• Ability to use, or willingness to develop, Python and/or VBA skills for data analysis, process automation, and recurring reporting would be highly advantageous.