Amanda Lai

Avanda Investment Management Pte. Ltd. (Avanda) is an alternative investment management firm headquartered in Singapore. They are a subsidiary of Avanda LLP. The firm was founded by Ng Kok Song, Quah Wee Ghee and Sung Cheng Chih in 2014 to serve the investment needs of long-term asset owners in Asia and elsewhere. Avanda’s clientele comprises institutional asset owners with long investment horizons. These include endowments, foundations, central banks, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, life insurance companies and family offices.

Nikko Asset Management Asia Ltd. (Nikko AM Asia) is the hedge fund management subsidiary of Nikko Asset Management International Ltd., ultimately owned by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8309) in Japan. Formerly known as DBS Asset Management Ltd. (DBSAM), the firm was established in 1982. In 2010, they formed a strategic alliance with The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. and Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. to combine DBSAM and Nikko Asset Management, which was renamed Nikko Asset Management Asia Ltd. Headquartered in Singapore, DBSAM provide fund management services to individuals and institutional investors, such as corporations, pension funds, banks, endowments, charitable organizations, central banks, government agencies and funds, supranational organizations, and pooled investment vehicles, including Japanese investment trusts.