DCG CAPITAL - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Operations Manager
- a Fund Accountant
Cassandra Loo joined DCG Capital as a Fund Accountant on 21 September 2021. She has 21 years of experience in fund management operations with UOB Asset Management Ltd. She has a Diploma In Accountancy from Ngee Ann Polytechnic and a Bachelor Degree (with distinction) in Business Administration from RMIT university.
Daniel Chan - CEO, Chief Investment Officer
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Investment Officer
- Chief Executive Officer at Straits Lion Asset Management
Daniel has more than thirty-eight years of investment management experience having served as Chief Executive as well as Chief Investment Officer at UOB Asset Management and Lion Global Investors, two of Singapore's largest asset management firms. From 1986 to 2004, Daniel was the Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer at UOBAM where he played a key role in establishing UOBAM as one of Singapore's leading investment management firms. At the time of his departure, UOBAM was managing over $20 billion of assets and was Singapore's most awarded fund manager.
After leaving UOBAM, Daniel was appointed Chief Executive Officer at Straits Lion Asset Management (SLAM) to establish the new asset management arm of the OCBC group through the merger of SLAM and OCBC Asset Management. The merger resulted in the creation of Lion Capital Management (subsequently renamed Lion Global Investors in 2008) which Daniel ran as CEO until his departure in November 2010 and as CIO until October 2009.
Daniel holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from the National University of Singapore.
He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Keppel REIT Management Limited. Daniel has served on various Investment Committees in Singapore including the Nanyang Technological University (2004 to 2013), People's Association (2005 to 2012), the Methodist Church of Singapore (as Chairman, 2005 to 2012), the Methodist School Foundation (as Chairman, 2005 to 2013). He is currently serving as Chairman of the Investment Committee of Singapore Bible College (since 2008) and the National Council of Churches of Singapore (since 2010), and as a Member of the Saver Premium Board of Trustees, MINDEF (since 2012).
From 2000 to 2004, Daniel was the Chairman of the Investment Management Association of Singapore. In 2009, the Institute of Banking and Finance conferred on Daniel the "Distinguished Financial Industry Certified Professional" award.
Daryl joined DCG Capital as an Investment Analyst in December 2020. From 2016 to 2018, he
worked at PwC Malaysia as a Senior Associate where he worked on various financial advisory
engagements, predominantly on business valuations for mergers & acquisitions. In 2018, he
Job Titles:
- Personal Assistant
- Administrative Executive
Diana joined DCG Capital as Personal Assistant to Managing Director and Administrative Assistant in May 2013, and has over 25 years' experience in secretarial roles and in providing administrative support. She holds a Bachelor of Business in Business Adminstration from RMIT University.
Job Titles:
- Head of Operations and Compliance
- in 2018 As Head of Operations and Compliance
Heather joined DCG Capital in 2018 as Head of Operations and Compliance with more than 9 years of experience in investment management. Previous experience: Corporate Controller at OCP Asia (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Operations Manager at Orvent Asset Management Pte Ltd, Senior Fund Accountant at MIR Investment Management Pty Ltd from Sydney Australia. Academic and post-graduate qualifications: Master of Commerce in Finance, Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting, University of Sydney. Heather is a CPA Australia.
Hua Qun joined DCG Capital as an Investment Analyst in January 2020. From 2016 to 2018, he worked in PricewaterhouseCoopers as an auditor. In 2019, he started his investment career at SEAVI Advent Private Equity, the Asian Affiliate of Advent International. Hua Qun holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) Degree from the National University of Singapore. Since 2016, he has been an Associate member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants. He has passed CFA Level II.
Melvin joined DCG Capital in 2011 and is a portfolio manager with more than 13 years of experience in investment management.
Previous experience: Lion Global Investors, Technology and Telecommunications; Straits Lion Asset Management, information technology portfolio implementation; Avanade Asia, software engineer.
Xinghao joined DCG Capital as a Research Assistant in Feb 2018. He has over 5 years of experience in Finance. From 2012 to 2017, he was in CPGFM as a Finance Assistant. From 2017 to 2018, he was a Finance Executive in Urban Redevelopment Authority. Xinghao holds a Degree in Business Mangement from RMIT (Singapore).
Job Titles:
- Research Assistant
- Research Assistant / Operations
Joined in early 2021 as a Research Assistant, Rashid Mustaffa, a fresh graduate, holds a Degree in Business Management from RMIT (Singapore).
Job Titles:
- Independent Non - Executive Director of Mapletree Industrial Trust Management Ltd
William joined DCG Capital in January 2019. He has more than 25 years of investment experience.
From 2007 to 2018, he was the Chief Investment Officer of New Harbour Capital Partners and Lead Portfolio Manager of the New Harbour Asia Fund. Prior to that William was the Chief Investment Officer of Asia General Holdings responsible for managing the insurance funds of Asia Life Assurance and Asia Insurance (2001-2006). He started his investment career at GIC in 1981.
William is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Mapletree Industrial Trust Management Ltd and also serves on the investment committees of several Mapletree property funds. He is Chairman of the investment committee of the Methodist Church of Singapore (since 2013) and a member of the investment committee of Singapore Bible College (since 2008).
William studied at the University of Tasmania, Australia on a Colombo Plan Scholarship and graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Mathematical Economics. He also attended the CFA Investment Management Workshop presented jointly by CFA Institute and Harvard Business School.