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The SGX Internship Programme
Singapore Exchange (SGX) is Asia’s leading and trusted market infrastructure, facilitating the exchange of
capital and ideas to create value for people, businesses and economies. As a multi-asset exchange operating
equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards, SGX is a vertically integrated
business that provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services. With about 40% of
listed companies and 90% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore as well as established linkages
across the region and in Europe, SGX is Asia’s most international and connected exchange.

Offering a full suite of derivatives products across Asian equity indices, commodities and currencies, SGX is the
world’s most liquid offshore market for the benchmark equity indices of China, India, Japan and ASEAN. The
exchange was one of the first globally to adopt the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure, the first and
only central counterparty in the region to be fully approved by U.S. regulators as a Derivatives Clearing
Organisation and a Foreign Board of Trade, and is recognised by European Union regulators for both securities
and derivatives. As Asia’s pioneering central counterparty, SGX is globally recognised for its risk management
and clearing capabilities. In 2015, SGX was awarded Derivatives Exchange of the Year by Asia Risk, Futures and
Options World and Global Capital as well as Central Counterparty (CCP) of the Year by Asia Risk.

For more information, please visit www.sgx.com

Do you have what it takes to be at the heart of the financial industry?

Be a part of this fast-paced world where your contributions count. SGX offers you the unique experience of
gaining insights into the Exchange business and the finance value chain. You will be immersed in the respective
specialist functions – at SGX, we believe that our interns are involved in real-time work from Day 1.

We have roles open in:
 Derivatives, Commodities
 Derivatives, FX/Rates Specialist
 Derivatives, Market Strategy & Development/ Execution & Clearing Specialists
 Derivatives, Product Management – Listed Financials (North & South Asia)
 Equities & Fixed Income, Debt Capital Market
 Equities & Fixed Income, Fixed Income Trading
 Equities & Fixed Income, Research
 Equities & Fixed Income, Client Development & Relationship
 Equities & Fixed Income, Equity Capital Market (SMEs)
 Equities & Fixed Income, Equity Capital Market (Sectors)
 Equities & Fixed Income, Market Services
 Equities & Fixed Income, Market Services (Services)
 Regulation, Strategic Planning Office
 Regulation, Regulatory Development & Policy
 Marketing & Communications, Marketing
 Finance, Investor Relations
 Finance, Financial Reporting & Control
 Risk Management, Risk Policy
 Risk Management, Risk Validation
 Technology, FinTech & Data
   Technology, Digital
   Technology, Information Security

To apply for the internship programme, please write to your career office with your cover letter and CV by
31 March 2018 indicating your role preference(s).

This internship programme is on a full-time basis and runs from July – Dec 2018. We invite you to realise
your potential with us.

Application Process

Please apply at this link and upload your resume:
https://careeraxis.ntu.edu.sg/Form.aspx?id=377535

Deadline: 31 March 2018
Derivatives Internship Programme
As one of the key business drivers of the Singapore Exchange, the Derivatives unit is responsible for growing
existing exchange- listed financial and commodities derivatives contracts revenues, liquidity and market share,
as well as identifying and pursuing opportunities to develop new revenue lines.

Commodities
The selected intern will be involved with the daily functions of a derivatives product manager and will gain
practical knowledge of how an Exchange lists and clears derivative contracts – a number of contract launches
are scheduled for this time period which is a rare opportunity for the intern to be involved with and to learn
the necessary processes. He/she will also acquire insights into the fundamentals of the commodity markets
through helping with data analytics and research. Additionally, the intern will be exposed to the marketing and
business development strategies the Exchange has in place to promote the trading of commodity derivatives.

For this opportunity, the selected intern will support the Commodities team with Product Management,

The selected intern’s roles & responsibilities include:
 Collect and analyse trade data for research reports, news articles and white papers
 Assist with the content, layout and design of marketing materials (presentations, brochures, videos) to
    drive trading activity
 Organization of industry events – this includes workshops, roundtables, seminars, forums and Singapore
    Iron Ore Week. Singapore Rubber Forum
 Conduct research on peer exchanges and clearing houses to understand their product / service offering
    with the goal of enhancing our offering.
 Assist in revenue/client profile analysis for strategy development
 Assist the product manager in the preparation of documents and spread sheets for new product launches

To meet these objectives, you should:
 Fluency in English (written and spoken) and proficiency in Chinese
 Good interpersonal & communication skills and the willingness and ability to work in a team
 Must be proficient in MS Office i.e. Excel and PowerPoint
 Strong familiarity with econometric modelling or programming will be an advantage
 Be able to multitask, be process driven and the ability to think innovatively and independently
 Enjoy working under pressure and tight timelines

Application Process

Please apply at this link and upload your resume:
https://careeraxis.ntu.edu.sg/Form.aspx?id=377535

Deadline: 31 March 2018
FX/Rates Specialist
The FX & Rates unit is to help drive business and volume by developing and pushing new products via the
acquisition of new customers and the cross selling of FX to existing customers. This involves analyzing and
developing competitive market microstructure, implementing appropriate sales strategies by collaborating
with various SGX departments and geographies.

