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Legal Counsel, Asia Pacific
COLUMBIA THREADNEEDLE
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Legal Counsel, Asia Pacific

COLUMBIA THREADNEEDLE

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Posted:
January 8, 2021
Location:
Singapore, Singapore
Salary:
Open
Type:
Full Time
Job Description

In this role you will provide legal support for a broad range of matters currently undertaken by the legal team in Asia, including support of Japan, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong with focus on matters relating to Distribution and Discretionary asset management for Institutional clients and funds registration.

Responsibilities

How you'll spend your time....
You will be joining a dynamic Global Asset Management legal and compliance team that provides a broad range of advice to Columbia Threadneedle's Global Asset Management business. As a member of the Global Asset Management legal team, you will interact frequently with lawyers and business partners based in EMEA, Asia and North America. In addition, you will also join a larger legal and compliance team that is part of the General Counsel's Organisation of Ameriprise Financial, a publicly traded, Fortune 500 financial services company.
In this role, you will be:
  • Responsible for legal support across the entities and businesses within Asia Pacific region
  • Providing comprehensive legal advice, solutions and support in all aspects of the asset management business. This includes reviewing fund documents, applications for fund registrations, distribution agreements, investment management agreements and delegation agreements.
  • Partnering with internal and external clients to prevent, mitigate and control legal risks
  • Preparing and ensure legal documentation and filings are accurate and complete
  • Providing and delivering legal advice on various matters including regulatory developments, distribution activities, new business initiatives and products and corporate secretarial for the various legal entities
  • Liaising with relevant business partners as well as external law firms and regulatory agencies on various matters including funds registrations and distribution activities in various jurisdictions
  • Working closely with Compliance in Asia Pacific on compliance advisory to the business for activities that span across the region
  • Working closely with the broader global GCO on various matters to support the Global Asset Management business and act as one of the contact persons for legal matters in Asia Pacific


Required Qualifications

To be successful in this role you will have....
  • Qualified lawyer with experience in working within a Financial Services business and familiar with local regulations and good understanding of doing business rules for different jurisdictions in the region
  • Capable of working autonomously as well as in a team on assignments
  • Pragmatic and proactive approach to problem-solving
  • Relevant experience (in-house or private practice) supporting an in-house legal or product department of an asset manager or other financial services organisation
  • Intellectually curious, proactive and adaptable with a strong attention to detail
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • High attention to detail and well-organized


Preferred Qualifications

If you also had this, it would be great....
  • Ability to read and write Chinese is a strong advantage
  • Experience dealing in Japanese market
  • Experience with the securities laws in Japan, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong

Internal Number: 9715903
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