Seet joins the company from iShares where she was a senior director within its Private Wealth Distribution division in Asia. Prior to this she spent 12 years at AllianceBernstein where she was responsible for building and developing the firm’s distribution channels and business.
Seet replaces Deborah Ho, who has served as chief executive of DBS Asset Management Ltd, which was bought by Nikko AM in September for S$137m ($108m, £68m, €78m) for the past four years.
Nikko AM Asia has also made two other appointments.
Teck Keng Neo has been appointed as head of middle and back office at Nikko AM Asia. In this role, he will oversee Nikko AM Asia’s operations, fund accounting, finance, information technology, middle office and administrative functions. He will transfer to Singapore from his role as head of operations and disclosure division at Nikko AM’s Tokyo headquarters. Prior to joining Nikko AM in 2005, he spent 11 years at Fidelity Investments Japan Limited, where he oversaw the operational processes and IT systems.
Rodney Lim has been appointed as head of compliance at Nikko AM Asia. He joins from UBS Global Asset Management, where he was responsible for compliance. Prior to joining UBS, he worked at Citi Global Wealth Management and PriceWaterhouse Coopers.
