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Previously, she held the role of senior director for iShares, Private Wealth Distribution, Asia ex-Japan from 2009. Prior to that, she spent 12 years at AllianceBernstein, where she was responsible for building and developing the firm distribution channels and business. She graduated with a Bachelor of Economics from the University of New South Wales, Sydney.

Yu-Ming Wang is responsible for overseeing Nikko Asset Management's investment teams, comprising more than 200 seasoned professionals spanning four continents and seven locations (Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney, Auckland, Hong Kong, London and New York) and covering all global markets and asset classes.

Joining Nikko Asset Management as International CIO in January 2013, Yu-Ming assumed the additional position of Deputy President in April 2014.

Based in Asia since 2007, Yu-Ming was previously Head of Fixed Income at Manulife Asset Management (Hong Kong). Prior to that, he worked at Wachovia Bank for nine years in senior roles in the capital markets division in New York, before moving to Hong Kong to head the global markets business for the Asian region.

Yu-Ming earned his bachelor's degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his MBA from New York University. He is a US national and fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

Before joining Nikko Asset Management, Junichi Sayato most recently served as Representative Director and President of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust General Service Co., Ltd. He previously held the position of President at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Research Institute Co., Ltd., and also oversaw IR at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. as Director and Managing Executive Officer. At the former Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (now Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited), he oversaw finance, ALM, operations, IT, compliance, and CS as Director and Managing Executive Officer. Before that, he served as Executive Officer and Regional Executive for the Americas at the same bank, as well as General Manager of the New York Branch and General Manager of the Risk Management Department.

He has over 13 years of extensive experience in working outside of Japan namely in London, New York and Washington D.C.

He graduated from the School of Law at Kyoto University in March 1978 and received his master's degree from the London School of Economics (Department of Economics, International Relations Major) in August 1982.

Immediately prior to assuming his current role, Soon Chong headed the regional balance sheet management function within DBS Corporate Treasury with responsibilities for group asset and liability composition, liquidity transfer pricing, term wholesale funding and structural portfolio management. As Head of Regional Balance Sheet Management, Soon Chong was a member of the DBS Group Asset and Liability Management Committee and a member of the DBS Singapore Country Management Committee. Soon Chong also served in DBS’s Risk Management Department, working on integrating risk management practices, risk capital measurement, Basel II implementation, and partnering Group Finance on financial planning and strategy.

Soon Chong also worked at Algorithmics Inc (now part of IBM) as well as the Monetary Authority of Singapore, with experiences in a range of areas including bank capital and prudential policy, macroeconomic surveillance, monetary policy research and international financial cooperation.

Soon Chong holds a degree in Economics from the National University of Singapore.

Wey Fook is responsible for investment strategies including global strategic and tactical asset allocations for DBS’ clients. He leads a team of investment strategists and communications specialists within the Chief Investment Office of DBS to formulate and publish the bank’s house view on asset allocation, investment strategies and thematic trading ideas across asset classes of equities, bonds and currencies.

Wey Fook has 30 years of fund management experience, and was most recently at Bank of Singapore where he held various senior management roles including Chief Investment Officer, Head of Discretionary Portfolio Management (“DPM”) and Funds. During Wey Fook’s tenure as DPM head, assets under management grew substantially to SGD 9 billion and was voted as the best in DPM by Asiamoney Private Banking Poll 2016. He started his career at Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) followed by OCBC Asset Management before joining ING Asia Private Bank, later renamed Bank of Singapore.

Wey Fook graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering from the National University of Singapore and is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.

At the end of March 2014, he relinquished the title of Chairman. Drawing on his global network and the wealth of experience, he is responsible for the group's domestic and international businesses, reinforces relationships with business partners and clients, and acts as a catalyst to unite Nikko Asset Management's multinational workforce.