The selected intern will help with various projects involving the FX & Rates. Examples of such projects include
(1) data mining the daily trading volume and open interests to identify prospective accounts for cross-selling
(2) Regular weekly write-up of competitive sell sheets to field sales (3) Consolidating customer validation
report for new and existing products (4) help update monthly sales deck (5) Help with competitive analysis
(spreads, volume) (6) Helping with sales and marketing efforts through conferences and promotional events
(7) Developing an in-depth understanding of market microstructure

The roles & responsibilities include:
 Help with market microstructure analysis and review of competitive strength and weakness of various FX
    products
 Help with end of day Daily Settlement Price derivation
 Help with production of marketing material and pitch document
 Assist with weekly write up of Global macro drivers and FX market performance
 Help run an FX marketing event
 Work to develop weekly fx distribution database and to get weekly fx highlights for ground sales
 Assist in preparing FX sales pipeline for weekly sales meeting

To meet these objectives, you should:
 Have good command of English and Mandarin
 Have good Excel skills (including power pivot), data and detail oriented
 Have good working knowledge of Bloomberg, preferably including Bloomberg Excel tools
 Have VBA skills / SQL skills will be an added advantage

Note: Interns who can commit from mid-May – Dec 18 will be an added advantage.

Application Process

Please apply at this link and upload your resume:
https://careeraxis.ntu.edu.sg/Form.aspx?id=377535

Deadline: 31 March 2018
Market Strategy & Development/ Execution & Clearing Specialists
The selected intern will be supporting 2 teams within the Derivatives unit:
a) Market Development & Strategy responsible for developing, coordinating and implementing strategies
that satisfy the objectives of our derivatives market as well as promoting overall corporate goals. A key part of
this role is in analyzing macroeconomic events, regulatory developments, market news and insights globally,
as well as synthesizing information into actionable strategies for various assets classes such as equities, rates,
FX and commodities.

B) Executive & Clearing Specialists are in charge of managing the relationship with broking members. The
team is in charge of onboarding new products and clients with broking members. As a frontline position, the
team is in constant contact with brokers and responsible for planning and implementing marketing activities.

The selected intern will learn about business drivers of an exchange and clearing house across the entire value
chain of order execution, trading, clearing and post-trade management. The selected intern will also be a part
of strategic investment assessments that the team undertakes from time to time. In addition, the intern will
have a balance of frontline exposure in analyzing data on broker trading statistics, planning marketing activities
and meeting clients alongside account managers.

The roles and responsibilities include:
 Collection of data via extensive desk-based research for use in strategy development and investment
    assessments
 Synthesis and analysis of data sets, identifying key information, trends and data points using appropriate
    analytical tools
 Development of insightful analysis and commentary, communicating and presenting findings in Word or
    PowerPoint
 Proactively tracking industry developments and companies’ strategies in the domain of exchanges and
    clearing houses
 Assist in organizing broker events and meetings and join account managers in meetings with brokers and
    clients

To meet these objectives, you should:
 Have good research, analysis and problem solving skills
 Have effective written and presentation skills
 Be able to work independently and exhibit initiative
 Be resourceful and have good people skills

Application Process

Please apply at this link and upload your resume:
https://careeraxis.ntu.edu.sg/Form.aspx?id=377535

Deadline: 31 March 2018
Product Management – Listed Financials (North & South Asia)
The selected intern will learn about the market structure and mechanics of our suite of equity derivatives
through developing a strong understanding of the business drivers and requirements. The intern is expected
to work alongside market professionals, learning the skills and knowledge necessary to become an integral
member of our product management team and acquire hands-on experience in supporting the launch of new
products during the internship period.

