Redefining investor data needs: setting the gold standard of wealth management in APAC

Drawing upon his extensive leadership experience and industry knowledge, Arjan is responsible for the entire products and services offering in Asia and overlooks the regional investment strategy.

Arjan started his financial career with Hollandsche Bank Unie (HBU), serving Private, Corporate and Institutional clients within a dealing room environment, and subsequently became Head of Treasury & Special Products Private Clients in the Netherlands. He has over 14 years of experience with ABN AMRO Private Banking, of which more than 7 years were spent in Asia. In early 2006, he relocated to Singapore to take up the position of Regional Head of Treasury & Special Products for Private Banking in Asia with ABN AMRO. With his strong understanding of the needs of Asian clients, Arjan moved to Hong Kong in April 2010 and was appointed Head of Private Banking for North Asia. Following this, he was appointed Head of North Asia at ANZ Private Bank before being appointed Head of Integration for ANZ Retail & Private Wealth Asia in April 2016. Arjan was appointed Head of Markets, Investments & Structuring, Asia at Indosuez Wealth Management in February 2017, initially based in Hong Kong and as of August 2022 based in Singapore.

Arjan graduated with a Master of Science in Business Economics from Nyenrode University, the Netherlands.

Raphael is a Senior Product Manager and responsible for Avaloq’s Investment Advisory application, a tool within our new Wealth platform. Before joining Avaloq, he developed products and investment processes for major banks and Fintechs alike. Raphael holds a master degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Zurich and is a CFA charterholder.

Steven Carroll is the head of market development, wealth, Asia Pacific, for Refinitiv, formerly the financial and risk business of Thomson Reuters. Based in Singapore, Steven is responsible for Refinitiv’s engagement with the Wealth Management and Private Banking communities, encompassing both digital and advisory solutions.

Previously, Steven was head of ASEAN for Refinitiv. Other previous roles include head of market development, investment & advisory, Asia Pacific and head of account management, StarMine, North America.

Steven has more than 20 years’ experience in financial markets, FinTech and information services.

Wendy has been a wealth management journalist, researcher and consultant for a decade, covering a huge range of international markets and sub-sectors over that time. Known as a technology and communications specialist, she has written an array of in-depth reports on issues affecting private banks and wealth managers, ranging from compliance and innovation trends through to client experience, branding and marketing strategies. As well as speaking at conferences in both the UK and abroad, Wendy also regularly consults for wealth and asset managers, including carrying out research projects among end H/UHNW clients for both internal and external purposes.