FWA Champions are individuals in senior leadership positions who champion and support women seeking success on both the professional and personal fronts. They effect change in their organisations and are firm supporters of gender diversity and inclusion in their workplaces and society.

FWA members get a chance to interact and meet FWA Champions in the FWA mentoring programme when FWA Champions speak at FWA-led events. In addition to this, FWA's new Conversations with FWA Champions series allows our members deeper interaction with our Champions in a small-group setting, to hear the experiences and journeys of our Champions and to learn from them.

We are pleased to announce our latest Conversation with FWA Champion Eleanor Seet, President & Head of Asia ex-Japan, Nikko Asset Management Asia.

Eleanor Seet, President & Head of Asia ex-Japan, Nikko Asset Management Asia

Eleanor Seet joined Nikko Asset Management in 2011 as the President and Director of the Singapore entity. She became the Head of Asia ex-Japan in 2015 with expanded responsibility for driving the growth of Nikko AM in the region. She has oversight of Nikko AM’s Singapore and Hong Kong offices, with a total staff strength of approximately 140. Additionally, she has oversight of Nikko AM's joint venture relationships in China and Malaysia and is a board member of Affin Hwang Asset Management Berhad.

Active in industry, Ms Seet currently serves as vice-chairman on the Executive Committee of the Investment Management Association of Singapore (IMAS) and is also a member of the Institute of Banking and Finance Fund Management Workgroup. She is a founding member of the Bloomberg Women’s Buy-side Network, which tracks future investment trends and aspiresto serve as role models for the next generation of asset managers in the region. She is a member of CAMRI Advisory Council, part of the NUS Business School.

In 2017, Ms Seet was conferred the IBF Fellow distinction by the Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore. The IBF Fellow title recognises industry veterans who exemplify thought leadership and commitment to industry development.

Ms Seet is a pioneer in the asset management industry with over 20 years of experience. Prior to joining Nikko AM Asia, Ms Seet led the distribution efforts for iShares concentrating on the wealth segments across Asia ex Japan.

Previously, she spent 12 years at AllianceBernstein, where she was responsible for building and developing the firm’s distribution channels and business. In that capacity, she was responsible for the overall strategy and execution of the firm’s product offerings in South East Asia via intermediaries.

She graduated with a Bachelor of Economics from the University of New South Wales, Sydney.

Event Agenda

12:15 pm          Registration

12:30 pm          Virtual Conversation with FWA Champion Eleanor Seet

1:30 pm             End of event

Registration:

This is a Members-only event that is free of charge for FWA individual and corporate members.  

For Individual Members, please login on the website before registering. 

For Corporate Members, note that Diamond members may register up to 15 persons, Platinum members may register up to 10 persons and Gold members may register up to 5 persons.   Please click RSVP Now and register using your Institutional Codes (please check with your respective coordinators for your Institutional Code). 

The deadline to register for this event is 08 October 2020. Successful applicants will be informed via email. As seats are limited, and as we endeavour to allow as many members as possible to meet at least one FWA Champion in a year, those who have attended one conversation will be placed in lower priority for subsequent conversations. 

Cancellation and No Show Policy

We understand that with busy schedules, there may be times when you cannot make an event after you have registered for it. In the event that you cannot make an event, we appreciate that you use our new tool now available to cancel the event. To do so, please login to the FWA website, under “My Account”, select “My Events”, you can cancel the event registration under the “Cancel registration” column.  The last date for any cancellation of attendance for this event is 08 October 2020.

For members who successfully register for, but do not attend the event and fail to cancel their seat, we regret to inform that you will be placed in lower priority for subsequent conversations.

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