THAILAND WEALTH MANAGEMENT FORUM 2023

Tan Woon Hum is partner with a major Singapore law firm Shook Lin & Bok. He has more than 23 years of experience as a professional lawyer. He heads the Trust, Asset & Wealth Management practice and is widely regarded as one of the rare market leaders specialising in investment funds, REITs, trusts and private wealth. He advises numerous fund managers, wealth managers and EAMs, setting up Singapore and Cayman funds, getting CMS licences, RFMC & VCFMC approvals, setting up family offices and private trusts, including Section 13X structures. He holds a law degree as well as a MBA (Finance). He has been a sought after speaker and speaks regularly at public conferences and seminars for more than 17 years in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Malaysia and also conducts professional training courses (including Euromoney, Courses & Seminars & Henley Business School hedge funds programmes). Woon Hum has been recognised as a leading funds lawyer by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2012 to 2019, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017 to 2019, and Best Lawyers Singapore 2013 to 2020. He is also recommended for his expertise in real estate in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2014, 2015, 2017 to 2019, and in private wealth in the 2019 edition. Woon Hum is also cited as a notable practitioner in IFLR1000 2018 and 2019.

Triphon Phumiwasana, Ph.D. is the Private Banking Business Head at KASIKORNBANK. Prior to joining KASIKORNBANK, Triphon was the Chief Executive Officer of Maybank Asset Management (Thailand), where he also took the responsibility of country CIO and the regional head of product. Triphon also had extensive experience in investment management when he was the Director of Foreign Investment and External Fund Management at the Thai Government Pension Fund (GPF). At GPF, he was responsible for global investment and asset allocation as well as external fund management with the fund under management of 4 billion USD. He was the leader in transforming the foreign investment platform to enhance the efficiency and prepare for further foreign investment expansion. Prior to joining GPF, Triphon is the senior economist at the Milken Institute, the global capital market think tank, where he published several research and co-authored The Rise and Fall of U.S. Mortgage and Credit Markets, 2009. He received his Ph.D. in Economic with concentration in International Finance from Claremont Graduate University, California.

Jon is Head of Investment Solutions in the Wealth Management Department at Phatra Securities.  He oversees investment solutions and product selections for the Wealth Management Department.  He has over 18 years of experience in the financial industry both domestically and internationally.  He joined Phatra in 2010 and was Head of Hedge Fund Department which managed systematic investment strategies in Thailand and Asia. Prior to joining Phatra Securities, Jon worked for three years at Barclays Global Investors in San Francisco.  He was a quantitative researcher in the Scientific Active Equities which managed global active equity products, including global hedge funds in both developed and emerging markets.  He spent five years as an economist at the U.S. Federal Reserve Board in Washington D.C. where he was responsible for conducting policy work and researching on international financial markets.  Besides frequently briefing Board members, he also published his research in top academic journals.  Jon holds a PhD in economics from Duke University and his BA in economics from Chulalongkorn University.

Yash Shah is a Partner at Synpulse. Being an expert in private banking and wealth management, he has been helping WMs in the region with their wealth transformation journeys and target operating models. He takes care of Synpulse's wealth business in Asia Pacific

Rossen Djounov is managing director - head of Asia. In February 2017, he was appointed to his new role and now closely focuses on the future growth of GAM Investments in the Asian region including Japan and Australia. Prior to this he was head of International distribution, responsible for distributing GAM’s product range and investment capabilities across US offshore, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Rossen Djounov joined GAM in February 2008 to initially focus on structured product sales and from 2009 to head structured investments. Before joining GAM, he was managing director at Forsyth Partners Global Distributors in Dubai and proceeded as head of investments at Forsyth Partners UK. Rossen Djounov holds a MBA in Financial Management from the University of Exeter and the Investment Management Certificate. He is based in Hong Kong.

