For 11 years, Simon Rigby was an analyst and fund manager in London, latterly with Schroders, until 1998. He then spent the next 20 years in management of financial services businesses. He was CEO of Schroders’ businesses in Hong Kong, mainland China, South Korea, and Taiwan until 2003. He headed up Lloyd George Management’s Asian business development until 2011 (including opening their Middle East Representative Office whilst living in the Gulf for four years. He became the CEO and shareholder in a Singapore fund management boutique until 2016. He has lived and continued to work in England since then and is a non-executive director of the Singapore company and its funds.
Simon is familiar with the asset management industry throughout Asia and the Middle East. He has been regulated by and negotiated with the MAS in Singapore and the SFC in Hong Kong. He has launched and promoted funds in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, and the Cayman Islands and has experience of fund operations and client handling in Dublin, Luxembourg, London, and Switzerland.
He has been a member of the CFA UK since 1991