Intern - Global Sales Origination (Spring - Jan to Jun 2025)

Job Summary

SGX Spring Internship Programme (Jan - Jun 2025, full-time only)
 

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.

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.

Note: Leave of Absence (LOA) may be required to take on the internship.
 

Global Sales Origination (GSO) Internship Programme
We have available roles in the following teams:
1. SG & Rest of Asia (SGROA) (1 vacancy)
2. Debt Capital Markets (1 vacancy)
3. Equity Capital Markets (1 vacancy)
4. MOG, Listco, Family Offices (1 vacancy)

SGROA - Commodities Sales

Brief Overview:
The Commodities Sales team is responsible for sales and distribution of SGX’s suite of commodities products and manage relationships with clients.  

Learning Objectives:

• Gain a high level of understanding of commodities businesses of SGX and the commodities industry landscape in the region and beyond.
• Sharpen their research and analysis skill and comes up with new marketing insights.
• Participate in SGX commodities marketing events.
• Prepare themselves for a role in commodities or financial services sectors, including but not limited to research & analysis and marketing.

Job Description:
The intern will primarily support Commodities sales team in their marketing and business development efforts, including but not limited to:

• Research and analysis: Download the latest commodities news from Blomberg and share it with the team for their information and analysis. Assist the team with competitor and market trend analysis by providing insights such as e.g. volume analysis and contract specifications differentiations.
• Pre-sales & Post-sales: Assist to enhance the monthly sales presentation or marketing collateral by incorporating engaging graphs, data, and useful information. He or she may have to assist the team with meeting notes and prepare information required for follow ups.
• Event support: Support the planning and logistics of marketing events (e.g. seminars, webinars, etc.).
• Ad hoc request: Ad hoc request that the team receives, as well as other assignments and administrative matters as required by the team (e.g. create/ update internal database/ files and periodic internal reports).

Knowledge and Skills requirements:

• Commit to the agreed period of internship (6 months).
• Have a good command of English, both written and oral. Be able to read, write and speak Chinese is a plus.
• Be proficient in Bloomberg and MS Office applications, including MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Be detail-oriented, and numerically literate.
• Be able to multitask and work independently and adhere to deadlines.

Debt Capital Market

Part of the Global Sales & Origination (GSO) business unit, the Capital Markets team develops and executes strategies to (i) promote SGX as a venue for fund raising (via listing of equity or debt securities) and (ii) build relationships with SGX listed companies and institutional clients.
 

Learning Objectives:

The skills and exposure from this internship will prepare you for a future career in financial services, in areas including corporate/investment banking, equity research and sales/marketing.

The intern will be exposed to various sectors and products that the Capital Markets team covers, as well as gain insights into Singapore capital markets, in particular equity and debt securities. The intern will also have opportunities to support the team in relationship management with SGX listed companies and institutional clients.

Besides networking opportunities with market participants through corporate events and meetings, there may also be opportunities to work with other SGX departments through projects and company events. 
 

Job Description:

For this role, the intern will primarily focus on marketing and business/product development efforts in debt capital markets (DCM), where the intern will assist the team in the following:-

• Conduct market research and data analysis using financial information tools (e.g. Bloomberg and Dealogic)
• Prepare regular market and business updates or reports, and maintain internal databases
• Prepare and update marketing presentations and other sales materials
• Support the planning and logistics of events and activities, such as virtual/physical seminars and listing ceremonies
• Support the team's engagement with stakeholders, including listed companies, bond issuers, market professionals, government agencies, investors, family offices
• Other assignments as required by the team, including ad hoc requests that the team receives

For a more holistic experience, the intern will also be given the opportunity to support the team on marketing and business/product development efforts in the areas of equity capital markets as well as coverage of SGX listed companies and institutional clients.
 

Knowledge, Skills and Requirements:

• Be available for 6 months from Jan to Jul 2024, and obtain a Leave of Absence (LOA) from their university
• Have a good command of English, both written and oral
• Be comfortable and proficient in MS Office applications, including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Be detail-oriented and numerate
• Have strong attention to detail and good communication skills

The intern must: 

• Positive attitude and willingness to learn
• High energy level
• Demonstrate keen interest in capital markets
• Pleasant personality

Equity Capital Markets

Brief Overview:
The Capital Markets team develops and executes strategies to (i) promote SGX as a venue for fund raising (via listing of equity or debt securities) and (ii) build relationships with SGX listed companies and institutional clients (“Corporate & Institutional Clients”).