Nirbhay Handa is the Group Head of Business Development at Henley & Partners and the Managing Director and Head of the firm’s Global South Asia team. He focuses exclusively on advising high-net-worth individuals and their families on residence and citizenship by investment. Nirbhay has been on the forefront of the investment migration industry across Asia and the South Asia subcontinent, advising some of the most respectable and established private banks, family offices, and law firms. His articles, commentary, and overall thought leadership in the investment migration space is often quoted in some of Asia’s leading wealth management forums and publications. He is passionate about developing people and growing high-performance teams. Nirbhay received his formative education at the University of Nottingham and executive education at the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford.

Mario joined AQUIS Capital in July 2020, where he is responsible for the Emerging Markets. Before he worked for Vogt Asset Management AG and CBR Investment AG, where he played a key role in the launch of the Lumen Vietnam Fund, which he continues to manage with great success as the responsible portfolio manager. Under his leadership, the Lumen Vietnam Fund was the first Vietnam focused equity long-only fund worldwide to receive the UCITS label (2013). Since then, the fund has been the first to invest according to ESG criteria. Mario also worked at Würth Finance in 2006, where he worked as a portfolio manager in the treasury and risk division. He started his career 1987 as market maker for Japanese convertible bonds and warrants for Bank Julius Bär in Zurich. 1992 he was appointed by the Board of Directors of Bank Julius Baer to set up the derivatives department. After the commercial education at KV Zurich Business School, he attended INSEAD in Fontainebleau (Paris) to expand his knowledge in derivatives. He is an educated and passionate chartist, it recognizes the important trends in the international financial markets at a very early stage.

Paul Gambles is Co-founder of MBMG Group and Managing Director of MBMG Investment Advisory. He has completed CFA Level 1 and he is licensed by the SEC as both a Securities Fundamental Investment Analyst and an Investment Planner. He is a member of Advisory Board of IDEA Economics and is well-known as an expert commentator appearing most days on Money Channel’s 10 o'clock news, as well as making monthly appearances as a guest host on CNBC’s Squawk Box Asia, Squawk Box Europe and frequent appearances on National Public Radio, Bloomberg TV, Nation TV, CCTV and others. Paul has been a regular contributor of exclusive opinion editorials to The Nation since 2009 and also a regular contributor to professional magazines.

Paul’s MBMG Updates can be found at http://www.mbmg-investment.com/in-the-media/ and he can be contacted at [email protected]

Yifei Li leads Alta’s business development and partnership management efforts across all client segments. She oversees a rapidly growing clientele across multiple segments (wealth / banks, family offices insurance, pensions, official institutions and corporates), and leads localisation strategies and assessment. Yifei Li is a proven leader with over 20 years of experience in the financial industry where she spent 15 years with BlackRock. With a proven track record in business development and partnership management across international markets. She has previously led BlackRock’s sales team in Southeast Asia, China, Taiwan and Germany. Prior to that, Yifei has held sales trading roles in Macquarie Bank (London), Lang&Schwarz (Dusseldorf) and Societe Generale (Paris).

Manoj is the Head of Sales – South Asia for Allfunds Singapore Branch based in Singapore. Manoj has almost one and a half decades of experience in financial services primarily in asset management and the fund platform business. Over the course of his career he has been tasked with increasing distribution reach across leading financial hubs such as the Indian sub-continent and the Middle East and Africa. Manoj joined Allfunds Bank in 2012 in Dubai and was a key member of the team which created the Allfunds brand in the Middle East and Africa. He recently relocated to Singapore to bring his expertise to play in the expansion plans of Allfunds across Asia. As the head of sales for South Asia for Allfunds Manoj is excited to be covering a fast-growing new geography with different characteristics but a similar strategic imperative to adopt the solutions provided by Allfunds.

Mobile: +65 9772 9425
Email: [email protected]

20 years successful experience providing fiscal, strategic and operations leadership in uniquely challenging situations Win is the dynamic, results-oriented leader with a strong track record of performance in turnaround and high-paced financial and investment organizations. Utilize keen analysis, insights, team approach and efficient execution to drive organizational improvements and implementation of best practices. He has superior interpersonal skills, capable of resolving multiple and complex issues and motivating staff to peak performance.

