Our Team
We're an alliance because our clients aren't just clients - they're part of the team too. Everyone has something to bring to the table to benefit the broader community, and that's how we work.
stephan repkow
Founder & CEO
Stephan has over thirty years of experience in the banking sector, in the fields of capital markets, asset management and private banking, and has been working in Singapore and Hong Kong since 1999.
Before founding WMA, Stephan was the Asia CEO of UBP Private Banking (SG & HK) until June 2015, and held a number of high-profile positions at Swiss-Asia (CIO and managing partner, SG & HK), Deutsche Asset Management (MD-Regional head of Sales, SG & HK), Citigroup Private Bank (MD, HK & SG) and BNP Paribas (Head of Treasury APAC and Fixed Income, SG).
Stephan, a French-born Singaporean citizen, holds a Master in Economy & Finance from Sciences Po-Paris and a B.A. in Applied Mathematics from Paris Dauphine-PSL.
OUR
INVESTMENT TEAM
The WMA Investment Team is what our families and clients plug into for advice on their portfolios, specific investments, and in dealing with external business partners such as custodians, banks, brokers, fund managers and trustees. The Investment Team also acts as the investment committee and portfolio managers of WMA's private funds.
Kenny chong
Chief Trader
Kenny has over 25 years of experience in the financial sector in both buy- and sell-side firms.
Prior to joining WMA, Kenny was a Portfolio Manager at Marathon Asset Management, managing their Asian Credit portfolio.
Kenny started his career in 1992 at JP Morgan trading in fixed income, foreign exchange, interest rates and equity derivatives. He moved to Credit Suisse in 2000 to head up Asian Credit Trading, and later set up DBS's Asia High Yield Trading business from 2009 to 2012.
Kenny, a Singaporean citizen, holds Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) and Bachelor of Economics degrees from the University of Adelaide.
Raymond quan
Senior Investment Advisor
Raymond has over 20 years of experience in cross-assets sales in Asia. Prior to joining WMA, Raymond was Head of Financial Institutional Sales at MUFG and ANZ.
Raymond started his banking career with BNP Paribas in 1996, covering Private Banking Relationship Managers & their UHNW clients, Corporates, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Financial Institutions and Proprietary Traders. Later, Raymond joined Barclays Capital to set up a new Private Bank sales business unit.
Raymond is a Singaporean Citizen, and holds a Bachelor in Banking and Finance from Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia.
COLIN LOW
Chief Operating Officer
Colin has been in the banking and financial services industry since 2013. Colin first joined WMA in 2019 as an investment analyst and later as its Head of Investment Research, with a focus on security and fund analysis and selection, portfolio construction, asset allocation, and investment advisory.
Today as COO, he also drives the private funds solutions business, investment process enhancement, transaction management and serving as a director for WMA's funds, while remaining a member of the investment team and having direct investment advisory and relationship management responsibilities for his direct pool of clients.
Colin, a Singaporean citizen, holds a Master of Business Administration specializing in Finance and a B.Soc.Sci (Honours) in Political Science from the National University of Singapore.
IRENE CHEUNG
Senior Investment Strategist
Irene has over thirty years of experience in the financial sector. She started as an economist with the Monetary Authority of Singapore, before joining the private sector in 1994.
In her banking career, Irene has been with the sell side, working for global banks in Singapore (including Paribas, Chase, ABN AMRO and ANZ). As WMA's Senior Investment Strategist, Irene is highly experienced in Asia's foreign exchange, fixed income and interest rate markets, in the context of global developments encompassing central bank policies, global equities, commodities and geopolitical developments.
Originally from Hong Kong, Irene is a Singaporean citizen. She holds a Bachelor in Economics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, a Master of Business Administration from University of Toronto and a Master in Applied Economics from University of Victoria.
nirmala gopalakrishnan
Chief Administration Officer
Mala has over 30 years of working experience in the Private and Corporate Banking industry in Singapore, responsible for operations, finance, human resources and compliance activities.
Before joining WMA as founding CAO, Mala worked at Union Bancaire Privee as assistant to the Asia CEO, heading Human Resources and Office Management functions. Before that, Mala was in charge of Southeast Asia Processing and Operations in BNP Paribas and supervising private banking operations at Bankers Trust.
Mala, a Singaporean citizen, is a certified Human Resources Manager with the International Academy of Business and Financial Management, and read Compliance and Banking Risks at IBF and ABS.
OUR ADMINISTRATION
TEAM
WMA's administrative team keeps the show going day and night, helping to manage our dealings with a wide array of service providers to ensure that the investment team has what it needs to make the right decisions, and that clients are kept fully in the loop in all that we do. It is also responsible for keeping our private funds' operations running smoothly.