The roles and responsibilities include:
 Research and Development of quantitative trading ideas and strategies or SGX derivatives products
 Generate in-depth product specific market research and marketing materials to educate sophisticated
    customers and drive trading activity
 Assist in the launch of new listed equity derivatives products planned for Q1 and Q2 2018
 Evaluate competitive landscape and market trends to support new product design and grow new revenue
    lines

To meet these objectives, you should:
 Have knowledge of macroeconomics. Financial markets and derivative instruments
 Have excellent interpersonal skills, written and verbal communication skills in English
 Be extremely detail oriented and meticulous
 Have the ability to multitask efficiently
 Be proficient in MS Office – Word, Excel and PowerPoint
 Have experience in Big Data statistical analytics (Added advantage)

Application Process

Please apply at this link and upload your resume:
https://careeraxis.ntu.edu.sg/Form.aspx?id=377535

Deadline: 31 March 2018
Equities and Fixed Income Internship Programme

Debt Capital Market
The Debt Capital Market team promotes listing of debt securities and develops the primary bond market on
SGX.

The selected intern will have an opportunity to learn more about Fixed Income Market Structure (primary &
secondary trading), exposure to Fixed Income Listings business, data products and institutional fixed income
marketing activities. Other areas of learning include market and data research/analysis/reporting of bond
markets, opportunities to work with other departments of SGX as well as networking opportunities with
market participants through corporate events.

As an intern with the Debt Capital Market team, you will:
 Prepare general monthly updates/reports, update of marketing database
 Prepare and update of general marketing/sales materials & coordinate logistics for business events.
 Conduct market research
 Be involved in fixed income projects in areas like coordination with other departments/vendors,
    preparation of project update, preparation of related marketing materials.

To meet these objectives, you should:
 Possess Mathematics/Finance/Economics background
 Must have an interest in global finance and basic fixed income knowledge (academic knowledge is fine)
 Have good communication skills
 Detailed oriented
 Be able to multitask and work independently.

Application Process

Please apply at this link and upload your resume:
https://careeraxis.ntu.edu.sg/Form.aspx?id=377535

Deadline: 31 March 2018
Fixed Income Trading
The Fixed Income Trading & Sales is responsible for product management and sales/participant
onboarding/account management of SGX Bond Pro participants.

The selected intern will have an opportunity to learn more about Fixed Income Market Structure (secondary
trading), exposure to Fixed Income Listings business, Fixed Income data products and institutional fixed
income marketing activities.

As an intern with the Fixed Income Trading team, you will:
 Working on marketing materials
 Data management for sales & product (e.g customer onboarding stats and trading stats)
 Ad-hoc research
 Daily static and reference data management

To meet these objectives, you should:
 Possess Mathematics/Finance/Economics background
 Must have an interest in global finance and basic fixed income knowledge (academic knowledge is fine)
 Have interest in capital markets
 Have good communication skills
 Be able to multitask and work independently.

Application Process

Please apply at this link and upload your resume:
https://careeraxis.ntu.edu.sg/Form.aspx?id=377535

Deadline: 31 March 2018
Research
The Research team provides content driven solutions to engage market participants and stakeholders with key
market strengths and developments. The team produces Singapore’s most subscribed weekly financial
newsletter which provides market updates and collates the most recent research provided by broker members,
in addition to flagging upcoming events. More recent content initiatives for international institutional investors
have seen rapid growth in distribution. The team also works closely with analytics and products with Research
& Product as well as the capital markets, sales and intermediaries teams, in addition to the Marketing &
Communications unit.

The selected intern will have an opportunity to build a good understanding of the Singapore stock market with
the generation of daily market summaries for online distribution, have an opportunity to develop
organisational and communication skills in assisting with the preparation of market updates and investment-
related articles, Other learning opportunities include developing experience with industry platforms such as
Bloomberg and Reuters Eikon (training provided) and bring a highly valued fresh perspective to our team and
will be encouraged to openly communicate and contribute to content direction and discussions.

The roles and responsibilities include updating of:
   Daily market summaries
   Economic calendar and corporate actions for the week ahead on a weekly basis
   SGX My Gateway Industry Reports on a weekly basis
   Factsheets on a monthly basis
   Sales Securities Decks on a quarterly basis
   Assist in the coordination of Team presentations to investors

From a research perspective, the selected intern will participate in producing:
   Research on selected SGX listed companies to facilitate report-writing by stakeholders
   Industry/Sector and Exchange competitive analysis
   Maintain and create data spreadsheets for reports/newsletter such as historical prices/valuations on major indices
    and industry metrics such as manufacturing output numbers, property transactions.

To meet these objectives, you should:
 Have an eye for detail
 Have the ability to work with deadlines
 Have the ability to work responsibly within a high cohesive team
 Have good interpersonal skills

Application Process

Please apply at this link and upload your resume:
https://careeraxis.ntu.edu.sg/Form.aspx?id=377535

Deadline: 31 March 2018
Client Development & Relationship
The Client Development & Relationship team is the Client facing unit of SGX. The team manages the
relationships of intermediaries, Retail and Listed Corporates and engage in sale development efforts to grow
our market and win mindshare.

