Singapore’s Ng Kok Song Joins CFA Institute Effort to Shape a More Trustworthy Financial Industry

cfa-logoGovernment of Singapore Investment Corporation Adviser and Chair of Global Investments appointed to the Future of Finance Advisory Council

Singapore’s experienced financial investment professionalNg Kok Song has accepted an invitation by CFA Institute to join the advisory council for the Future of Finance project, a long-term global effort to shape a trustworthy, forward-thinking financial industry that better serves society.

Ng joins the advisory council, chaired by renowned economist Professor John Kay. The council comprises a diverse group of leading authorities from finance, education, and media, including eminent Asian experts such as Andrew Sheng, president at Fung Global Institute; and Paul Chow, former chief executive, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited.

“Asia is poised to lead global economic growth this century, and we are honoured that Ng Kok Song has agreed to join this important project. His wealth of experience with more than 40 years of experience in the financial sector adds tremendous depth and breadth to the Future of Finance project,” said John Rogers, CFA, president and CEO of CFA Institute.

“l believe that we can help restore public trust, which is so essential in putting finance back in its real role as an enabler of social and economic progress. The goal of the Future of Finance project is to shape a more trustworthy financial industry that better serves society, and we believe we have a key role in ending this crisis of confidence,” he added.

The Future of Finance project aims to provide the tools to motivate and empower the world of finance to commit to fairness, improved understanding, and personal integrity. The project is focused on six primary topics of interest for all who rely on finance, including putting investors first; safeguarding the system; retirement security; financial knowledge; regulation and enforcement; and transparency and fairness. The project plans rigorous research and recommendations to address each area, and will produce accessible tools to encourage broad adoption and widespread change throughout the global financial system.

In addition, Ng was presented with the Thomas L. Hansberger Leadership in Global Investment Award to honor his outstanding contribution to the investment industry through his work with integrating investment organizations and capital markets worldwide.

Future of Finance Advisory Council:
Chair
John Kay, Economist and Author

Members

  1. Keith Ambachtsheer, director, Rotman International Centre for Pension Management, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
  2. Paul Chow, former chief executive, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
  3. Elizabeth Corley, CEO, Allianz Global Investors
  4. Tom Keene, CFA, editor-at-large, Bloomberg News
  5. Andrew Lo, Charles E. and Susan T. Harris Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management, and director of MIT’s Laboratory for Financial Engineering
  6. Ira M. Millstein, senior partner of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, and co-chair of the Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership, Columbia Law School
  7. Ng Kok Song, adviser and chair of global investments at the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation
  8. Barbara G. Novick, vice chairman at BlackRock, member of the Global Executive and Global Operating Committees at BlackRock
  9. Saker Nusseibeh, CEO and head of Investment, Hermes Fund Managers
  10. Robert C. Pozen, senior lecturer, Harvard Business School and senior fellow, Brookings Institution
  11. Mary Schapiro, managing director at Promontory and former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  12. Andrew Sheng, president at Fung Global Institute
  13. Robert J. Shiller, Sterling Professor of Economics, Yale University
  14. John Taft, CEO, RBC Wealth Management, United States

CFA Institute

CFA Institute is the global association of investment professionals that sets the standard for professional excellence and credentials. The organization is a champion for ethical behavior in investment markets and a respected source of knowledge in the global financial community. The end goal: to create an environment where investors’ interests come first, markets function at their best, and economies grow. CFA Institute has more than 113,000 members in 140 countries and territories, including 102,000 CFA charterholders, and 137 member societies. For more information, visit www.cfainstitute.org.

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