Gerald Ambrose is the Head of Malaysian Operations running the KL Office of Aberdeen Asset Management. Gerald joined Aberdeen in 2005 after the Malaysian government selected Aberdeen to be the first wholly-owned fund manager in the country under the Special Scheme inaugurated that year. Previously, Gerald worked for Kim Eng Securities as Institutional Sales Director. Prior to that, Gerald worked for HSBC James Capel as a Malaysian Specialist. Gerald Ambrose graduated with an MA (Hons) in Land Economy from Pembroke College, Cambridge University.

Abd Kadir Sahlan has been the CEO and Director of Mayban Investment Management Sdn Bhd since August 2007. He was the Head of Portfolio Management at MaybanLife Assurance Berhad (MaybanLife) where he actively managed all asset classes i.e. fixed income, equity, cash and structured products for in-house funds of about RM16 billion. Before joining Maybank Group, he was Head of Fixed Income and Structured Products at RHB Asset Management Sdn Bhd. He graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science.

Jimmy Loke is the key founder of OSK188 and also started the very successful 1st online financial trading portal in Malaysia, JetFM. Jimmy’s experience and good grasp of the financial industry sees him providing practical and sound proven trading methodology in helping investors to trade smartly. He graduated from Queen’s University of Belfast with majors in Computer Science & Business Studies.

Teoh Cheng Guan, Portfolio Manager, Equity, Mayban Investment Management Sdn Bhd, graduated from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia with Bachelor of Economics (Accounting) and Bachelor of Civil Engineering. After that, he served as an Auditor and Financial Consultant in Arthur Andersen & Co and in Morgan Grenfell Asia Holdings Ltd. as an Investment Banker. He was seconded to K&N Kenanga to do investment research in 1992. Whilst there, he briefly switched to investment dealing in 1994 and then returned to investment research in 1997. Prior to joining Mayban Investment Management Sdn Bhd in 2009, he had had more than 15 years of experience in the equity investment research industry.

Rajiv Vijendran, Director, Head of Equity Capital Markets, Maybank IB has over 18 years experience in strategic financial advisory services, equity sales and equity capital markets. He was in Arthur Andersen, London, before joining RHB Group, KL where he undertook numerous roles including Head of Business Development and Private Client Sales, and Executive Director at RHB Securities for 4 years. He joined Maybank IB since 2006 as Head of Institutional Sales where he was involved in a number of landmark Malaysian IPOs, including YTL Power, MAXIS, PLUS Expressways, ASTRO and Air Asia. He is a Chartered Accountant with ICAEW and holds a Bachelor of Economics Degree from Macquarie University, Australia.

Suhaimi Ilias, Chief Economist, Maybank IB, started his career at the Economics Department of Bank Negara Malaysia in August 1993. He joined Maybank Investment Bank in March 2007. To date, his experience in Economic Research spans 15 years in that line. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Economics and a Master of Arts (Hons) in Economics from Cambridge University. In 2008, Suhaimi was voted the best local economist in the Edge Brokers Poll and came in third in Asiamoney’s Broker’s Poll on local brokers for Malaysia macroeconomic research.

Paul Smith is the CEO of Asia Alternative Asset Partners Limited (Triple A Partners), a business support services provider to asset management business in Asia. From 1996-2006, Paul was Global Head of HSBC PLC Alternative Fund Administration (previously known as Bank of Bermuda Ltd) and prior to that, he was Managing Director for the Ermitage Group. Paul was a member of Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Committees on Unit Trusts and Real Estate Funds and serves on the Hong Kong council of the Alternative Investment Management Association. He is a Chartered Accountant, Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a degree from Oxford University, England.

Rashdan is the CEO and Director of Maybank IB. Before that, he was the co-founder and Managing Director of BinaFikir Sdn Bhd, and accumulated over 10 years of experience in audit and business advisory services in PriceWaterhouseCoopers in London and KL. Having over 16 years of related experience, Rashdan is now a specialist in financial services, derivatives and structured finance. He holds a Double First Class Honours Degree in Economics from University of Cambridge. He is a Chartered Accountant with ICAEW, an Associate Member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers of UK.

Robert Howe has been a fund manager since 1983 and is now the founder and CEO of the Geomatrix Group. He was Chairman and Chief Investment Officer for AIG Global Investment Corp (Japan) where he won a Morningstar #1 Japan Award in 2004. He was Senior Portfolio Manager for Rowe Price-Fleming in Tokyo and Hong Kong for a decade and had won a Lipper Plaque for #1 Japan Fund in 1992. He was an Economist at the World Bank and Data Resources. Howe holds an MBA in Finance from Harvard, and a BA in Economics from Yale. He was a founding board member of the Chartered Financial Analysts Society in Japan, and is currently active in CFA Hawaii and CFA Hong Kong.

Richard Kang is the CEO of Chart Trading Solutions Sdn Bhd. He is an experienced stock and futures trader specializing in technical analysis for more than 10 years. He has conducted numerous technical analysis workshops for private and professional investors / traders and brokers in Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, China and Hong Kong. Richard is a trilingual speaker with the ability to conduct training courses in Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin and English. Richard was also invited to speak in Asia Traders and Investors Convention (ATIC) in China, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam.

Lee Cheng Hooi is one of Malaysia’s prominent technical analysts. He is currently the Head of Retail Research at Maybank Investment Bank Berhad. He holds a Master of Science Degree in Statistics from London School of Economics, England in 1985. Having studied technical analysis with the foremost experts like Jeanne Long (Financial Astrology), Max Wenk (Elliott Wave), Russell Sands (Turtle System) and Curtis Arnold (Pattern Probability Strategy) since 1989, he was The Edge’s first The Right Timing columnist from 1995-1999.

Mark Laudi is the CEO of Hong Bao Media, a Singapore-based company which produces content for websites, and provides media and presentation training Master Classes. He is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster, well-known to radio and TV audiences in the Asia Pacific. During his 7-year career at CNBC Asia Pacific, he held almost every position in the newsroom, including Producer and Australia Editor, and in front of the camera as Stock Reporter, Anchor and Field Reporter. At the age of 28, Mark launched CNBC Australia in Sydney as Bureau Chief.