The selected intern will have hands-on exposure to and experience with:
 Strategic marketing, planning and execution of marketing campaigns
 Retails customer engagement, events, and investor education; including development of content, execution
    and delivery of marketing materials
 Involvement in digital and social marketing, development and design of web content
 Marketing analytics, measurements and tracking
 Understanding retail investment products and how they work
 Working and interacting across different business units, external vendors and stakeholders
 Introduction to customer experience and effective management of listed corporates

The selected intern will take on roles and responsibilities which include:
 Assist in retail event planning and coordination involving internal and external stakeholders, including on-
    site event management
 Assist to maintain the My Gateway website – upkeep marketing real estate and update site contents using
    web content management tool
 Involve in User Acceptance Testing for various online and tools and content
 Coordinate and compile weekly eDMs and new investor newsletters and work with external vendor to
    deliver to 240K clients
 Coordinate and disseminate investment-related contents to partners
 Assist in database, inventory and marketing budget management
 Updating and reporting of business statistics/metrics
 Provide business admin support to the team
 Any other business projects and activities as needed

To meet these objectives, you should:
 Have excellent communication skills, oral and written
 Have excellent interpersonal skills
 Be meticulous and responsible, takes ownership of assignments and can work independently
 Be familiar and comfortable in using MS Office applications, including MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint
 Be able to multitask
 Having knowledge of investing is an advantage; bonus if candidate has invested in stocks or bonds

Note: Interns who can commit from mid-May – Dec 18 will be an added advantage.

Application Process

Please apply at this link and upload your resume:
https://careeraxis.ntu.edu.sg/Form.aspx?id=377535

Deadline: 31 March 2018
Equity Capital Market (SMEs)
The Equity Capital Market (SMEs) team develops strategies to promote SGX as a capital raising platform for
entrepreneurs & SMEs, engagement of Catalist sponsors, increasing SGX’s profile in the digital space and raising
awareness of digital companies in Singapore.

The selected intern will gain a deeper understanding of SGX as a capital raising platform. The intern will have
opportunities to engage and network with market professionals and/or companies alongside with team
members.

As an intern with the Equity Capital Market (SMEs) team, you will:
 Assist in development efforts (e.g., create marketing materials, prepare marketing pitches)
 Assist in engaging potential Catalist Sponsors in Singapore and ASEAN
 Support marketing events (e.g., SPRING SME Seminar)
 Assist in lead generation and engagement of start-ups and SMEs
 Assist in the team in ad-hoc market research and managing databases

To meet these objectives, you should:
 Have a good command of English, both written and oral
 Be proficient in MS Office applications, including MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint
 Be detail-oriented, and numerically literate (Good analytical skills will be an advantage)
 Be able to multitask and work independently
 Have a general interests in capital markets activity

Application Process

Please apply at this link and upload your resume:
https://careeraxis.ntu.edu.sg/Form.aspx?id=377535

Deadline: 31 March 2018
Equity Capital Market (Sectors)
The Equity Capital Market (Sectors) team develop strategies to promote SGX as a capital raising venue for
companies in the respective key sectors.

The skills and exposure from this internship will prepare the intern a role in sector coverage banking, equity
research and analysis and marketing in financial services. The selected intern will also gain hands on
experience with information providers such as Bloomberg and some insights into capital markets.

As an intern with the Equity Capital Market (Sectors) team, you will:
 Support the Sectors team in marketing and business development efforts(e.g Create marketing materials,
    prepare pitches, minutes of meetings)
 Assist in sector strategy development efforts(e.g Research on opportunities, leads, target identification)
 Research on potential target list in the various markets to support sector strategy and buying listings
 Support the team’s engagement with stakeholders (e.g Professionals and government)
 Support the planning and logistics of marketing events (e.g Consumer investor education seminar, Oil &
    Gas seminars)
 Assist with various sector events

To meet these objectives, you should:
 Have a good command of English, both written and oral
 Be proficient in MS Office applications, including MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint
 Be detail-oriented, and numerically literate (Good analytical skills will be an advantage)
 Be able to multitask and work independently

Application Process

Please apply at this link and upload your resume:
https://careeraxis.ntu.edu.sg/Form.aspx?id=377535

Deadline: 31 March 2018
Market Services
Market services is responsible for the strategy development, acquisition and activation of intermediaries,
institutions and retail investors. Within it, the Services team develops and plan for the suite of value-added
services so as to provide our listed companies/corporates/individuals/depository agents/brokers an easy
access to manage their profiles/portfolios and service offerings.

