JCB adds to portfolio management team

Jamieson Coote Bonds has announced the appointment of Ben Wang to its portfolio management team.

In this Singapore-based role, Wang will assist deputy chief investment officer Kate Samranvedhya and provide portfolio management support, research and analysis for the firm's domestic and global high-grade bond strategies.

Wang was previously vice president, investments at Wah Hin and Co (Pte) Ltd - a Singapore based Family Office, and prior to that, spent three years as a performance analyst at Aberdeen Asset Management.

JCB opened its Singapore office late in 2018, hiring Samranvedhya in October 2018 from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

JCB executive director and chief investment officer Charlie Jamieson said: "A key area of growth is to expand our global presence and strengthen our investment capability. Our investment process relies heavily on actively monitoring global markets and fundamentals, policy, politics and supply implications, to mitigate downside risk. With Kate and Ben on board in one of the key financial centres in Asia, we can further enhance our investment process and ability to deliver return outcomes for our investors, at a time of great uncertainty in markets."

Commenting on Wang's appointment, Samranvedhya added: "Ben's analytical and quantitative skills, macroeconomic and asset allocation experience, combined with perspective from his native China give our team additional strength and diversity of views."

Jamieson Coote Bonds recently offered its global investment strategy to the broader Australian investor market, through the launch of the CC JCB Global Bond Fund, an Australian priced unit trust.