Joining Credit Suisse in 1998 as an analyst, Philipp Piaz commenced his comprehensive career in private banking and wealth management. During his time at Credit Suisse, Philipp held a number of senior roles, relocating from Zürich to Singapore in 2001 to undertake Thailand Private Client Business Development in his role as Vice President. In 2004, Philipp joined the senior management of Deutsche Bank AG, with whom he was affiliated for 5 years. In his role as Director, Philipp was responsible for the development of Deutsche Bank’s Thai Private Client Business. In 2009, he became Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Finaport, overseeing the expansion of the firm's Asian operations. Philipp is a founding member of the Association of Independent Asset Managers (AIAM) in Singapore, and was appointed President of the AIAM in 2018. Philipp undertook Elementary Studies of Economics and Law at University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

David Lai is a Partner and co-Chief Investment Officer of Premia Partners. Prior to Premia Partners, David was Executive Director and Responsible Officer at China Asset Management (HK) Limited where he supervised the company's investment activities and led the build-out of the company's ETF platform in Hong Kong, including launching the world's first cross-border RQFII-based ETF with over US$2 billion in AUM. Before that, David had been a portfolio manager since 2002 at Hang Seng Bank, Mirae Asset Global Investments, and Citic Securities International. David has demonstrated proven investment track record in both active and passive strategies, recognized by numerous industry awards. David holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance and a Master of Science degree in Investment Management from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and is a CFA charterholder.

Anna Sacha is a Senior Consultant within Comarch Financial Services. She has joined Comarch in 2012, and was acquired into the Capital Market Business Unit focused on delivering international projects in the areas of investor protection, investment advisory and client front-end solutions. Anna has experience in helping Wealth & Asset Managers to digitalise their customer and advisor journeys, automate reporting processes and provide a whole new user experience

Parida Leelaniramol is a Business Development Manager of Comarch (Thailand). She is responsible for developing and selling products for client in Thailand and Asia Pacific Region. With her Bachelor degree in Computer Science and more than 10 years of experience in Financial Technology company, she has focused on helping banks drive innovation and transformation.

Win has over 20 years of professional experience in Investment Management. He is currently EVP - Head of High Net-Worth Division, Bank of Ayudhya PCL. His division is responsible for developing HNW segment strategies, building relationship and providing customized services for over 100,000 HNW clients, as well as collaborating among Krungsri Group to enhance investment advice and recommend asset allocation for clients. Prior to this, Win was Chief Investment Officer of Principal Asset Management. He led a team of 20 to win the prestigious Best Fund House – Domestic Fixed Income Award by Morningstar Thailand for 4 consecutive years. Before that, he was Head of Investments and Deputy Spokesperson of the Social Security Office, Thailand's largest institutional investor with total AUM of US$38 billion. Win holds a BA in Economics (International Program) from Thammasat University in Bangkok and an MBA from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Netherlands. His MBA study was sponsored by the Royal Thai Government Scholarship. Win is a CFA Charterholder and is currently President of CFA Society Thailand. During the weekends, Win teaches finance courses at Thammasat University, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), and Assumption University in Bangkok. He was awarded an Outstanding Civil Servant in 2006 and a Rising Star Economist in 2014. He authored 3 books; ‘Invest Like A Pro’, ‘Career in Finance’ and ‘Career in Finance: Revised Edition’.

Rahul Mathur is an Investment Manager in GAM's Global Rates and Currency team. Rahul takes risks on fixed income and currency-based funds and related strategies, and provides background research and support. Prior to joining GAM as an investment analyst in May 2010, he worked as a fund analyst at Tarchon Capital Management for over four years. Rahul holds an MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge. He is based in London.

