MAS names members of Financial Centre Advisory Panel

SINGAPORE - The Monetary Authority of Singapore has named the members of the new Financial Centre Advisory Panel (FCAP) set up to strengthen dialogue and partnership between the regulator and the financial industry as well as drive the growth and development of Singapore’s financial centre.

Chaired by MAS managing director Ravi Menon, the panel comprises 26 leaders from the banking, insurance and asset management industries. The members, appointed on a two-year term, include:

Mr Hugh Young, MD, Aberdeen Asset Management Asia

Mr John Tan, Group CEO, ACR Capital Holdings

Mr Andrew Lim, Partner and Co-Head of Corporate M&A, Allen & Gledhill LLP

Mr George Sartorel, Regional CEO for Asia Pacific, Allianz Singapore

Mr Tan Chin Hwee, Partner, Apollo Management Singapore

Ms Guo Ningning, GM, Singapore, Bank of China

Mr Motoi, Mitsubishi Deputy CEO for Asia and Oceania, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ

Ms Kuan Li Li, Singapore Country Head and COO, Barclays Bank

Mr Kevin Hardy, Country Head for Singapore and MD, BlackRock Singapore

Mr Gautam Banerjee, Senior MD, Blackstone Group and Chairman, Blackstone Singapore

Mr Michael Zink, Head of ASEAN and Citi Country Officer, Singapore, Citibank

Mr Piyush Gupta, CEO, DBS Bank

Mr Philip Lee, Vice Chairman for Southeast Asia and Chief Country Officer for Singapore, Deutsche Bank

Mr Danny Yong, CIO and Founding Partner, Dymon Asia Capital Singapore

Dr Khoo Kah Siang, CEO, Singapore, Great Eastern Life Assurance

Mr Zhang Weiwu, GM, Singapore, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

Mr Gerard Lee, CEO, Lion Global Investors

Ms Eleanor Seet, President, Nikko Asset Management Asia

Mr Samuel Tsien, Group CEO, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp

Mr Loh Boon Chye, CEO, Singapore Exchange

Mr Lim Cheng Teck, ASEAN CEO, Standard Chartered Bank

Mr Seck Wai Kwong, Head of Asia Pacific, Global Markets and Global Services, State Street Bank and Trust Company

Mr Moses Ojeisekhoba, CEO Reinsurance Asia, Swiss Re, Singapore Branch

Mr Guy Harvey-Samuel, Group GM and CEO, Singapore, HSBC

Mr Edmund Koh, Singapore Country Head, Head of Wealth Management, SE Asia and APAC Hub, UBS AG

Mr Wee Ee Cheong, Deputy Chairman and CEO, United Overseas Bank

The FCAP will advise the MAS in two areas: asset-class strategies and cross-sectoral strategies. Besides offering advice on strategies to develop the financial sector and propose initiatives to ensure the continued dynamism of Singapore’s financial centre, industry leaders will deliberate on the SkillsFuture and FinTech initiatives to build deep skills and harness technology to sharpen the country’s competitive edge.

Mr Menon said: “MAS has a strong tradition of consultation with the financial industry. Given the rapid changes in the global financial landscape, we need to deepen our partnership with the industry to better anticipate trends, co-create policies and chart strategies for the future. MAS looks forward to tapping on the insights and experience of FCAP members, to help grow Singapore as a leading international financial centre that provides significant opportunity for Singaporeans working in finance.”