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Borneo Bulletin Yearbook 2023
Investment Services
Lion Global Investors
Established in Singapore since 1986,
Lion Global Investors is one of the
largest asset management companies
in Southeast Asia. Lion Global Investors
is a member of the OCBC group,
the second largest financial services
group by assets in Singapore. As at
September 30, 2022, its assets under
management stood at USD67.4 billion.
The company has a team of highly
experienced fund managers and
analysts serving its clients. More
than half of the group members are
accredited by the Chartered Financial
Analyst.
The company has a flexible approach
to Asian equity markets, given its
oscillating nature and a robust
fixed income team. Included in its
investment process is integrated risk
management, effectively protecting
capital and its clients’ investments.
Their
approach
to
investment
management has consistently earned
the company the highest accolades
in the industry. Lion Global Investors
won the Best Institutional House in
Singapore for the fifth consecutive
year in 2022, as recognised by Asia
Asset Management.
In 2008, Lion Global Investors set
up its branch in Brunei Darussalam,
offering a variety of investment and
asset management products. Lion
Global Investors provides customers
institutional solutions with its core
strategies and investment process.
State Street
State Street is one of the world’s leading
providers of financial services to global
institutional investors with over 200
years of history, headquartered in
the United States (US). The company
operates in more than 100 geographic
markets worldwide including Canada,
Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Its venture into the Asia-Pacific region
began more than 25 years ago, in line
with the company’s goal of increasing
its non-US revenue. Today, the
company has successfully established
itself with more than 10,000 employees
in the region.
Responsible for more than 10 per cent
of the world’s assets, the financial
services company tapped into the
Bruneian market in 2011, its third office
in the Southeast Asian region after
Singapore and Malaysia to solidify its
presence in the Asia Pacific market.
In February 2019, State Street opened
their new office at the Pavo Point
building in the capital.
The company’s physical presence
in Brunei illustrates its dedication in
entering the local market and meeting
its clients’ needs. The office offers State