General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> December 7, 2009

The Singapore Fund:an Overview – Yoke Meng Kam – Dbs Asset Management Ltd.

Yoke Meng Kam joined DBS Asset Management Ltd. in December 2007 as Head of Asian Equities. He has 16 years of fund management experience in OCBC Asset Management and Lion Capital Management, where he last held the post of Head of Equities and Deputy Head of Asian Equities respectively. He has extensive experience in managing portfolios whose mandates range from absolute return to benchmarked mandates relating to Asia Pacific ex-Japan, ASEAN and other single country funds/portfolios. He was also responsible for making portfolio allocation decisions and overseeing the investment process. He graduated with an Honors Degree in Accountancy from the National University of Singapore. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst. Profile
TWST: Would you start by telling us about The Singapore Fund and your investment philosophy?

Mr. Kam: The Singapore Fund is a Singapore-focused, close-ended fund with the flexibility to invest a