Schroders names Asia fixed income and foreign exchange trading head

British fund manager Schroders has appointed Sok Mun Wong as the head of fixed income and foreign exchange trading for Asia.

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Wong will be based in Singapore. She most recently served as a trader – head of Singapore execution team at Tudor Capital, Singapore.

She previously also worked at Rohatyn Group, ABN Amro Private Bank and Black River Asset Management.

Schroders global head of fixed income and FX trading Robbie Boukhoufane said: “Sok Mun brings with her a significant wealth of macro trading experience from a wide range of specialist organisations. This hire is a reflection of Schroders growth and diversity of products traded across the Asian region.

“We have been fully committed to creating a Global Trading Function and the appointment of Sok Mun completes our strategy to develop a fully integrated global Fixed Income and FX Trading Team, bringing together London, Singapore and New York.”

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Analyze opportunies within the wealth management market in APAC

GlobalData’s ‘Asia-Pacific Wealth Management: Market Sizing and Opportunities to 2026’ report provides a comprehensive overview of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) wealth management market.

The report analyzes the APAC wealth and retail savings and investments markets. This includes affluent market size, both by number of individuals and the value of their liquid assets.
The affluent population grew by 5.3% in 2021 and is expected to grow at an AAGR of 4.8% between 2022 and 2026.
The value of liquid assets held by the affluent segment surged by 8.4% in 2021, backed by economic recovery. HNW individuals’ financial wealth grew by 12%, while mass affluent individuals’ wealth grew by 6.0%.
The report provides an analysis of factors driving liquid asset growth. It is also split into asset classes - equities, mutual funds, deposits, and bonds.
The affluent population are more risk-tolerant and invest a significant proportion of their investments in risky assets such as equities, compared to emerging affluent and mass market individuals.

The report also provides data and insights on the size of offshore holding of HNW investors in the APAC region.

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