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 Transformed and built from scratch a proprietary capital portfolio into a proper fund structure with the Registered Fund Management Company (RFMC) status from the Singapore financial regulator Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and generated a cumulative positive absolute return of 31.2% (versus 21.5% for the EAHFI or EurekaHedge Asian Hedge Fund Index, an equally weighted index of 338 hedge funds investing exclusively in Asia) with an asset under management (AUM) of US$27 million as at 29 December 2017 since adopting the distinctive focused investment strategy, including a 13.9% positive absolute return in 2016 when overall markets are largely flat to negative.

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(2015) Instrumental in pioneering, developing and teaching a first-of-its-kind course, Accounting Fraud in Asia, which became an official course in the SMU curriculum. The course is focused on the capital markets perspective and was the first of its kind to be taught in universities anywhere in the world. (2014) Was the Adjunct Faculty Lecturer in Accounting and Assistant Director (Projects & Liaisons).(2008-2010) Lectured in Managerial Accounting (ACCT 102 and ACCT 104) to undergraduates while pursuing a full-time Masters in Finance program. Singapore Management University (SMU) is internationally recognised for its world-class research and distinguished teaching."It was a privilege to have the opportunity to facilitate in stoke their inner and innate thirst for their own triumphs and enabling diverse groups of individuals to realise their fullest potential." I remain grateful to have received encouraging feedback from my students, such as “The instructor is very dedicated to his job… He also has great experience and insights into current issues and always tries to bring them into context with what we are learning”, “… willing to share his insights into different subject matters and let us think deeper into what is taught to us”.This engaging and humbling experience has enabled Koon Boon to inspire, lead and work with different internal and external teams to take on bigger challenges.

 Aegis Portfolio Managers is a Singapore-based investment management organisation dedicated to the craft of value investing applied in Asia with no-fixed-management-fee and no-soft-dollar since 2000.Key Achievements- Discretionary equities fund manager (APAC ex-Japan) and part of the core investment decision committee as “Head of Search/Research”, responsible for investment research for institutional clients- Built screening models to identify investment opportunities based on quantitative, sector and qualitative analysis, resulting in an accumulated knowledge base of around 500 companies in the Asia-Pacific region- Fund raised and marketed to institutional and high net-worth clients- Developed “Master Entrepreneur Program: Scaling SMEs into Multibagger MNCs”, a program that is well-received by CEOs, entrepreneurs, professional managers and high net-worth individuals. The success of the program also led to client wins in the wealth management area. - Conducted seminars to leadership team of SGX-listed company in Hong Kong and China, speaking Chinese

Mirae Asset is Korea’s largest mutual fund with more than US$100 billion in assets under management, and has investment offices in Korea, HK, Singapore, London and India.Responsibilities- Portfolio Manager for Asia-Pacific ex-Japan regional equities mutual fund products, and also market specialist for Australia, Taiwan, HK/China, and regional small mid-caps in the Asia-Pacific ex-Japan team at the Singapore office, which manages ~ US$3 billion in assets- Constructed portfolios, assisted in the formulation of investment strategies, implemented investment strategies into the portfolios- Wrote the monthly regional economic overview and investment themes that can influence the markets in the coming months that was used by all the Asia-Pacific ex-Japan mutual fund products at the Singapore office- Improved the quality and quantity of in-house stock and research notes, which became a key allocation for profits from the Korean HQ

Initially joined the company as Investment Analyst then assumed the role as Fund Manager in 2005 and Senior Fund Manager in 2007. Responsible for the origination and induction of potential investments into the portfolio via qualitative/fundamental and quantitative research in primary and secondary equity situations in Asia ex-Japan.Key Achievements- Part of the core investment committee that delivered over 700% in returns (net of fees) for the flagship small-mid cap fund ASO1 since its June 2002 inception- Constructed business plans and investment reports about the business model, industry dynamics and quality of management of listed and unlisted companies, assigned valuations on them and making presentations to the clients- Built up network of CEOs and top management of outstanding listed companies in the region- Conducted due diligence trips to China, Taiwan, Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam- Built screening models to identify investment opportunities based upon quantitative, sector and qualitative analysis- Conceptualised and implemented a systematic investment process to increase the probability to generate outperformance in investment returns- Presented at the Korea Industrial Technology Association Material & Component Technology (KITIA MCT) Conference in Seoul to the Korean Trade and Commerce Minister and over 50 Korean CEOs on “Attracting Long-Term Foreign Investors”