IRIANA IQBAL
Client Services & Administration
Iriana joined WMA as Client Services & Administration, after more than 20 years of experience in the banking industry.
Iriana, a Singaporean national, started her career in finance with POSB then OCBC prior joining Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi where she held various roles in Accounting Department.
Iriana then joined Clariden Leu in Marketing & Communication prior to joining UBP in 2012.
MARILYN CHAO
Project Manager
Marilyn joined the financial services sector in 2018, bringing with her an entrepreneurial background in the customer service and hospitality industry.
Befre joining WMA, Marilyn served as the Executive Assistant to the COO and Managing Partner at Swiss-Asia Financial Services Pte Ltd, where she managed high-level executive tasks, coordinated complex projects, and supported the launch of new funds. Prior to this, Marilyn managed her own businesses, honing her skills in leadership, project management, and strategic planning.
A Singapore citizen who has lived and worked abroad, Marilyn holds an MBA in International Management from RMIT (Melbourne, Australia) and a Bachelor of Business in Hospitality and Travel Management from the Nanyang Technological University (Singapore).
Zariel Phoon
Senior Operations Manager
Zariel has over 10 years of experience in fund administration and financial operations. Before joining WMA, Zariel held the position of Senior Operations Manager at Swiss-Asia Financial Services Pte Ltd, where she played a pivotal role in developing and implementing operational strategies aimed at improving efficiency and enhancing client service.
Throughout her tenure at MUFG, Citibank, and Conifer Financial Services, Zariel collaborated closely with client services departments to ensure smooth client onboarding and communication processes.
Zariel, a Singaporean citizen, graduated with a Degree in Business Administration (Major in Marketing and Finance) from the National University of Singapore.
LESLIE GOH
Managing Partner
Leslie has been managing client money since 1995, working initially in active fund management firms before moving across to the private banking world in 2006.
Prior to joining WMA as Managing Partner, Leslie was the Asian head of Equity Advisory & Execution at Royal Bank of Canada Wealth Management.
Leslie, a Singaporean citizen, started his career at DBS Asset Management focused on Singapore and Malaysian equity investments, and later worked at HSBC Asset Management and Lloyd George Management. In 2006, he joined Citi Private Bank and HSBC Private Bank. Leslie studied at University College London.
OUR PARTNERS
WMA's partners are more than just clients. They are at the heart of all we do, and are more than just passive members of the WMA community. They are active participants in our Alliance, bringing their and their families' decades of experience and networks in their respective industries to benefit the entire group.
Mok weng sun
Managing Partner
Weng joined the financial sector in 1997 and has 19 years of experience in private equity investing across Asia-Pacific.
Prior to joining WMA, Weng was Partner and Head of South East Asia at Affinity Equity Partners. Prior to the establishment of Affinity as an independent fund manager in 2004, he was a Partner at UBS Capital, the proprietary private equity arm of UBS AG, and a member of the team that spun the business out of UBS to form Affinity. From 1991 to 1997, Weng worked in the industrial sector for a family-owned engineering group.
Weng, a Malaysian citizen, holds a MBA in Finance and a BSc in Industrial & Management Engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, USA.
FRANCOIS SCHWENNICKE
Managing Partner
François has over 25 years of experience in General Management of luxury retail and F&B companies in Belgium and Vietnam.
From 1994 to 2011, François was the CEO of the Delvaux Group (est. 1829), a Belgian luxury goods manufacturer. François has also started restaurants and catering companies in Brussels, and more recently a craft brewery and brasserie in Ho Chi Minh City when he relocated to Vietnam in 2011 to open a leather goods factory for high-end European and US brands.
François, a Belgian citizen, is an active YPO member in Vietnam (and founder of the Belgium chapter in 1990), and holds a Bachelor in Applied Economic Sciences from the University of Louvain, Belgium.
Steve knabl
Managing Partner
Steve has over 25 years of experience in financial services, specializing in trading, alternative funds, and wealth management, with 15 of those years in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Before joining WMA, Steve was the COO and Managing Partner of Swiss-Asia Financial Services, where he built the regulatory hosting platform for hedge funds and wealth managers and was an early adopter of digital asset funds.
Previously, he was Head of Trading & Treasury at Swissquote Bank, serving on the senior management team for 9 years. Being a respected industry expert, Steve is frequently invited to speak on the future of alternative investments.
Steve, a Swiss Citizen and Singapore PR, holding a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in International Hospitality Management from EHL and also having studied at the University of Neuchatel and IMD.
