Experience

Bank of Singapore, Asia's Global Private Bank

• Singapore
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Director, Head of Fixed Income Research

  • Jun 2008 - Present

  • Formulate overall top-down investment strategy for bank as member of Investment Committee, published in Monthly Investment Outlook. • Work closely with Chief Investment Officer and Investment Strategists to recommend overall firm strategy on Emerging Market and Developed Market Corporate Bonds and Rates. • Manage staff of six Credit Analysts and three outsourced Analysts across multiple geographies/continents. Analyst coverage of 200 names globally in Asia Pacific, CEEMEA and Latin America. Grew business from initial staff of two analysts. • Conduct fundamental and relative analysis for approximately 15-20 credits in bank’s multi-billion dollar, multi-currency global Emerging Market bond portfolios. • Primary responsibility for management of Emerging Market Corporate Bond model portfolio published in Monthly Investment Outlook; since established in November 2009 model portfolio has significantly outperformed JP Morgan CEMBI. • Make regular marketing presentations to offices throughout Asia and Middle East. Meet regularly with key bank clients. • Regular speaker at conferences in Asia, Africa and Middle East. Show less



Deutsche Bank

• Germany
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Asian Credit Research

  • May 2006 - May 2008

  • Initiated coverage on approximately 15-20 High Yield credits in China, Indonesia, Thailand and Pakistan • Worked closely with Syndicate and published new issue research on initial public bond offerings for PT Media Nusantara Citra, True Move, Fajar Surya Wisea, Advanced Agro and Lai-Fung Holdings. Recommend Asian High Yield Credit trade ideas to in-house traders and institutional sales. • Designed and co-authored new Asian Credit Weekly publication, including trade recommendations and corporate bond market commentary. • Developed relationships and conducted meetings and calls with buy-side investors in Singapore, Hong Kong, Europe and the United States on market views and investment recommendations. Show less



GIC

• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Portfolio Manager

  • Aug 2001 - Mar 2006

  • Actively managed multi-billion team and individual portfolios of fixed income securities including G4 government, corporate bonds, CDS and futures. • Generated positive returns and consistently outperformed benchmark portfolios • As Head of Credit Research, responsible for overall corporate team strategy, assignment of industry coverage, and chairing investment committee meetings. • Co-designed Credit Research Portal to promulgate and capture team industry and company investment recommendations. • Responsible for covering global energy, basic materials, consumer products, retail and lodging/gaming. • Authored articles for monthly fixed income internal publication. Show less



GNA/GE Financial Assurance

• Senior Investment Analyst

  • Jan 1996 - Jan 2001

  • Made buy/sell recommendations and conducted credit surveillance for multi-billion corporate bond portfolios. • Industry coverage included telecommunications, media, energy, chemicals, paper and Real Estate Investment Trusts(REIT). • Presented industry analyses to top managers in Risk Management and Corporate Finance. • Executed trades in areas of industry coverage. • Made buy/sell recommendations and conducted credit surveillance for multi-billion corporate bond portfolios. • Industry coverage included telecommunications, media, energy, chemicals, paper and Real Estate Investment Trusts(REIT). • Presented industry analyses to top managers in Risk Management and Corporate Finance. • Executed trades in areas of industry coverage.