Market Services will be launching its New Post Trade System (NPTS) in Dec 2018. Services team will support
the launch through a series of user acceptance testing (UAT), communications and handholding activities to
our companies/corporates/individuals/depository agents/brokers. In addition, the Middle Office team
supports the broader Equities & Fixed Income group through efforts to develop more automated data reporting
as well as drive internal process improvement.

As an intern with market services team, you will have hands-on exposure to and experience with:
 Strategic      marketing,    development       and    planning    of   NPTS     launch    activities to
    companies/corporates/individuals/depository agents/brokers
 Introduction to systems/process flows of Singapore’s securities trading market infrastructure
 Introduction to customer experience
 Marketing analytics, measurements and tracking
 Companies/corporates/individuals/depository agents/brokers engagement, including development of
    content, execution and delivery of communication materials
 Interacting across different business units, external vendors and stakeholders
 End-to-end automated reporting solutions and data structure

The selected intern will take on roles and responsibilities which include:
 Assist in the coordination of companies/corporates/individuals/depository agents/brokers
    communication involving internal and external stakeholders for NPTS launch, including coordinating
    briefings and producing video/presentation slides/meeting minutes
 Support and conduct UAT for NPTS
 Updating and reporting of business statistics/metrics
 Support development and maintenance of automated reporting solutions
 Participate in initiatives by locating, defining and building new process improvements
 Assist in data migration to new systems/solutions
 Provide business admin support to the team
 Any other business projects and activities as needed

To meet these objectives, you should:
 Have a good command of English, both written and oral
 Be familiar and comfortable with Adobe and MS Office applications, including MS Word, Excel and
    PowerPoint
 Be familiar or have the willingness to learn Excel VBA
 Be detail oriented and pays attention to data quality
 Be able to multitask and work independently
 Having knowledge of investing is an advantage; bonus if candidate has invested in stocks or bonds
 Have interest and background in customer experience, process reengineering, marketing and service
    management

Application Process
Please apply at this link and upload your resume:
https://careeraxis.ntu.edu.sg/Form.aspx?id=377535

Deadline: 31 March 2018
Market Services (Services)
Market services is responsible for the strategy development, acquisition and activation of intermediaries,
institutions and retail investors. Within it, the Services team develops and plan for the suite of value-added
services so as to provide our listed companies/corporates/individuals/depository agents/brokers an easy
access to manage their profiles/portfolios and service offerings.

As an intern with services team, you will have hands-on exposure to and experience with:
 Strategic marketing, development and planning of financial services launches to listed companies,
    corporates and retail investors
 Marketing analytics, measurements and tracking
 Introduction to customer experience
 Involve in online/social marketing, development and design of web content
 Listed companies/corporates/retail investors engagement, including development of content, execution
    and delivery of marketing materials
 Interacting across different business units, external vendors and stakeholder

The selected intern will take on roles and responsibilities which include:
 Assist in the coordination of listed companies, corporates and retail marketing initiatives involving
    internal and external stakeholders, including research, building business cases and producing
    prototypes/mock ups/flow diagrams
 Assist to maintain the websites under ownership of the Unit (e.g CDP Internet/StockFacts) – update site
    contents using web content management tool
 Support the manage in managing StockFacts queries with internal units and vendors
 Involve in User Acceptance Testing for various online and tools and content
 Assist in database and marketing budget management
 Updating and reporting of business statistics/metrics
 Provide business admin support to the team
 Any other business projects and activities as needed

To meet these objectives, you should:
 Have a good command of English, both written and oral
 Be familiar and comfortable with Adobe and MS Office applications, including MS Word, Excel and
    PowerPoint
 Be meticulous and responsible, takes ownership of assignments
 Be able to multitask and work independently
 Having knowledge of investing is an advantage; bonus if candidate has invested in stocks or bonds
 Have interest and background in customer experience, process reengineering, marketing and service
    management

Application Process

Please apply at this link and upload your resume:
https://careeraxis.ntu.edu.sg/Form.aspx?id=377535

Deadline: 31 March 2018
Regulation Internship Programme
SGX serves as a frontline regulator for the markets and clearing houses that operate in Singapore. The
Regulation unit works closely with the relevant regulatory authorities, including the Monetary Authority of
Singapore (MAS) and the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD), to develop and enforce rules and regulations
with a view to build an enduring marketplace.

Strategic Planning Office
The SPO’s remit is to improve RegCo’s effectiveness through a whole-of-Regulation approach, enhancing our
value proposition through strategic regulatory positioning and knowledge management. It will work closely
with each function and the regulatory strategic communications team to identify and prioritise areas of focus,
and facilitate annual planning sessions that set the basis for work planning and the development of 3-year
roadmaps from FY2019.