Learning Objectives:
The skills and exposure from this internship could prepare you for a future career in financial services in the area of corporate/investment banking, equity research and/or marketing of financial services.

The intern will be exposed to various sectors/products/support that the Capital Markets team covers and provides, as well as gain insights to Singapore capital markets, in particular equity and debt securities. There intern will also have opportunities to support the team in the client management relationship involving SGX listed companies and institutional clients.

Besides having the networking opportunities with market participants through corporate events and meetings, there may also be opportunities to work with other SGX departments through projects/company events.
 

Job Description:

For this role, the intern will primarily focus on marketing and business/product development efforts in equity capital markets (ECM), where the intern will assist the team in the following:

• Create/update internal database/ files, periodic internal report
• Prepare pitch deck, meeting briefs and minutes
• Market and industry research as well as gather and analyse information/data for team's marketing/strategy development efforts (e.g. research on opportunities, leads, target identification)
• Support the team's engagement with stakeholders (e.g. companies, bond issuers, market professionals, government agencies, investors, family office etc)
• Support the team in organising marketing/corporate/client engagement events (both virtual and physical) and post-event activity (eg social media)
• Other assignments as required by the team, and ad hoc requests that the team receives

For a more holistic experience, the intern will also be given the opportunity to support the team on marketing and business/product development efforts in the area of debt capital markets and corporate institutional clients engagements.
 

Knowledge and Skills requirements:

• Must commit to the agreed period of internship
• Have a good command of English, both written and oral
• Be able to read, write and speak Chinese
• Be comfortable and proficient in MS Office applications, including MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint as well as social media and other media applications
• Be detail-oriented, and numerically literate
• Be able to multitask and work independently, and adhere to deadlines

MOG, Listco, Family Offices

Brief Overview:
The Capital Markets team develops and executes strategies to (i) promote SGX as a venue for fund raising (via listing of equity or debt securities) and (ii) build relationships with SGX listed companies and institutional clients (“Corporate & Institutional Clients”).

Learning Objectives:
The skills and exposure from this internship could prepare you for a future career in financial services in the area of corporate/investment banking, equity research and/or marketing of financial services.

The intern will be exposed to various sectors/products/support that the Capital Markets team covers and provides, as well as gain insights to Singapore capital markets, in particular equity and debt securities. There intern will also have opportunities to support the team in the client management relationship involving SGX listed companies and institutional clients 

Besides having the networking opportunities with market participants through corporate events and meetings, there may also be opportunities to work with other SGX departments through projects/company events.
 

Job Description:

The intern will assist with engagements Family Offices and other corporate & institutional clients as necessary.  

As an intern, you will:

• Support the team in marketing and business development efforts (eg. prepare pitches, briefs and minutes of meetings)
• This is includes collecting and analyzing data from a variety of sources, including Bloomberg, desktop searches and from financial disclosures
• Assist with maintaining contacts database, market segmentation and preparing electronic mailers
• Assist with market & liquidity studies
• Support the planning and logistics of marketing events (e.g., seminars, roundtables, etc.), including physical and virtual formats and preparing social media updates.
• Assist with other activities as necessary

Tasks will include:

• manage email campaigns 
• arrange meetings and manage follow ups
• hosting and arranging virtual and in-person events
• preparation of market and business updates/reports
• preparation and update of marketing/sales materials
• market research and data analysis 
• marketing activities and business events.
• client relationship management related areas
• fixed income projects in areas like coordination with other departments/vendors, preparation of project update, preparation of related marketing materials.
• marketing and business/product development efforts in the area of equity capital markets, debt capital markets and corporate & institutional clients engagement. 

Knowledge and Skills requirements:

• Start by early January 
• End first week July or later
• Have a good command of English, both written and oral
• Be able to read, write and speak Chinese
• Be comfortable and proficient in MS Office applications, including MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint as well as social media and other media applications
• Be detail-oriented, and numerically literate
• Be able to multitask and work independently, and adhere to deadlines
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn
• Independent
• Interest in capital markets 
• Good communication skills
• Meticulous