Pote Harinasuta is currently the CEO of One Asset Management (“ONE AM”) - one of the first asset management companies in Thailand. Founded in 1992, ONE AM has grown to become the top non-bank asset management companies in Thailand with total AUM over US$3 billion, specialising in funds that include equity, fixed income, properties, private equity trustee and foreign products. Prior to working at One AM, Pote was the CFO at BCPG - a subsidiary of the Bangchak Group - taking the company public in 2016 as well as completing renewable energy M&A transactions across the globe whilst involving in both corporate and project financing worth over $500 million. With more than 20 years of experience in fixed income, equity, currencies, commodities business, Pote was previously a Director in South East Asia Global Markets at Merrill Lynch and pioneered its effort into Thailand by successfully acquiring a securities company in Thailand to form Merrill Lynch Securities (Thailand). Prior to that Pote was Head of Sales for Thailand at RBS Singapore after having been involved in sales, treasury products & structuring role at HSBC. He also worked at the SCB Group covering Treasury, Capital Markets as well as setting up the Global Investment Division at the Bank before he was seconded to spearhead its asset management arm doubling the franchise volume beyond THB 1 trillion. Pote obtained a Master of Science in International Management from King’s College London in 1997 as well as completing a 2-year Executive Management course at The Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration, in affiliation with Kellogg and Wharton Schools of Management. Prior to that he graduated from the University of London with an Upper Second Class Honours Bachelor’s degree in Mathematical Sciences. Pote also completed the Directors Certification Program (DCP) at the Institute of Directors.

David Wilson leads Accenture’s Asia Wealth Management practice, working with the senior leadership teams of the region’s wealth management firms to enable business growth and improve organizational enablement and efficiency. Previously, David was a team lead within UOB’s Group Strategy & Transformation function leading key Board- and Executive Committee-level strategy and digital transformation programs. Prior to UOB he spent over a decade in consulting and wealth management with Capgemini, Merrill Lynch, and UBS.

Triphon Phumiwasana, Ph.D. is the Private Banking Business Head at KASIKORNBANK. Prior to joining KASIKORNBANK, Triphon was the Chief Executive Officer of Maybank Asset Management (Thailand), where he also took the responsibility of country CIO and the regional head of product. Triphon also had extensive experience in investment management when he was the Director of Foreign Investment and External Fund Management at the Thai Government Pension Fund (GPF). At GPF, he was responsible for global investment and asset allocation as well as external fund management with the fund under management of 4 billion USD. He was the leader in transforming the foreign investment platform to enhance the efficiency and prepare for further foreign investment expansion. Prior to joining GPF, Triphon is the senior economist at the Milken Institute, the global capital market think tank, where he published several research and co-authored The Rise and Fall of U.S. Mortgage and Credit Markets, 2009. He received his Ph.D. in Economic with concentration in International Finance from Claremont Graduate University, California.

20 years successful experience providing fiscal, strategic and operations leadership in uniquely challenging situations Win is the dynamic, results-oriented leader with a strong track record of performance in turnaround and high-paced financial and investment organizations. Utilize keen analysis, insights, team approach and efficient execution to drive organizational improvements and implementation of best practices. He has superior interpersonal skills, capable of resolving multiple and complex issues and motivating staff to peak performance.

Pote Harinasuta is currently the CEO of One Asset Management (“ONE AM”) - one of the first asset management companies in Thailand. Founded in 1992, ONE AM has grown to become the top non-bank asset management companies in Thailand with total AUM over US$3 billion, specialising in funds that include equity, fixed income, properties, private equity trustee and foreign products. Prior to working at One AM, Pote was the CFO at BCPG - a subsidiary of the Bangchak Group - taking the company public in 2016 as well as completing renewable energy M&A transactions across the globe whilst involving in both corporate and project financing worth over $500 million. With more than 20 years of experience in fixed income, equity, currencies, commodities business, Pote was previously a Director in South East Asia Global Markets at Merrill Lynch and pioneered its effort into Thailand by successfully acquiring a securities company in Thailand to form Merrill Lynch Securities (Thailand). Prior to that Pote was Head of Sales for Thailand at RBS Singapore after having been involved in sales, treasury products & structuring role at HSBC. He also worked at the SCB Group covering Treasury, Capital Markets as well as setting up the Global Investment Division at the Bank before he was seconded to spearhead its asset management arm doubling the franchise volume beyond THB 1 trillion. Pote obtained a Master of Science in International Management from King’s College London in 1997 as well as completing a 2-year Executive Management course at The Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration, in affiliation with Kellogg and Wharton Schools of Management. Prior to that he graduated from the University of London with an Upper Second Class Honours Bachelor’s degree in Mathematical Sciences. Pote also completed the Directors Certification Program (DCP) at the Institute of Directors.