The selected intern will work on an initiative to chart SGX RegCo’s long-term strategic initiatives. In the course
of this initiative, he/she will be exposed to different facets of SGX’s business and learn how SGX’s regulatory
arm reviews and develops regulatory policies to meet the needs of the market.

As an intern with the Strategic Planning Office team, you will:
     Assist in researching international and regional securities / derivatives market and regulation
         developments,
     Analyze financial market trends (commercial and regulatory) and stakeholder needs.
     Prepare presentation materials relating to the initiative.

To meet these objectives, you should:
 Have a good command of English
 Have basic knowledge of financial markets
 Have research and report writing skills
 Be able to process large amount of information
 Be proficient in MS Office applications, including MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint
 Be proficient in web-design

Note: Interns who can commit from mid-May – Dec 18 will be an added advantage.

Application Process

Please apply at this link and upload your resume:
https://careeraxis.ntu.edu.sg/Form.aspx?id=377535

Deadline: 31 March 2018
Regulatory Development & Policy
The Regulatory Development & Policy team is responsible for maintaining and developing SGX’s regulatory
policies in accordance with SGX’s statutory obligations to operate fair, orderly and transparent markets and
safe and efficient clearing houses. RDP works with the respective domain owners within SGX to do so. The
work consists of providing regulatory solutions for new initiatives, crafting market rules, conducting public
consultations on proposals and obtaining approvals from regulatory authorities. In addition, RDP produces a
daily regulatory intelligence bulletin and a quarterly report on international and regional regulatory
developments.

RDP is a function within Singapore Exchange Regulation (“SGX RegCo”), and provides secretarial support for
the SGX RegCo Board. RDP also maintains SGX’s Regulatory Conflicts management instruments and conducts
staff training on Regulatory Conflicts management.

The selected intern will learn how SGX’s regulatory arm reviews and develops regulatory policies to meet the
needs of the market. The selected intern will be exposed to different facets of SGX’s business as RDP works
concurrently on multiple projects with various internal and external stakeholders.

As an intern with the Regulatory Development & Policy team, you will:
     Assist in researching international and regional securities / derivatives regulation developments
     Prepare documentation for proposals or submissions to regulatory authorities.

To meet these objectives, you should:
     Have good command of English
     Have basic knowledge of financial markets
     Have research and report writing skills
     Be able to process large amounts of information

Application Process

Please apply at this link and upload your resume:
https://careeraxis.ntu.edu.sg/Form.aspx?id=377535

Deadline: 31 March 2018
Marketing & Communications Internship Programme

Marketing
The Marketing team supports SGX’s business drivers in all its marketing activities. These range from product
campaigns, industry events to iconic ceremonies, such as SGX’s IPO ceremonies, content creation and lots more.

The selected intern will learn about omni-channel marketing, become an adept multi-tasker with an
appreciation of deadlines and gain exposure to SGX’s suite of products and services.

As an intern with the Marketing team, you will:
     Be part of the organizing team for major industry conferences and client appreciation events such as
         Singapore Iron Ore Week, Futures Industry Association, Singapore Commodities Awards and lots more
     Seize the opportunity to be part of SGX’s IPO listing ceremonies- ensure that this LIVE event runs
         smoothly, choose to be an emcee and get to coordinate all digital and social media publicity
         surrounding this iconic ceremony
     Implement product campaigns and launches. This can come in the form of producing insightful content
         from videos to brochures to infographics and then using our various digital + social channels to market
         them
     Dabble in graphic design by designing impactful campaign visuals. The canvas is yours to experiment
         and be creative!

To meet these objectives, you should:
     Have excellent written and verbal communications skills
     Be able to work independently with strong interpersonal skills
     Be motivated, operates with a sense of urgency and demonstrates attention to details
     Be flexible with working after-office hours during events
     Be fluent in English and Mandarin
     Be proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
     Be proficient in Creative Software (e.g Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Pagemaker)

Application Process

Please apply at this link and upload your resume:
https://careeraxis.ntu.edu.sg/Form.aspx?id=377535

Deadline: 31 March 2018
Finance Internship Programme

Investor Relations
The Investor Relations team is in charge of establishing and maintaining good relationships with sell-side
analytics and key shareholders so as to raise SGX profile with global investment community. This involves
analysing the business performance relative to peers and identifying areas of improvement.

The internship with Investor Relations will be a unique opportunity to learn a very specialized area of finance
and financial marketing that will expand the candidate’s knowledge of exchange industry, investor
communications and the financial community as a whole.

