Winston Lum

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.

Nomura Singapore Ltd. (Nomura SG) is the brokerage subsidiary of Nomura Asia Pacific Holdings Co. Ltd, itself a subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TK: 8604, ADR: NMR) in Japan. The firm was founded in 1972 as Singapore Nomura Merchant Banking Ltd. and became Nomura Singapore Ltd. in 1989. Headquartered in Singapore, Nomura SG provides a range of brokerage services to institutional and private clients and are supported by Nomura Securities Singapore Pte Ltd. and Nomura Futures (Singapore) Pte Ltd.

Part of China Development Financial Holding Corp., KGI Securities (Singapore) Pte. Ltd is a brokerage firm based in Singapore, Singapore. KGI Securities (Singapore) Pte. on January 30, 2015 for $33.95 million. The CEO of the Singaporean company is Cheng Hoe Teo. Ltd was acquired by KGI Asia (Holdings) Pte Ltd. from AMMB Holdings Bhd.