Bank of Singapore forms CIO advisory council with Goldman Sachs, BlackRock execs

The 8 members have reportedly weathered the 2008 GFC and the 2020 pandemic downturn.

Bank of Singapore (BOS) has created an independent investment advisory council for its Chief Investment Office’s (CIO) to enhance services to its ultra-high net worth (UHNW) and high net worth (HNW) clients.

The Bank of Singapore CIO global advisory council is composed of 8 members from think tanks and asset managers around the world, the bank stated in a press release.

These are:

• Belinda Boa (貝琳婷), Head of APAC Active Investments and Chief Investment Officer of Emerging Markets, BlackRock; Ken Caplan, Global Co-Chief Investment Officer, Blackstone; 
• Fabiana Fedeli (菲比安娜 费德丽), Chief Investment Officer, Equities, Multi-Asset and Sustainability, M&G Investments; 
• Robin Hu (胡以晨), Asia Chair, Milken Institute and Advisor Senior Director, Temasek;
• Stewart James (詹韶华 高盛), Co-Head, Office of Government Affairs APAC, Goldman Sachs;  
• Yuichi Murao (村尾祐一), Chief Investment Officer, Nomura Asset Management;
• Adam Posen (亚当 波森), President, Peterson Institute for International Economics;
• Paula Campbell Roberts (宝拉 坎贝尔 罗伯茨), Chief Investment Strategist for Global Wealth, KKR.

This is amongst the first-of-its-kind in Asia, BOS said.

The new council members have weathered major financial crises such as the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. 

BOS said that the members are “well-versed in the causes and effects of such economic turmoil,” and are well-placed to provide analyses for investors. 

Prior to appointing the new council, BOS announced new leaders for its Greater China and Hong Kong teams.