As an Investor Relations Intern, you will:
 Conduct industry and investor-specific research
 Assist in the content development of annual report by providing critical support in analysis of our content
    using the IIRC integrated reporting framework
 Maintain investor-specific presentation materials that include both literature kits and database updates
 Update peer analysis reports with financial metrics and market news through the use of Bloomberg
 Track and monitor relevant news and corporate development
 Coordinate investor conferences and quarterly results briefing

To meet these objectives, you should:
 Have proficient knowledge in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint
 Be very detail-oriented and meticulous
 Be able to multitask and work independently
 Have analytical and communication skills
 Enjoy working under pressure and tight timelines

Application Process

Please apply at this link and upload your resume:
https://careeraxis.ntu.edu.sg/Form.aspx?id=377535

Deadline: 31 March 2018
Financial Reporting & Control

The Risk and Controls within the CFO Unit, is responsible for the oversight and guidance on risk and controls
matters for all the functions within the CFO unit which includes Finance, Tax, Investor Relations, Treasury and
Facilities Management. It is also responsible for the management of CFO unit risk self-assessment and control
self-assessment in partnership with the functions, and Enterprise Risk Management. This includes the
validation of key controls within the CFO unit. It does reporting of risks/ control gaps to senior management,
work with business and support units to ensure compliance with CFO Unit owned policies and procedures,
does management reporting of key risk indicators and review, consolidation and reporting of the Financial
Statement Account Ownership Process.

The selected intern will have the opportunity to interact with the different functions within CFO Unit to gain an
understanding of their key risks, processes and controls, support business units and other support units in
assessing their compliance to CFO owned policies and procedures, work closely with respective control owners
to close identified risk issues/ control gaps from self-assessment, internal audits or external audits and have a
strong understanding of the respective policy requirements and its objective, and to provide advisory on its
applications.

As an intern with the Financial Reporting & Control team, you will:
     Assist with control self-assessment program for CFO unit, including the validation of key controls.
     Provide recommendations to close identified control gaps (if any)
     Identify opportunities for process improvements within CFO unit
     Manage periodic Financial Statement Account Ownership attestation from business units and support
         units
     Manage risk issue register, to ensure timely closure
     Collate monthly key risk indicators, and follow up on red flags.

To meet these objectives, you should:
         Be detailed oriented
         Have strong analytics skill
         Have strong aptitude for learning
         Have good written and verbal communication skill
         Have completion of auditing module

Application Process

Please apply at this link and upload your resume:
https://careeraxis.ntu.edu.sg/Form.aspx?id=377535

Deadline: 31 March 2018
Risk Management Internship Programme

Risk Policy
The Risk Policy team in Risk Management Unit is in charge of setting risk policies in the clearing process to
manage the member credit risk. Key working areas including setting margin methodologies, stress test,
collateral framework, etc.

The selected intern will have an opportunity to work with the Risk Policy team, which is responsible for
developing and enhancing policies for the management of clearing risk. You will get a well-rounded insight to
how it is like to work in a dynamic team where many theoretical and advanced concepts are applied to reality.
The intern will also learn how to develop quantitative risk methodologies and data infrastructure using Python,
R, SQL and Oracle. He/she will also learn the latest regulatory development on clearing and settlement.

As an intern in the Risk Policy team, you will assist in:
     Quantitative and research studies for new risk models
     System testing for launch of new processes and products
     Research and benchmarking of global practices and regulations

To meet these objectives, you should:
     Have strong quantitative skills and be comfortable working with algorithms and big data
     Be open and willing to ask questions
     Have good understanding of both market risk and credit risk
     Have good analytical and communication skills
     Be hands-on, and be willing to work with data, systems and process information for analysis and
        modelling
     Be proficient in Python and/or R programming

Application Process

Please apply at this link and upload your resume:
https://careeraxis.ntu.edu.sg/Form.aspx?id=377535

Deadline: 31 March 2018
Risk Validation
The Risk Validation team conducts the regular reviews of quantitative risk models which are used by SGX risk
management, and assesses the risk of launching new products. The team also follows the regulatory
development and provides thought leadership in the industry.

The selected intern can learn various financial product knowledge and risk models through risk framework
annual review and product validation.

As an intern in the Risk Validation team, you will assist in:
     Establishing connections to various databases, including but not limited to order book, trading and
         clearing data, margin collaterals and financial resources
     Conducting data analysis to monitor, understand and model various trading behaviours and their
         impact on SGX markets

To meet these objectives, you should:
     Have good communication skills in English
     Have basic knowledge of financial products
     Have strong programming skills in Python, R and VBA

Note: Interns who can commit from mid-May – Dec 18 will be an added advantage.

