Support macro-driven asset allocation changes by coordinating investment implementation across systems, mandates, and service providers
Assist in the management and operational readiness of portfolios governed by Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA) and Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) mandates, ensuring alignment with investment objectives and infrastructure readiness
Collaborate with asset managers, risk, and capital management teams to align portfolio structure with investment objectives and regulatory requirements
Facilitate asset transfers and funding activities in accordance with client-defined execution strategies for mandate go-live, ensuring accurate and timely delivery across internal and external stakeholders
Support business development and product teams in preparing investment commentaries, portfolio reviews, and RFP responses
Act as a point of escalation for client service issues, working cross-functionally to deliver resolutions aligned with SLAs.
Transition Management Team
Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Limited
11.2021 - 04.2025
End to end management and execution of changes to assets within portfolios including client onboarding and offboarding process
Perform detailed planning and accountable for overseeing delivery, tracking and reporting on each transition activity such as Fund launches and Termination, SAA changes, Benchmark implementation
Coordination of new share class launches
Ensures any changes to assets are coordinated across Eastspring and its Service Providers
Knowledge and implementation of a range of instruments and markets such as ETFs, derivatives, FX, rates, equities or structured products.
Coordination of various legal documentations (ISDA, CDEA, IMA)
Implementation of operating model to support UMR regulatory requirement
Work with IT, risk management, data and platform teams to drive operational improvements and participate in overall systems, investment and trading process enhancements.
Coordination of internal and external meetings to source requirements and driving request/query/change outcomes
Investment Services, Operations Team
Temasek Holdings
06.2021 - 11.2021
Support the Deal/Investment teams in the growth of new business in Broker and Bank (cash and custody) account opening/on-boarding and market access opening
Act as single point of contact for external stakeholders during onboarding stage while facing-off internally across internal support groups and business partners from obtain their respective onboarding sign offs to opertaional setups
Perform daily matching on reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and integrity in the reconciliations
Perform daily cash breaks by conducting investigation on differences, and monitoring through timely resolution with processing teams
Preparation of mark to market values using external financial information for the fund and direct investments.
Funds and Product Onboarding Team
Barclays
07.2018 - 03.2021
Be point of contact with regards to subaccount opening, new product onboarding, due diligence and account queries.
Review of account opening documentations to ensure completeness including supporting KYC/Constitutional documents for new and existing accounts
Conduct various regulatory, legal and KYC document checks for products (i.e. FX, Derivatives, Fix Income) and ensure the bank's process and controls are in place before trading.
Coordinating with internal stakeholders (Legal, KYC, Credit and Compliance) to facilitate new product or funds Onboarding.
Understanding various legal documents (i.e. GMRA, GMSLA, ISDA) when conducting the legal onboarding process.
Identify and implement process improvement of the to optimize existing workflows of onboarding process
Work closely with technology team in the execution of automation projects to enhance the CDD/KYC platform
Retrenched due to company restructuring
Corporate and private banking client due diligence consultant
Deloitte
03.2018 - 06.2018
Provide expertise on CDD /AML expertise to private and corporate banking clients
To identify gaps within the onboarding procedures of our banking clients with regards to KYC/AML/CDD
Implementing systems, procedures, and policies; completing projects in support of our bank clients
Exercise high level of judgment in evaluating the client's' business operations and service, determining and recommending areas of improvement, and determining how to best communicate findings and recommendations
Provide guidance and advisory support regarding the onboarding of new clients
Review and analyze daily AML Cases to ensure that investigations are accomplished to address transactions that contravene the banks or regulatory policy. Ensure these occurrences are documented in the case for regulatory/audit level reviews
Global Banking and Markets - Client Manager
HSBC Bank Singapore Branch
06.2017 - 03.2018
Experience in dealing with clients directly (e.g. MNC, FI and NBFI)
Coordinating with clients to obtain required customer documentation to facilitate Onboarding and updates.
Supporting relationship managers in facilitate Onboarding process, credit and loan documentations and approvals.
Maintaining the overview of the documentation status, review due dates (for CDD amongst others); and monitoring the progress of client due diligence review within the portfolio.
Understanding banking operations such as being a conduit between clients, and support functions such as product teams, KYC teams, Compliance and back office operation
Business Banking Customer Due Diligence Analyst
Standard Chartered Bank
01.2017 - 06.2017
Handle different SME clients from various industries with regards to KYC/AML
Perform follow ups with business clients directly to complete the periodic reviews
Perform process controls including, monitoring transactions, data integrity and document tracking etc.
Perform minor client servicing for SME clients
Client Onboarding Analyst
JPMorgan Chase
02.2016 - 01.2017
Coordinate with Front Office, Credit, Compliance and AML Compliance teams to understand client/deal structure and agree requirements/responsibilities.
Perform process controls including, but not limited to, exceptions monitoring, data integrity, key performance and risk indicator, document tracking etc.
Provide subject matter expertise and knowledge in support process and improvements
Perform quality assurance reviews and approve due diligence reviews completed by staff
Perform AML/KYC due diligence client reviews on complex clients or transactions, including cross-border
Interface with local and global process owners to understand process and policy requirements and operating environment
Education
MSc - Quantitative Finance
Singapore Management University
08.2026
Bachelors - Economics and Finance
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
11.2015
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
04.2011
Personal Information
Gender: MALE
Nationality: SINGAPOREAN
Certification
CMFAS RES 3
Languages
English, Spoken & Written
Mandarin, Spoken & Written
Computer Literacy
Microsoft Office, Highly Proficient, Microsoft Excel (array formula, pivot tables, charts, VBA)
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