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ANG KAH WAI

ANG KAH WAI

Credit Research - Fixed Income
Petaling Jaya

Summary

Experienced Credit Specialist with over 10 years of experience in the financial industry. Strong analytical thinker and problem-solver with excellent communication skills. Able to effectively assess credit risk and provide solutions to mitigate potential issues. Proven track record in successful portfolio management.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Credit Research - Fixed Income

AIA Bhd
06.2024 - Current
  • Perform fundamental research and relative value analysis, including company and industry selection in home country.
  • Identify and recommend investment opportunities.
  • Proactive monitoring of credit / industry / regulatory risks of issuers covered.
  • Ensure annual reviews of holdings in the existing portfolio as well as write and publish high quality research papers on the sectors of expertise to support investment decision.
  • Ensure all holdings are supported by research paper and analysis is not stale.
  • Ensure timely turnaround in credit approval by Group Investment

Group Corporate Credit Risk

RHB Bank Bhd
07.2021 - 05.2024
  • Provide advise and support to the Head, Group Corporate Credit Risk in relation to the establishment of Global/Country Sectoral surveillance methodology for local and regional operations.
  • Develop / enhance industry concentration limit methodologies to ensure limits are allocated efficiently, within the risk return consideration.
  • Perform assessment of the country outlook, economic outlook and industry outlook to support the business strategy and proposed risk postures on a semi-annual basis for the Group.
  • Undertake research and establish the relevant methodology in establishing the credit risk metrics.
  • Review detailed analysis of credit movements, credit concentration, asset quality and forms a view on the potential/emerging concerns of the reviewed Business Units.

Credit Specialist - Treasury and Capital Markets

CIMB Bank Bhd
08.2015 - 07.2021

Fixed Income

  • Manages CIMB’s Malaysia bond counterparty portfolio by preparing fixed income credit proposals and related analytical review for submission to the relevant authorities.
  • Originate/reviewing/approving the credit limits of the Bond portfolio in various industries and identifying pertinent credit and other deal related issues.
  • Monitor the fixed income portfolio to ensure any deterioration in the asset quality/financials are properly escalated.
  • To ensure that all fixed income applications comply with applicable regulatory framework/guidelines.


Global Banks

  • Manages CIMB Group's inter-bank counterparty credit risk to a number of local and global banks on a regional basis (across 4 of the Group's subsidiaries in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam) from various products, including money markets, repos, FX, derivatives, bonds and trade finance exposures.
  • Originate/reviewing/approving inter-bank/non-banking financial institutions credit limits to help generate revenues on a risk measured basis.
  • Reviews country, banking and non-banking financial industry developments across various countries to identify key risk trends and future economical credit outlook.
  • Reviews CIMB's country risk limits to align the bank's geographical exposures with management's evolving risk appetite.
  • On-going identification and monitoring early warning indicators/notification systems of credit risk under assigned portfolio.
  • Involvement in the process of ISDA/CSA and GMRA negotiations with other bank counterparties.

Credit Analyst - Commercial Banking

United Overseas Banks (Malaysia) Bhd
04.2013 - 07.2015
  • Prepare annual reviews on SMEs to large corporate with facility limits of RM4mil and above.
  • Prepare credit risk assessments & financial analysis to ensure credit submissions for approval and making sure it is in line with the Bank's credit principles and lending guidelines.
  • Assess the Bank's securities position based on the exposure undertaken and to recommend any terms that may help to strengthened the Bank's position.
  • Identify early warning signals by looking at the Borrower's financial trend, payment record and on any breach of covenants.
  • Mentoring and guiding new staff in both qualitative and quantitative aspect of the job.

Education

Malaysia Financial Markets Certificate

Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers
Malaysia
2019

Professional Certificate of Credit Assessment

Omega Performance
Malaysia
2018

Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor in Business And Commerce

Monash University
Malaysia
04.2001 -

International Canadian Pre-University

Taylors University College
Malaysia
2008

Skills

Credit Portfolio Management

Financial Evaluation

Market Research

Analytical Thinking

Leadership

Personal Information

Age: 34

Languages

English
Bahasa Melayu
Cantonese

References

  • Lim Sze Khai, CIMB BANK BHD, +60163653873
  • Joanne Joon, BANK OF CHINA (MALAYSIA) BHD, +60123533570
  • Chan Ming Qiao, UOB BANK, +60164992456

Timeline

Credit Research - Fixed Income

AIA Bhd
06.2024 - Current

Group Corporate Credit Risk

RHB Bank Bhd
07.2021 - 05.2024

Credit Specialist - Treasury and Capital Markets

CIMB Bank Bhd
08.2015 - 07.2021

Credit Analyst - Commercial Banking

United Overseas Banks (Malaysia) Bhd
04.2013 - 07.2015

Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor in Business And Commerce

Monash University
04.2001 -

Malaysia Financial Markets Certificate

Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers

Professional Certificate of Credit Assessment

Omega Performance

International Canadian Pre-University

Taylors University College
ANG KAH WAICredit Research - Fixed Income