Application Process

Please apply at this link and upload your resume:
https://careeraxis.ntu.edu.sg/Form.aspx?id=377535

Deadline: 31 March 2018
Technology Internship Programme

Technology is at the centre of all SGX services. SGX relies on technology across all aspects of our business and
operations, including our regulatory and risk management functions. We focus on enhancing operational
resilience, while simultaneously seeking to future-proof our core technology and infrastructure for the long-
term.

FinTech & Data
As one of the key innovation drivers of the Singapore Exchange, the FinTech & Data unit is not only involved in
new and exciting emerging technology areas such as Blockchain and Big Data, but also has the responsibility to
redesign the data architecture and infrastructure, manage the integrity of the data, develop data dictionaries
and models to govern the data, and finally to build advanced analytics and visualization that will transform and
imbue a data-driven culture.

The FinTech & Data unit is looking for a dynamic intern with a passion for new technologies to challenge
him/herself and others with expanded out-of-the-box thinking. The selected intern will learn about our suite
of products and services by analyzing the data and its flows between the multitudes of systems, build advanced
analytics dashboards to leverage our data asset, as well as build upon his/her technical expertise by learning
and using KDB+ (the world’s fastest time-series database).

As an intern with the FinTech & Data team, you will:
     Learn to use KDB+ for analyzing data, producing automated reports and transferring of data
     Learn to use Delta Dashboards to produce advanced real-time visualization and analytics
     Be involved in several data projects that are part of a new 3 year roadmap to transform the entire
         organization’s data architecture
     Assist with proof-of-concepts and projects involving new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence,
         Machine Learning
     Capstone projects can be considered

To meet these objectives, you should:
     Be highly driven, pro-active and a strong team player
     Have excellent interpersonal skills and written and verbal communication skills in English
     Have the ability to multitask effectively and handle large amounts of data
     Have proven proficiency in SQL
     Have experience in time-series data and q/KDB+ is an advantage
     Have proficiency in R, Python, and/or Java is an advantage
     Have good understanding of financial markets is a plus

Application Process

Please apply at this link and upload your resume:
https://careeraxis.ntu.edu.sg/Form.aspx?id=377535

Deadline: 31 March 2018
Technology, Digital
The Digital Team in Technology unit is in charge of all customer facing applications. Applications includes
critical applications for the market (trading, clearing, etc) as well as website, dashboards and mobile
applications. Performance (loading, latency, Rendering, availability) and User Experience are key for these
applications.

The selected intern will learn about the enterprise level software automation strategies, bespoke test
automation frameworks and how to implement automated test cases for the web.

As an intern with the Digital team, you will:
     Design, code and implement automated tests for web, API and mobile applications
     Develop and support the testing of product features throughout the entire development cycle
     Contribute towards continuous improvement of testing practices/tools to improve test strategy and
         efficiency
     Extend test coverage and close gaps through strategic test development

To meet these objectives, you should:
     Have programming knowledge in either Java or JavaScript.
     Have effective communication skills
     Have an understanding of OO programming concepts and design
     Have an understanding of relational databases
     Have an understanding of a source code management tool (i.e. git)

Application Process

Please apply at this link and upload your resume:
https://careeraxis.ntu.edu.sg/Form.aspx?id=377535

Deadline: 31 March 2018
Technology, Information Security

The Information Security team is in charge of governing the security of the SGX systems through establishing
IT security policies, procedures, and standards. The team also works with the project teams to ensure the
security development of a system and lead the design and development of innovative security architectures for
protecting data deployed into our environment.

The selected intern will be able to learn the new technologies that are used in ensuring the security governance
of the operations. In addition, the intern will be able to assess the risk compliance for each business units and
technology units.

As an intern with the Information Security team, you will:
 Develop security configuration compliance checks against security checklists.
 Review the existing security baselines against the new industry benchmarks.
 Develop an enterprise risk dashboard for analysis the criticality of security vulnerabilities, penetration
    testing findings, and security configuration, etc.
 Develop an enterprise risk dashboard for each application and business unit.
 Develop risk assessment process for assessing risks for project implementations to adopt security by
    design principle.
 Assist in the UAT of the new security checks implemented in the automated security configuration review
    tool.
 Assist in the project implementation and documentations for our security projects.

To meet these objectives, you should:
 Possess good technical skills and analytical skills.
 Good presentation skills.
 Be able to strike a good balance between security governance and the business needs when it comes to
    creating new security checklists.
 Possess good presentation & communication skills in explaining the security requirements to the business
    units and technology staff.

Application Process

Please apply at this link and upload your resume:
https://careeraxis.ntu.edu.sg/Form.aspx?id=377535

Deadline: 31 March 2018
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