Kannan Venkataramani

GSIM Singapore is an active, medium- to long-term investment manager of fixed-income portfolios. The investment process starts with macroeconomic analysis to select the duration, convexity and yield curve shape of the portfolio, then the value of securities is assessed relative to the market and for credit risk. The firm uses top-down analysis to structure the duration and curve positioning of the portfolio, and bottom-up analysis is used to assess the creditworthiness of issuers, focusing on downside risks and migration prospects.

BOCI-Prudential AM is an active manager which specializes in global medium- to long-term investments and wealth management. The firm’s investment process combines quantitative, fundamental, value, growth and technical analytical styles, focusing on top-down asset allocation, security selection and currency management. Within this framework, fund managers use a bottom-up approach, aiming to identify the real value of securities, from which they construct a model portfolio.

EI-HK provides investment solutions across a broad range of asset classes including equities, fixed-income, multi-assets solutions, and quantitative strategies. Their investment teams across the region bring deep expertise, diverse views, and fresh perspectives to deliver superior long-term outcomes for their clients.

Eastspring Singapore is a research-driven, value-oriented manager which focuses primarily on Asia's equity and bond markets. The firm’s Equities team follows a valuation-based approach, and their Fixed Income team utilizes a disciplined, medium-term approach. Eastspring Singapore applies a top-down investment management approach in deriving its credit sector, duration and currency allocation strategy and decisions. This is necessarily combined with a thorough bottom-up credit selection process, based on research and analysis, to determine good value credit investments and avoid potential corporate default events. They conduct in-house research but also outsource some research from third-party analysts.