Yash Shah is a Partner at Synpulse. Being an expert in private banking and wealth management, he has been helping WMs in the region with their wealth transformation journeys and target operating models. He takes care of Synpulse's wealth business in Asia Pacific

Win has over 20 years of professional experience in Investment Management. He is currently EVP - Head of High Net-Worth Division, Bank of Ayudhya PCL. His division is responsible for developing HNW segment strategies, building relationship and providing customized services for over 100,000 HNW clients, as well as collaborating among Krungsri Group to enhance investment advice and recommend asset allocation for clients. Prior to this, Win was Chief Investment Officer of Principal Asset Management. He led a team of 20 to win the prestigious Best Fund House – Domestic Fixed Income Award by Morningstar Thailand for 4 consecutive years. Before that, he was Head of Investments and Deputy Spokesperson of the Social Security Office, Thailand's largest institutional investor with total AUM of US$38 billion. Win holds a BA in Economics (International Program) from Thammasat University in Bangkok and an MBA from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Netherlands. His MBA study was sponsored by the Royal Thai Government Scholarship. Win is a CFA Charterholder and is currently President of CFA Society Thailand. During the weekends, Win teaches finance courses at Thammasat University, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), and Assumption University in Bangkok. He was awarded an Outstanding Civil Servant in 2006 and a Rising Star Economist in 2014. He authored 3 books; ‘Invest Like A Pro’, ‘Career in Finance’ and ‘Career in Finance: Revised Edition’.

David Wilson leads Accenture’s Asia Wealth Management practice, working with the senior leadership teams of the region’s wealth management firms to enable business growth and improve organizational enablement and efficiency. Previously, David was a team lead within UOB’s Group Strategy & Transformation function leading key Board- and Executive Committee-level strategy and digital transformation programs. Prior to UOB he spent over a decade in consulting and wealth management with Capgemini, Merrill Lynch, and UBS.

Joining Credit Suisse in 1998 as an analyst, Philipp Piaz commenced his comprehensive career in private banking and wealth management. During his time at Credit Suisse, Philipp held a number of senior roles, relocating from Zürich to Singapore in 2001 to undertake Thailand Private Client Business Development in his role as Vice President. In 2004, Philipp joined the senior management of Deutsche Bank AG, with whom he was affiliated for 5 years. In his role as Director, Philipp was responsible for the development of Deutsche Bank’s Thai Private Client Business. In 2009, he became Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Finaport, overseeing the expansion of the firm's Asian operations. Philipp is a founding member of the Association of Independent Asset Managers (AIAM) in Singapore, and was appointed President of the AIAM in 2018. Philipp undertook Elementary Studies of Economics and Law at University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Nirbhay Handa is the Group Head of Business Development at Henley & Partners and the Managing Director and Head of the firm’s Global South Asia team. He focuses exclusively on advising high-net-worth individuals and their families on residence and citizenship by investment. Nirbhay has been on the forefront of the investment migration industry across Asia and the South Asia subcontinent, advising some of the most respectable and established private banks, family offices, and law firms. His articles, commentary, and overall thought leadership in the investment migration space is often quoted in some of Asia’s leading wealth management forums and publications. He is passionate about developing people and growing high-performance teams. Nirbhay received his formative education at the University of Nottingham and executive education at the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford.

