Why ING?
The world of banking is changing faster than ever. That’s why we at ING are always broadening our horizons. Our people have a forward-thinking mentality, a strong can-do spirit and enjoy working in an agile environment.
ING in Asia Pacific
In Asia Pacific, ING offers wholesale banking across 11 markets, namely Australia, China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
ING offers both retail and wholesale banking services in Australia. ING’s regional presence includes a 13% stake in Bank of Beijing, China and a 30% stake in TMBThanachart Bank in Thailand.
Singapore is the regional headquarters for ING's Wholesale Banking (WB) business in Asia, which includes all WB business lines such as Financial Markets, Strategic Products, Sectors, Lending and Transaction Services and other support functions.
Function Overview
Global Credit Trading team (“GCT”) is responsible for credit trading in Emerging Europe, APAC and European IG, Covered Bonds & HY and US IG. The desk is an active market maker in hard currency credit and supports the primary bond activity. Flow trading, credit analysis, pricing, structuring, execution, hedging, electronic/voice trading and distribution are key components of the business. The team interacts daily with Sales, Research and DCM/Syndicate.
GCT aims to be at the front of the ongoing transformation in financial markets, focusing in particular on data analytics and systematic trading. Successful candidates will be change leaders, with a burning ambition to improve performance through the adoption of technology.
Duties and responsibilities
Global Credit Trading operates in a high paced environment trading bonds and CDS.
We are looking for a candidate who can learn quickly and adapt to an ever changing environment.
The candidate will work closely with 3 other senior team members in Singapore and one senior team member based in London.
The traders interact regularly with Sales, Syndicate, Research and Risk Management functions.
This is an Intern position where guidance and on the job training will be provided on an ongoing basis.
The candidate will primarily work on ad-hoc projects based on the team's requirement and to understand the business in a better way. It is preferred that the candidate has a strong grasp of Bond Mathematics and Credit markets.
What do we ask of you?
Essential:
Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Desirable:
Good understanding of fixed income products, especially bonds and CDS
Coding Skills: Python, Java, Matlab
Personal Competencies
Essential:
‘Can do’ attitude, positive mindset, adaptability and resilience
Curious, entrepreneurial and innovative problem solver
Collaborative team player
Clear, concise and transparent communicator
Disciplined, customer-focused and results-driven
Attention to detail
Ability to work under pressure in a high-paced environment
Ability to ingest large amounts of data under time pressure
Accountable for own actions and able to learn from mistakes
Desirable:
Mandarin or Korean language capability
Secondary Asian language
Need more information?
For information on ING Wholesale Bank, visit https://www.ingwb.com/
For information on careers, visit https://www.ing.jobs/Global/Careers.htm
This is a six month full time Internship position starting from January 2026.
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What We Do
ING is a pioneer in digital banking and on the forefront as one of the most innovative banks in the world. As ING, we have a clear purpose that represents our conviction of people’s potential. We don’t judge, coach, or tell people how to live their lives. However big or small, modest or grand, we empower people and businesses to realise their vision for a better future. We made the promise to make banking frictionless, removing barriers to progress, and make people confident in their financial decisions. As a global bank we have a huge opportunity – and responsibility – to make an impact for the better. We can play a role by financing change, sharing knowledge, and innovating. Being sustainable is in all the choices we make—as a lender, as a partner and through the services we offer our customers
