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State Street

Holds assets for institutions and runs index funds

Investor Services Associate 2

Business OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSingaporeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
  • Relevant fund administration or transfer agency experience, preferably supporting hedge, private equity, private credit, real assets, or other closed-ended alternative funds.
  • Working knowledge of hedge or private equity fund structures and investor lifecycle events, including commitments, capital calls, distributions, transfers, and closings.
  • Understanding of investor eligibility, authorised-signatory, and payment-control requirements.
  • Strong administrative, organisational, and business support skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and work calmly under pressure.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; experience with investor servicing or transfer agency systems is an advantage.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly with clients, investors, and internal teams.
  • High level of accuracy, ownership, and attention to detail, including the ability to self-review work before submission for approval.
  • Ability to work independently while contributing effectively as part of a team.

Responsibilities

  • Process investor activities accurately and within agreed deadlines, including subscriptions or commitments, capital calls, distributions, redemptions where applicable, transfers, and investor detail changes.
  • Review investor instructions and supporting documentation for completeness, authorised signatures, fund eligibility, notice requirements, and compliance with fund governing documents and procedures.
  • Set up and maintain investor, commitment, and transaction data in the relevant investor servicing systems, ensuring records are complete and accurate.
  • Prepare and issue investor communications and transaction documents, including acknowledgements, capital call notices, distribution notices, contract notes, statements, and other periodic reports.
  • Support fund closings and subsequent closings, including processing new or increased commitments and coordinating related investor documentation.
  • Maintain investor capital activity records and support reconciliation of commitments, contributions, distributions, and outstanding balances with Fund Accounting and other internal teams.
  • Coordinate investor payment activities in line with established payment controls, authorised bank instructions, and internal approval requirements.
  • Respond promptly and professionally to investor and client enquiries, escalating exceptions, missing information, and time-sensitive matters to the supervisor or manager.
  • Work closely with Fund Accounting, AML/KYC, Tax, Client Service, Cash, and other operational teams to meet client deliverables and resolve breaks or exceptions.
  • Perform self-review and quality checks to ensure transactions, correspondence, reports, and attachments are accurate before submission for review or release.
  • Maintain complete records and audit trails in accordance with internal policies, procedures, information classification requirements, and applicable regulations.
  • Assist with new fund launches, client onboarding, system setup, procedure documentation, testing, and change initiatives.
  • Identify recurring issues and contribute to process improvements, standardisation, and risk reduction within the Investor Services team.
  • Support team knowledge sharing, cross-training, and operational coverage as required.

Desired Qualifications

  • Relevant fund administration or transfer agency experience supporting hedge, private equity, private credit, real assets, or other closed-ended alternative funds is preferred.
  • Experience with investor servicing or transfer agency systems is an advantage.

About the Company

State Street

Holds assets for institutions and runs index funds

State Street holds and services investments for pension funds, insurers, fund companies, and other large institutions, and it also runs index funds through State Street Investment Management. It launched the first US-listed exchange-traded fund, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, in 1993, and in 1924 it became custodian of the first US mutual fund. As a custody bank, it safekeeps clients' stocks and bonds, completes their trades, calculates what their funds are worth, and lends their securities to other investors. It earns fees on the assets it services and manages, plus income from currency trading and from interest on client cash. State Street traces its roots to a bank chartered in 1792 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Boston, MA
Founded
1792

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