Bank Of Singapore Sets Up Investment Advisory Council

The council includes experts from think tanks and asset managers from around the world.

The Bank of
Singapore has created an independent investment advisory
council to enhance the bank’s chief investment office’s (CIO)
research capabilities and develop insights for its clients.

The Bank of Singapore CIO global advisory council, which includes
experts from think tanks and asset managers around the world, is
designed to benefit ultra-high net worth families and high net
worth individuals, the bank said in a statement.

With increased market uncertainties, it has become more critical
for investors to have a view of the upside and downside risks, as
well as structural trends impacting the geopolitical and economic
landscape. Timely and diverse insights will help to provide
investors with an advantage in identifying attractive
risk-adjusted investment opportunities. 

The council is made up of eight members who are chosen based on
their track records in their respective fields such as economics,
public policy, geopolitical analysis, asset allocation and
investment management, the bank said. They include Belinda Boa,
head of APAC active investments and chief investment officer of
emerging markets at BlackRock, Ken Caplan, global co-chief
investment officer at Blackstone, and Fabiana Fedeli, chief
investment officer, equities, multi-asset and sustainability at
M&G Investments. Other members include Stewart James,
co-head, office of government affairs APAC at Goldman Sachs,
Yuichi Murao, chief investment officer at Nomura Asset
Management, and Adam Posen, president, Peterson Institute for
International Economics.

Since January 2024, the chief investment office has been a
standalone unit that reports directly to chief executive officer
Jason Moo. This year, the office also introduced a wealth
management and investment management technology platform to
enhance the client experience through its client portfolio
analysis and portfolio construction capabilities.