As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.
Today, we’re on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.
We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career.
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Join a team that helps clients and stakeholders stay ahead of global market developments through timely economic insights and research. As a Macro Research Intern, you'll gain firsthand exposure to how macroeconomic analysis shapes investment decisions, market strategies, and business outlooks across Global Markets. You'll have the opportunity to develop your research, analytical, and communication skills while working alongside experienced economists and strategists who monitor global events and financial markets.
To excel in this role, you'll need to be intellectually curious, analytical, and passionate about global economics and financial markets. You'll work closely with the Macro Research team to monitor market developments, analyse economic trends, and support the production of research and market insights. Your ability to interpret data, think critically, and communicate findings clearly will help contribute to informed decision-making across the organisation.
Your responsibilities will include:
The Macro Research team sits within Global Markets and provides economic and market insights that support clients, traders, sales teams, and senior management in navigating an ever-changing global environment. You'll work alongside experienced economists and strategists who analyse macroeconomic developments, monetary policy trends, and market movements across regions and asset classes. Through this role, you'll gain valuable exposure to how research and market intelligence inform investment and business decisions within a leading financial institution.This is the broad job description of the job profile. Definitive job description should be reviewed and discussed between you and your manager.
This internship will provide you with:
Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.
OCBC is the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932 from the merger of three local banks, the oldest of which was founded in 1912. It is now the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the world’s most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody’s. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World’s Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker.
OCBC and its subsidiaries offer a broad array of commercial banking, specialist financial and wealth management services, ranging from consumer, corporate, investment, private and transaction banking to treasury, insurance, asset management and stockbroking services.
OCBC’s key markets are Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Greater China. It has more than 570 branches and representative offices in 19 countries and regions. These include about 300 branches and offices in Indonesia under subsidiary Bank OCBC NISP, and over 90 branches and offices in Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR under OCBC Wing Hang.
OCBC’s private banking services are provided by its wholly-owned subsidiary Bank of Singapore, which operates on a unique open-architecture product platform to source for the best-in-class products to meet its clients’ goals.
OCBC's insurance subsidiary, Great Eastern Holdings, is the oldest and most established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia. Its asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors, is one of the largest private sector asset management companies in Southeast Asia.
