BFI@SMU Knowledge Series: Why Investors like Governance - The Key to Long-lasting Family Enterprises

Date:

Thursday, 2 November 2017

Time:

10am to 1pm

Venue:

Aberdeen Standard Investments
23 Church Street
#06-01
Capital Square One
Singapore 049481

Time

Programme

10.00am

Registration

10.20am

Presentation by David Smith, Head of Corporate Governance, Asia Pacific, Aberdeen Standard Investments

10.45am

Panel Discussion
moderated by Prof Annie Koh
Chin Wei Yao, Chief Financial Officer, Health Management International Ltd
Lim Christina Hariyanto, Executive Director, Bumitama Agri Ltd
David Smith, Head of Corporate Governance, Asia Pacific, Aberdeen Standard Investments

11.30am

Private Art Tour conducted by Hugh Young, Head of Asia Pacific, Aberdeen Standard Investments

12.15pm

Lunch Reception

1.00pm

End of Event

Alexis Ng, Head of Distribution, Aberdeen Standard Investments

Alexis Ng joined Aberdeen Standard Investments as Head of Distribution Asia Pacific in late March last year. Prior to that, she was First State Investments’ managing director of Southeast Asia and head of distribution for Asia.

Before joining First State in April 2010, Ms Ng spent almost six years as an executive director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. With over 30 years’ experience in the Asia region across institutional and wholesale sales and client management, she will be responsible for a team of 148 in distribution at Aberdeen, including business development, client servicing and marketing across ten markets.         

David Smith, Head of Corporate Governance, Asia Pacific, Aberdeen Standard Investments

David Smith is Head of Corporate Governance based in Singapore. His main responsibility is to lead engagement with members of the board and management of Aberdeen’s investee companies in Asia. In this role he also spearheads public advocacy on Environmental, Social and Governance issues. He represents the company at the Asian Corporate Governance Association and leading international organisations dedicated to improving corporate best practice. He has appeared frequently at regional conferences, industry round tables and has written for various Asian newspapers and professional publications.

Day-to-day David is an integral member of the regional equity team and works closely with the head of stewardship in London. His expertise is deep: before joining Aberdeen in 2011 he worked for ISS as head of Asia (ex-Japan) research. David is a CFA charterholder and gained a PhD in Corporate Governance and an MA in Corporate Strategy and Governance from the University of Nottingham in the UK. He graduated with a BSc in Business Economics from the University of Wales.

Chin Wei Yao, Chief Financial Officer, Health Management International Ltd

Chin Wei Yao is the Group Chief Financial Officer of HMI. He is responsible for the Group’s overall financial reporting matters and driving the development of the group’s healthcare services business. Prior to joining HMI, Wei Yao worked for 8 years in private equity and investment banking in South East Asia. His last position was Associate Director at KV Asia Capital where he was responsible for investment execution and portfolio management. He was previously a Vice President at Sindicatum Sustainable Resources Group where he oversaw a portfolio of clean energy investments. Wei Yao started out his career as an investment banker at Credit Suisse in 2007.
 
Wei Yao holds a Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude) in Economics (Honours) from New York University, USA. He is also an affiliate member of the Association Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”).

Lim Christina Hariyanto, Executive Director, Bumitama Agri Ltd

Christina joined Bumitama Agri Ltd. in 2012 as the Head of Investor Relations. She is responsible for strengthening the communication channels between the company and the financial industry. Through participation in analyst meetings and investor conferences, she strives to increase awareness and understanding of Bumitama Agri's business within the investment community. AsiaMoney gave recognition to Bumitama Agri for “Best for Investor Relations in Singapore” in 2015 and 2016. AsiaMoney also awarded Christina for “Best Executive in Singapore” in 2016.

She started her career as an Investment Analyst at Nomura Securities. She then developed Harita Securities from a small brokerage house to a well-known medium-sized company actively involved in equities trading and advisory services. In 2000, her firm was voted in the top quartile in the rankings by Investor Magazine. In 2005, 2006, and 2007, Asiamoney ranked Harita Securities as the fourth best local brokerage in Indonesia. In 2009, Harita Securities was awarded as the Best Securities Company in its asset category by Investor Magazine. Christina was a member of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) Discipline Committee from 2004 until 2009. Christina is currently the President Commissioner of Harita Securities. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.

Hugh Young, Head of Asia Pacific, Aberdeen Standard Investments

Hugh Young is Head of Asia Pacific for Aberdeen Standard Investments. He was formerly a main board director and Head of Investments for Aberdeen Asset Management (before its merger with Standard Life plc). Hugh founded Singapore-based Aberdeen Asia in 1992 and began managing Asian equities for the company in 1985 from London. Hugh is a director of a number of group subsidiary companies and group-managed investment trusts and funds.

Moderator

Professor Annie Koh, Vice President for Office of Business Development, and Academic Director, Business Families Institute, Singapore Management University

A Practice Professor of Finance, Professor Annie Koh also holds the position of Academic Director for two university level institutes - the Business Families Institute and International Trading Institute.

A notable conference speaker, panel moderator and commentator, Annie serves on a number of councils, advisory boards, steering committees, corporate and fintech firms.

A Fulbright scholar, Annie earned her PhD in International Finance from Stern School of Business, New York University in 1988. Her research interests are in Family Office and Family Business, Investor Behaviour, Alternate Investments and Enterprise Risk Management. Annie is a recipient of the prestigious Singapore Public Administration Medal, Bronze in 2010 and Silver in 2016, for her contributions to the education and public sectors.

Aberdeen Standard Investments is a leading global asset manager dedicated to creating long-term value for our clients, and is a brand of the investment businesses of Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life Investments.

With over 1,000 investment professionals we manage £583 billion* of assets worldwide. We have clients in 80 countries supported by 50 relationship offices. This ensures we are close to our clients and the markets in which they invest.

We are high-conviction; long-term investors who believe teamwork and collaboration are the key to delivering repeatable, superior investment performance. We are resolute in our commitment to active asset management.

Aberdeen Standard Investments is the asset management business of Standard Life Aberdeen plc, one of the world’s largest investment companies.

Standard Life Aberdeen plc is headquartered in Scotland. It has around 1.2 million shareholders and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. The Standard Life Aberdeen group was formed by the merger of Standard Life plc and Aberdeen Asset Management PLC on 14 August 2017.

*Standard Life AUM/AUA data as at 30 June 2017. Aberdeen Asset Management AUM data as at 31 March 2017. All other data as at 30 June 2017.