Prior to joining Nikko Asset Management, Shibata was Group COO of Nomura Holdings. Before that, he was responsible for Nomura's European operations from its London subsidiary, and then oversaw global investment banking, global wholesale, global administration and global asset management operations. During his time at Nomura, Shibata spent 20 years in Japan and 17 years overseas.

Shibata is a former member of the Business Accounting Council of Japan's Financial Services Agency, Vice Chairman of the Japan Investment Advisers Association, Chairman of the Self-regulatory Planning Committee of the Japan Securities Dealers Association, a Board Member of the International Primary Market Association (London) and a Board Member of the Securities Institute (London). In these roles, he strove to further develop the financial markets in both Japan and the United Kingdom.

Shibata holds a BA in economics from Keio University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Sam most recently was General Manager, Investment Management at NAB Asset Management while also serving as Director of Antares Capital Partners Limited, which is affiliated with NAB Asset Management.

Sam has a 20-year career in Australian financial services focusing on asset management, strategy, sales and organisational culture. At NAB, he held leadership roles in retail and institutional product and sales leadership roles for the asset management and investment platform divisions.

George was previously head of distribution and a director at AMP Capital, a role he held for six years with responsibility for proactively engaging with and managing the business's external relationships. Prior to that, he worked as a consulting actuary advising institutional clients on pensions, investments assets and liabilities in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. He holds an honours degree in Theology from the University of Durham and is a Fellow of both the Institute of Actuaries and the New Zealand Society of Actuaries.

After joining the Nikko Asset Management Europe (NAME) board in 2016 as Non-Executive Director and Chairman, he was appointed Chief Executive of the company on 1 January 2018. John is responsible for all aspects of Nikko AM’s business across the EMEA region and its continuing growth strategy.

Prior to joining Nikko AM, John was a career banker holding senior executive positions in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia with a number of leading financial institutions, including JP Morgan, Nomura Securities, the NatWest Group and latterly the ING Group.

John holds a BA in Jurisprudence (Law) from Oxford University and is a qualified Barrister-at-Law.

Shortly after he was promoted to the position of country head and senior managing director. He is upgrading the region's business development capabilities as Nikko Asset Management looks to expand not only in the United States but across North and South America.

Prior to joining the company he was a managing director at Invesco where he started working in 2002. Prior to Invesco, he worked for firms including Smith Barney, American International Group and Segal Advisors.

He is responsible for supporting the company's delivery of integrated solutions to investors throughout Asia. He is a veteran financier. Prior to joining Nikko Asset Management he was the president of Nomura Asset Management in Hong Kong. He has also headed sales and business development in multiple markets during his tenure at Nomura Securities, including Taiwan and Europe.

From March 2008 to 2011, Allen was co-head of strategy and financial planning of Nikko AM.

He was head of financial planning and analysis from 2006 to 2008. Prior to joining Nikko AM, he had been with Fidelity Investments Japan since 2001. There he was in the finance division, responsible for business planning and financial analysis for Fidelity Investments Japan and subsequently Fidelity Investments Asia.

He earned his BA in Economics at the University of Chicago and his Master of Commerce and Management at Hitotsubashi University in Japan. He holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

In his capacity as Managing Director, Teng manages the overall business and strategic direction as well as the management of the investment team. His 'hands on approach' sees him actively involved in investments, product development and marketing. Teng's critical leadership and regular participation in reviewing and assessing strategies and performance has been pivotal in allowing the Company to successfully navigate the economically turbulent decade.

Teng's investment management experience spans more than 20 years, and his key area of expertise is in managing absolute return mandates for insurance assets and investment- linked funds in both Singapore and Malaysia. Prior to his current appointments, he was the Assistant General Manager (Investment) of Overseas Assurance Corporation (OAC) and was responsible for the investment function of the Overseas Assurance Corporation Ltd Group.

Teng's began his career in the financial industry as an Investment Manager with NTUC Income, Singapore. He is a Bachelor of Science graduate from the National University of Singapore and has a Post-Graduate Diploma in Actuarial Studies from City University London.