Rahul Mathur is an Investment Manager in GAM's Global Rates and Currency team. Rahul takes risks on fixed income and currency-based funds and related strategies, and provides background research and support. Prior to joining GAM as an investment analyst in May 2010, he worked as a fund analyst at Tarchon Capital Management for over four years. Rahul holds an MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge. He is based in London.

David Lai is a Partner and co-Chief Investment Officer of Premia Partners. Prior to Premia Partners, David was Executive Director and Responsible Officer at China Asset Management (HK) Limited where he supervised the company's investment activities and led the build-out of the company's ETF platform in Hong Kong, including launching the world's first cross-border RQFII-based ETF with over US$2 billion in AUM. Before that, David had been a portfolio manager since 2002 at Hang Seng Bank, Mirae Asset Global Investments, and Citic Securities International. David has demonstrated proven investment track record in both active and passive strategies, recognized by numerous industry awards. David holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance and a Master of Science degree in Investment Management from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and is a CFA charterholder.

Anna Sacha is a Senior Consultant within Comarch Financial Services. She has joined Comarch in 2012, and was acquired into the Capital Market Business Unit focused on delivering international projects in the areas of investor protection, investment advisory and client front-end solutions. Anna has experience in helping Wealth & Asset Managers to digitalise their customer and advisor journeys, automate reporting processes and provide a whole new user experience

Parida Leelaniramol is a Business Development Manager of Comarch (Thailand). She is responsible for developing and selling products for client in Thailand and Asia Pacific Region. With her Bachelor degree in Computer Science and more than 10 years of experience in Financial Technology company, she has focused on helping banks drive innovation and transformation.

Mario joined AQUIS Capital in July 2020, where he is responsible for the Emerging Markets. Before he worked for Vogt Asset Management AG and CBR Investment AG, where he played a key role in the launch of the Lumen Vietnam Fund, which he continues to manage with great success as the responsible portfolio manager. Under his leadership, the Lumen Vietnam Fund was the first Vietnam focused equity long-only fund worldwide to receive the UCITS label (2013). Since then, the fund has been the first to invest according to ESG criteria. Mario also worked at Würth Finance in 2006, where he worked as a portfolio manager in the treasury and risk division. He started his career 1987 as market maker for Japanese convertible bonds and warrants for Bank Julius Bär in Zurich. 1992 he was appointed by the Board of Directors of Bank Julius Baer to set up the derivatives department. After the commercial education at KV Zurich Business School, he attended INSEAD in Fontainebleau (Paris) to expand his knowledge in derivatives. He is an educated and passionate chartist, it recognizes the important trends in the international financial markets at a very early stage.

Jon is Head of Investment Solutions in the Wealth Management Department at Phatra Securities.  He oversees investment solutions and product selections for the Wealth Management Department.  He has over 18 years of experience in the financial industry both domestically and internationally.  He joined Phatra in 2010 and was Head of Hedge Fund Department which managed systematic investment strategies in Thailand and Asia. Prior to joining Phatra Securities, Jon worked for three years at Barclays Global Investors in San Francisco.  He was a quantitative researcher in the Scientific Active Equities which managed global active equity products, including global hedge funds in both developed and emerging markets.  He spent five years as an economist at the U.S. Federal Reserve Board in Washington D.C. where he was responsible for conducting policy work and researching on international financial markets.  Besides frequently briefing Board members, he also published his research in top academic journals.  Jon holds a PhD in economics from Duke University and his BA in economics from Chulalongkorn University.

Paul Gambles is Co-founder of MBMG Group and Managing Director of MBMG Investment Advisory. He has completed CFA Level 1 and he is licensed by the SEC as both a Securities Fundamental Investment Analyst and an Investment Planner. He is a member of Advisory Board of IDEA Economics and is well-known as an expert commentator appearing most days on Money Channel’s 10 o'clock news, as well as making monthly appearances as a guest host on CNBC’s Squawk Box Asia, Squawk Box Europe and frequent appearances on National Public Radio, Bloomberg TV, Nation TV, CCTV and others. Paul has been a regular contributor of exclusive opinion editorials to The Nation since 2009 and also a regular contributor to professional magazines.

