SG presidential election: Former asset owner execs in the spotlight
The appointment of any of the candidates, all of whom are former business executives and money managers, reinforces the image of Singapore being run as a super-efficient corporation, said one observer.
Singapore’s final lineup of candidates for the presidential poll has thrown up three names, all of whom are deeply connnected the asset owner industry.
Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was also previously chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and deputy chairman of sovereign wealth fund GIC; Ng Kok Song is a former chief investment executive of GIC; and Tan Kin Lian is a former chief executive of insurer NTUC Income, now Income Insurance.
Singapore's …
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