A distinguished career spanning 25 years in various industries and disciplines, with expertise are in financial, commercial, and organisation development.
Head of Global Travel Retail with British American Tobacco (Indonesia, South Korea, and Hong Kong).
Working experience with Arthur Andersen and General Electric.
Degree in accounting from Tarumanagara University and MBA majoring international business from Monash University.
Before joining, Stephen was the Head of Risk Management for Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking at Standard Chartered Bank Singapore.
He has had various work experiences across the globe including Standard Chartered Bank (HK), UBS (London), Nomura and Lehman Brothers (Tokyo).
His area of expertise includes algorithmic trading, portfolio construction, risk management and the application of quantitative methods to uncover market anomalies.
A Master’s degree in Finance, majoring in Quantitative Finance and Investment from London Business School.
Graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Before Rockstead, Francis was the First Vice President of PVR, Malaysia Offshore Market at UOB. Managing a portfolio size of S$250 million with clients throughout the Asia Pacific region. A specialist in client acquisition and management.
Bachelor of Business in Economics and Finance from RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) University. Recipient of various awards:
FY 2019 Sales Achievement Award UOB,
Top 5 CPC Relationship Manager for 3 years (2014-2016) straight at Citibank,
Other various top awards throughout his time in Citibank from 2008-2013.
Ng Kai Hwai was appointed as the CFO of the Group on 25 September 2023. He is responsible for the overall financial accounting reporting as well as risk management matters relating to the Group.
Prior to joining the Group, Ng Kai Hwai was the Audit Senior Manager of BDO LLP (Singapore) from November 2019 to September 2023, where he was responsible for establishing the firm’s Financial Services Group, as well as conducting external audit works for the firm’s clientele, comprising audit clients mainly from financial services industry, such as financial institutions, fund managers, funds, fintech companies and others.
His experience during the tenure with BDO Singapore LLP, includes audit and accounting advisory works, where his primary objectives are carrying out external audit engagements on various regulated entities. In addition, he was also tasked in reviewing the regulatory compliance aspects of entities, such as compliance with MAS’s regulatory requirements and regulatory reporting to the MAS.
During his tenure in BDO Singapore LLP, he left for a short period of time between October 2021 and March 2022 to join V Group Holding Pte Ltd as a Senior Group Accountant. He re-joined BDO Singapore LLP in March 2022. Prior to joining BDO Singapore LLP, he was the Audit Manager of Deloitte & Touche LLP from June 2017 to November 2019. Prior to joining Deloitte & Touche LLP, he was the Assistant Manager of Deloitte PLT in Malaysia from December 2011 to June 2017. During his tenure with Deloitte & Touche LLP and Deloitte PLT, he was involved in audit assignments of private and public listed companies.Ng Kai Hwai graduated with a diploma and Advanced Diploma in Business Studies (Accounting) from Tunku Abdul Rahman College, Malaysia in 2009 and 2011, respectively. He later obtained his Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Accounting and Finance from Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom in 2011. He has also completed his examinations pursuant to his membership of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in 2023.
Benjamin manages a team of Client Advisors within Rockstead Capital
He has more than 23 years of experience in the banking industry, in senior positions across retail and private banking, and prior to joining Rockstead, he was running the EAM business with 8 Capital Asset Management.
His previous banking roles include Head of Treasury Specialists across Retail and High net-worth segments, covering both Singapore and International Markets in OCBC Bank; as well as heading the HNW business in sales, acquisition and service teams in HSBC Bank.
In his banking career, he was instrumental in projects which helped the banks evolve to enhance client delivery and experience of banking services, improving banking productivity and competitiveness in the industry.
Benjamin was also a regular speaker of bank client events and university talks: covering areas of financial markets, financial literacy and investments; as well as developing curriculum and conducting training for relationship managers in various banks. His expertise and experience have also won him the coveted IBF Aspire Award in 2017.
Shawn Tan was appointed Head of Investment Advisory at Rockstead in January 2024.
For eight years prior, Shawn honed his skills at UOB, partnering with Senior Client Advisors to deliver insightful investment strategies to high-net-worth individuals within Private Wealth. He played a vital role in shaping the bank’s investment landscape, serving as a voting member of the UOB Personal Financial Services Investment Committee from 2019 to 2022.
Shawn’s diverse career encompasses not only client-facing advisory roles at HSBC, Citibank, and ANZ, but also the dynamic world of hedge fund FX trading. This broad financial knowledge allows him to approach investment challenges with a unique perspective.
He holds an Honors Degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Nanyang Technological University and actively gives back to the community, currently serving as Assistant Treasurer at Teck Ghee Community Club.
Mr. Xue is a Certified legal counsel in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Having graduated from Jiangsu University with a Bachelor in Law in 2000, he joined the legal profession, starting out with Jiangsu Hao Ran Law firm as a practising lawyer. His last position was a Partner with Jiangsu Yuan Bo Law Finn.
Mr. Xue subsequently went into investment, setting up 2 funds with a combined AUM of RMB160 million. These funds are green-themed with a focus on renewal energy, environment, landscaping and agriculture.
Mr. Xue joined Rockstead Group in 2019, and spearheads investment funds in the renewable energy space in South-east Asia and the PRC. He is also instrumental in kick-starting the process of our application for the QFLP and QFII licenses in China. Mr. Xue currently holds the position of Executive Director, and takes charge of the Company’s clean and renewable energy investment in South-east Asia.
Alvin brings with him over 15 years of experience in Middle Office, New Products/Product Governance and Operations in the financial industry.
Before joining, Alvin was part of Wealth Management COO team with Standard Chartered Bank Singapore covering regulatory governance.
Prior to that, he is the deputy head of Financial Market Operation Singapore.
Alvin holds a Bachelor of Commerce Banking and Finance degree from Murdoch University.
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