TALENT BEYOND THE TOP
Mr Kher Sheng Lee, co-head for Asia Pacific at the Alternative Investment Management Association, likened senior investment professionals such as portfolio managers to “race car drivers”. But a much larger team sits behind each driver.
“The jobs are in the garage, the corporate offices, the research labs,” he said.
These include analysts, traders, risk and compliance professionals, as well as operations and technology teams. A broader ecosystem of fund administrators, prime brokers, lawyers and auditors also supports their work.
Singapore’s asset management industry employs close to 25,000 people, about 80 per cent of whom are locals.
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