October 23, 2024

TIAA

Sydney

FULL TIME

APAC Product and Solutions Associate, Based in Australia or Hong Kong

Role Summary

The International Product Associate will provide strategic support and implement investment products which are intended to serve Nuveen’s international client base. In addition, the Associate will support the interaction between product various internal governance bodies including fund boards and product committees. The International Product Associate will achieve results through collaboration across the global product organization.

Responsibilities:

With a focus on supporting the APAC region, the role will focus on both public and alternative investment strategies
Supports the creation of strategic product plans and go-to-market strategies for APAC institutional and private wealth investors
Supports the launch and implementation of new products and sub-advisory mandates through collaboration with cross-functional teams and project management; and assist managing the internal governance and approval process
Prepares monthly and quarterly reporting packages on Nuveen fund performance, competitive landscape and industry flows from APAC institutional and private wealth investors
Ongoing monitoring of development in regulations, tax, accounting, insurance solvency frameworks across APAC and analyze their implications on Nuveen’s existing product offerings and future product development
Supports on-going reporting to various fund and management company boards
Serves as subject matter expert, providing guidance and detailed product information to distribution and clients for due diligence questions, client servicing, offering memoranda, and other purposes.
Ensures products are compliant with local regulatory requirements

Qualifications Required

Bachelor’s degree in finance, investments, law or engineering required.
3+ years of direct experience in asset management, preferably working in investment or product related functions.
Experience with investment product regulations in APAC and/or Europe (AUT, VCC, UCITS, AIFMD, etc)
Knowledge of public and alternative asset classes including equity, fixed income, private equity, private debt, and/or real assets.
Strong presentation and analytical skills.
Cultural fit and desire to work in a team environment

Preferred

Advanced degrees in business, finance, investments, law or engineering preferred.
Structuring experience with investment management, either from sell-side/buy-side firm or a reputed law firm.
Experience with various markets in the region including but not limited to Australia, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, and/or Taiwan.
Strong interests in navigating new concepts/markets and ability to analyse complex topics
Experience with public and alternative asset classes
Chinese language skills would be beneficial
CFA or CAIA designation.
Must be self-directed with ability to escalate as needed
Strong written and verb al communication skills

This role requires no regulatory designation.

Related Skills

Commercial Mindset, Consultative Communication, Continuous Improvement Mindset, Investment Strategy Acumen, Market/Industry Dynamics, Nuveen Products/Services Acumen, Product Design, Product Development, Product Management, Product Opportunity Assessment, Product Performance/Improvement Monitoring, Research Synthesization, Technical Writing

Company Overview

Nuveen is the investment management arm of TIAA. It is one of the largest global asset managers with specialist knowledge across a wide array of asset classes, including fixed income, listed equities and alternatives. Nuveen is driven not only by the independent investment processes across the firm, but also the insights, risk management, analytics and other tools and resources a truly world-class platform provides. As a global asset manager, our mission is to work in partnership with our clients to create outcome-focused solutions to help them secure their financial future. For more information about the firm please visit our website at

www.nuveen.com

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