| | SPEAKER PROFILE 
Michael Tay Chairman of Advisory Board JF Lennon Group | Based in Singapore, Michael Tay used to Head a team of Investments Counselors for Citigroup Private Banking Singapore. Michael worked closely with High Net Worth Clients from Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, India, China and Indonesia advising them on investments across assets in Fixed Income, Equities, Money Market, Foreign Exchange and Commodities. With over 20 years of experience in trading in these asset classes, Michael is a senior and experienced financial adviser in Citi Private Banking core group of investment advisers. Prior to joining Citigroup Private Bank, Michael was Senior Vice President at DBS Bank where he helped set up and managed their commodities and Asian Currency Index desk. From 2004 to 2006, Michael was the Head of the Foreign Exchange, Liquidity and Gold Division of the Reserve Management Department at the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Michael started his career at OCBC in 1984 as a futures trader in SIMEX before doing his MBA in UCLA. After graduating from UCLA, Michael joined the Government of Singapore Investment Corp. (GIC). Based in New York, he was managing an American Fixed Income Portfolio. Upon returning to GIC Singapore office, he managed a team of FOREX, money market and gold traders. Michael has also held various senior positions in CSFB, UOB Asset Management, Nationsbank NA and UBS focusing mainly on proprietary trading in various asset classes such as equities, fixed income, commodities and foreign exchange. | |