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‍With the ongoing uncertainty surrounding global markets this year, investors have increasingly been drawn towards Singapore. While Singapore equities are typically regarded as a stable, dividend play, recent developments such as MAS’ Equity Market Development Programme (EQDP) have created a buzz around potential growth opportunities. Under this $5 billion programme, $1.1 billion was allocated to three asset managers, with Avanda Investment Management being one of these managers.

As part of our new partnership with Avanda, Endowus warmly invites you to an exclusive in-person event on 10 November 2025 (Monday) from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM SGT (registration starts at 6PM).

The session will be moderated by Hugh Chung, Chief Investment Officer at Endowus, featuring Richard Chan, Partner and Head of Equities and Sherman Lim, Portfolio Manager from Avanda Investment Management as guest speakers. We are also delighted to welcome Geoff Howie, Market Strategist at Singapore Exchange (SGX), as our special guest.
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Together, they will share insights on the outlook for Singapore equities and the Enhanced Qualifying Domestic Program (EQDP), an attractive opportunity for investors looking to tap into Singapore’s growth potential.
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About the Speakers‍

‍Richard Chan, Partner and Head of Equities at Avanda Investment Management
Richard Chan is a Partner and leads Avanda’s equity strategies. He is also the portfolio manager for the Avanda Asia Vantage Fund and Avanda Singapore Discovery Fund.
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Richard Chan was a Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific Equities in GIC. In addition to leading the Asian equities investment team, Richard also directly managed a regional Asian equities portfolio since 2002. At the corporate level, he led the Vietnam Interest Group and was a member of the China Business Group.

As Head of Asia Pacific Equities from 2008 to 2015, Richard led a team of analysts and portfolio managers responsible for managing GIC’s Pan Asia Equities portfolio. He became an equities portfolio manager for the Asia Pacific region in GIC from 2002. At various points, he had primary coverage for India, Korea, Malaysia and China before he was appointed Head of the team. Richard was the lead portfolio manager for China when GIC was granted the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) license to invest in A-shares in 2005.

Richard joined GIC in 1994 as an Investment Officer and spent 6 years with the Foreign Exchange Department, including 2 years in GIC’s London office. During that time, he was active in G7 currencies prior to the introduction of the Euro, and in Asian currencies after the Asian Financial Crisis. He was also a founding member of the Currency Quantitative Group where he developed and implemented a systematic FX trading model.

Richard graduated with a Bachelor of Business (First Class honours) from Nanyang Technological University in 1994. He earned an MBA from Columbia University in 2002 and attended the Stanford Executive Program in 2013. Richard served on the Board of Trustees for the Ministry of Defence SAVER-Premium Fund from 2009-2018. He is a CFA charterholder.

Sherman Lim, Portfolio Manager at Avanda Investment Management
Sherman is the Co-Portfolio Manager for the Avanda Singapore Discovery Fund. Prior to joining Avanda in April 2022, Sherman was an investment analyst at Newlands Investment Management, covering the consumer sector in Africa and Middle East markets for 7 years.
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Sherman graduated from the Nanyang Technological University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Accountancy (First Class Honors) degree, with a double major in Banking and Finance. He is a CFA charterholder and a CA (Singapore) member.

Geoff Howie, Market Strategist, Singapore Exchange (SGX)
Mr. Howie is the Market Strategist at Singapore Exchange (SGX), bringing with him 28 years of experience in financial markets and macroeconomic analysis.

As SGX’s principal market communicator to the investing public, he is the architect of the widely followed SGX My Gateway Report and a regular contributor to the weekly Inside Insights column in The Business Times. He also frequently appears in financial media including CNBC, CNA, BFM and Money FM 89.3. In recognition of his influence, Mr. Howie was named a LinkedIn Power Profile in 2018.

Beyond SGX, Mr. Howie serves as Chair of the Singapore Alumni Ambassador Council for the University of Queensland School of Business, Economic Law. Before joining SGX, Mr. Howie held senior roles in broking and market strategy across Asia Pacific with the world’s largest Futures and Options broker. His career also includes time in public policy, where he served as the economic adviser to the leader of the Liberal Party in Queensland Parliament.

Mr Howie holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Queensland. His postgraduate thesis received the highest distinction for pioneering research on Shanghai’s industrial reforms in the early 1990s. He has also received two annual outstanding achiever awards from the Hong Kong Securities Institute.

Hugh Chung, Chief Investment Officer at Endowus
Hugh has more than 20 years of experience in the asset management and financial advisory space in Asia. In his previous role as the Chief Investment Officer for a single family office, he was responsible for strategic asset allocation, portfolio construction and fund selection across all regions and asset classes. In his current role, Hugh leads the integration of investment functions and strategies across the Endowus Group, comprising the Endowus digital platform, Endowus Private Wealth, and Carret Private. He oversees the centralised Investment Office, which provides group strategic direction on the expert curation and management of all investment solutions across public and private markets, for individual and institutional investors in Singapore and Hong Kong.