KENNETH HOR
Fund Manager
K Squared Opportunity Fund
Kenneth joined the financial sector in 2014 and has over 10 years of experience in private equity, working in New York, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Prior to joining WMA as Managing Partner, Kenneth spent time in a few organizations, including Coller Capital (Private Secondaries), Lazard Frères & Co (Corporate Finance), and KPMG (Mergers & Acquisitions).
Kenneth, a Singapore citizen, holds a double degree in Business and Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University of Singapore.
OUR
FUND MANAGERS
WMA has its own fund management team which operates independently of our wealth and investment advisory business. These fund managers bring their decades of prior investing experience in their respective asset classes to run their own proprietary funds under WMA's operational umbrella. These funds are typically designed and available for outside investors and WMA clients.
Lyall Taylor
Fund Manager
LTCP Fund
Lyall has over 20 years of experience working in financial services, with an exclusive focus on fundamental Equity Research and Investment.
Prior to joining WMA, Lyall worked as an Equity Research Analyst with Macquarie Bank for 10 years, first in New Zealand (in 2005), and subsequently in Indonesia, rising to become Macquarie’s Indonesian Head of Research.
Lyall left Macquarie to establish a self-seeded fund (Caishen SPC - LTCP Fund Sp) in 2017, which he manages under WMA. The fund has a value and contrarian style, seeking out areas of distress, neglect and uncertainty across global markets, and has extensive investments in “non-traditional” emerging and frontier market stocks where “quality at an unreasonably cheap price” is pursued.
Lyall also advises and manages SMAs for two family offices.
Lyall, a New Zealand citizen, graduated with an BCom/LLB(Hons) from the University of Auckland.
JUlien guerrand
Fund Manager
Scalar Fund
Kernel Fund
Julien brings over 20 years of expertise in quantitative trading, with a career spanning Seoul, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
He began his career in 2002 as an options market maker on the KOSPI Index in Seoul with Crédit Lyonnais. In 2008, he established his own hedge fund, Anthology, in Singapore, specializing in market making for futures and options on the Korean market.
In 2018, Julien identified the potential of the crypto asset class. Recognizing its scalability, liquidity, and volatility, he launched Kernel Fund in 2019, a crypto market-neutral strategy. Building on this success, he introduced Scalar, a long Bitcoin quantitative fund that has consistently outperformed BTC. Both funds are backed by Sun Hung Kai & Co, a prominent Hong Kong-based institution.
A French national, Julien holds a Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics for Finance from École des Mines.
Richard Wee
Advisory Board Member
Richard, a Singaporean citizen, holds a degree in Economics as well as a Law degree. He was called to the English Bar in 1991 and to the Singapore Bar in 1993.
After practicing law in Singapore for several years, Richard became an entrepreneur and started businesses in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.
His interests are varied as reflected in the different sectors his companies operate in. These businesses include Retail, Medical, Leisure, Property Development and Finance. He is currently still active and sits on the Boards of several companies in the region.
OUR
ADVISORY BOARD
The Advisory Board comprises individuals who have graciously volunteered their lifetime of corporate experience to make WMA better for all its clients.
hugues delcourt
Advisory Board Member
Hugues is currently a senior advisor and operating partner for a limited number of families and a large international private equity firm. He was chairman of the Management Board and Group CEO of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) from 2014 to 2019. Hugues, French by origin and now Luxembourgish, garnered his 30-year banking experience (of which 17 have been in Asia) in senior leadership positions with ABN AMRO, UBS and Crédit Agricole Indosuez. Before taking over BIL's leadership, he was CEO of ABN AMRO Private Banking in Asia & Middle East as well as Country Manager for Singapore.
Hugues, a Luxembourgish citizen, holds an MBA with distinction from INSEAD and is also a graduate of HEC Paris (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales).
Quah ban huat
Advisory Board Member
Quah has over 35 years in banking, finance and advisory. He is currently a director on a number of listed and private companies in addition to advising clients on business strategy.
Prior to this, Quah waas a Principal Advisor at KPMG Corporate Finance and held various key finance positions at Deutsche Bank, the IMC Group, City Gas Pte. Ltd and Rickmers Maritime. He previously served on the Board of Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd., AP Oil International Limited, Croesus Retail Asset Management Pte. Ltd., Deutsche Boerse Asia Holdings Pte Ltd, Eurex Clearing Asia Pte. Ltd. and Eurex Exchange Asia Pte. Ltd. He was the founding president of PRYME, a non-profit organisation which supports less privileged students through scholarship and mentorship.
Quah, a Malaysian citizen and Singapore PR, is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in United Kingdom