BOS Expands Investment Advisory Council
The private banking unit of OCBC has expanded its investment advisory council with the appointment of four new members.
Bank of Singapore has added Dr. Guo Kai, John Emerson, Joseph Zidle and Torsten Slok to its CIO Global Advisory Council (CIO GAC), according to a statement.
Guo is the executive president and senior fellow at CF40 Institute, a non-government think tank in China. He is a former economist at the International Monetary Fund and author of three Chinese economics books.
Emerson is the vice chair of Capital International and the former US ambassador to Germany from 2013 to 2017. He also previously served as deputy assistant to ex-US president Bill Clinton and was appointed by ex-US president Barack Obama to serve in his Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.
Zidle is a chief investment strategist at Blackstone Private Wealth. He previously worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch for nearly a decade, most recently as head of investment strategy for global wealth management and deputy director of the research investment committee. He also worked at Richard Bernstein Advisors, an independent investment advisor.
Slok is a chief economist and partner at Apollo Global Management. He has 15 years of sell-side experience and has published journal articles and reviews in several international economics journals.
Insights and Thought Leadership
The CIO GAC was first launched in 2024 as part of Bank of Singapore’s strategic move to develop key insights and thought leadership for clients.
Other members who joined last year include Dr. Adam Posen, president, Peterson Institute for International Economics; Fabiana Fedeli, chief investment officer (CIO), equities, multi-asset and sustainability, M&G Investments; Paula Campbell Roberts, chief investment strategist for global wealth, KKR; Robin Hu, Asia chair, Milken Institute and advisor senior director, Temasek; and Yuichi Murao, CIO, Nomura Asset Management.
«With the seismic geopolitical shifts and rising market uncertainty, it is crucial to provide investors with a holistic view of how geopolitics, economics, technology, demographics and sustainability dovetail into the structural trends that will impact long-term wealth management portfolios,» commented Jean Chia, global CIO at Bank of Singapore.
«The expertise of the CIO global advisory council complements the Bank’s thought leadership and investment capabilities as we guide clients in navigating complex global trends, allocating their capital towards structural opportunities and managing risks in their portfolios.»