Paul’s MBMG Updates can be found at http://www.mbmg-investment.com/in-the-media/ and he can be contacted at [email protected]

Michael has an extensive background in financial services in Asia, Europe and North America. He has been in Asia-Pacific since 1995 – first in Hong Kong for six years, then in Sydney and Singapore, returning to Hong Kong in 2007. Before setting up Hubbis in early 2009, Michael founded Pacific Prospect in 2002 and sold it to global business-to-business publisher Incisive Media in 2006, continuing to serve as Chief Executive Officer until October 2008. Prior to Pacific Prospect, Michael worked for nine years in financial markets publishing. He joined Euromoney Publications in 1993 as the publisher of a quarterly magazine, International Bond Investor. In 1995, Michael joined Thomson Financial Services (now Thomson Reuters) to conceive and launch Finance Asia magazine. While he was Managing Director of Finance Asia, Michael also started the Asian Debt Review, Asian Private Capital Magazine and started the Finance Asia Conference Business. In 1997, Michael founded FIA Limited. Born in North Wales, Michael was head boy of St David’s College Llandudno. He has a degree in Business Administration from Cardiff University. And is married with three children - Reanna, Garett and Tarryn.

Manoj is the Head of Sales – South Asia for Allfunds Singapore Branch based in Singapore. Manoj has almost one and a half decades of experience in financial services primarily in asset management and the fund platform business. Over the course of his career he has been tasked with increasing distribution reach across leading financial hubs such as the Indian sub-continent and the Middle East and Africa. Manoj joined Allfunds Bank in 2012 in Dubai and was a key member of the team which created the Allfunds brand in the Middle East and Africa. He recently relocated to Singapore to bring his expertise to play in the expansion plans of Allfunds across Asia. As the head of sales for South Asia for Allfunds Manoj is excited to be covering a fast-growing new geography with different characteristics but a similar strategic imperative to adopt the solutions provided by Allfunds.

Mobile: +65 9772 9425
Email: [email protected]

Michael has an extensive background in financial services in Asia, Europe and North America. He has been in Asia-Pacific since 1995 – first in Hong Kong for six years, then in Sydney and Singapore, returning to Hong Kong in 2007. Before setting up Hubbis in early 2009, Michael founded Pacific Prospect in 2002 and sold it to global business-to-business publisher Incisive Media in 2006, continuing to serve as Chief Executive Officer until October 2008. Prior to Pacific Prospect, Michael worked for nine years in financial markets publishing. He joined Euromoney Publications in 1993 as the publisher of a quarterly magazine, International Bond Investor. In 1995, Michael joined Thomson Financial Services (now Thomson Reuters) to conceive and launch Finance Asia magazine. While he was Managing Director of Finance Asia, Michael also started the Asian Debt Review, Asian Private Capital Magazine and started the Finance Asia Conference Business. In 1997, Michael founded FIA Limited. Born in North Wales, Michael was head boy of St David’s College Llandudno. He has a degree in Business Administration from Cardiff University. And is married with three children - Reanna, Garett and Tarryn.

Rossen Djounov is managing director - head of Asia. In February 2017, he was appointed to his new role and now closely focuses on the future growth of GAM Investments in the Asian region including Japan and Australia. Prior to this he was head of International distribution, responsible for distributing GAM’s product range and investment capabilities across US offshore, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Rossen Djounov joined GAM in February 2008 to initially focus on structured product sales and from 2009 to head structured investments. Before joining GAM, he was managing director at Forsyth Partners Global Distributors in Dubai and proceeded as head of investments at Forsyth Partners UK. Rossen Djounov holds a MBA in Financial Management from the University of Exeter and the Investment Management Certificate. He is based in Hong Kong.