Inside the Sell Side

Technology doesn’t change the world — people do.

Higher capital requirements, intensified competition, tighter margins and lower profitability put the sell side under constant pressure to do more with less. Technology and data are vital to achieving this, but they’re only part of the story.

Bloomberg is proud to introduce a group of original thinkers at banks and broker-dealers whose innovative use of technology and data is helping transform the sell side across Asia Pacific. From building new digital operating models to reinventing client experiences, automating manual processes and championing data-first approaches to doing business, these individuals are gamechangers.

Join us as we step inside the sell side to hear from the people implementing tomorrow’s industry-defining solutions.

Trading & execution

Traders who’ve enhanced revenue, distribution and accuracy while creating more time for high-value tasks.

Data management & infrastructure

Data-first champions who’ve demonstrated innovative uses of data across the enterprise.

Risk management

Nimble forward-thinkers who’ve employed the latest technology to execute holistic, proactive risk management strategies.

Wealth management

Wealth managers who’ve used data and technology to enhance competitiveness and find new ways to drive growth.

Trading & execution

Jeff Hutchins

Co-Head of Asia Equities | Jefferies

“More automation will happen when brokers start to embrace flexible technology platforms and listen to their employees on where the pain points are.”

Daniel Lee

Head of Business & Listing | DBS Digital Exchange (DDex) | DBS

“With asset tokenization and digitalization fast gathering pace, there are immense opportunities to reshape capital markets.”

Luke Marriott

Global Head of Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities | ANZ

“From accessing liquidity to distributing automated pricing to customers, technology is key to the future of trading.”

Matt Toms

Head of Asia Cash Equity Execution | Barclays

“Human interaction will never be completely removed and this has become increasingly evident over the past 18 months.”

Levin Wang

CEO | Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited

“Green finance is pivotal as to how the financial industry develops in the future as investors are increasingly concerned over where their funds are investing in.”

Data management & infrastructure

Donald MacDonald

Head of Group Customer Analytics and Decisioning | OCBC Bank

“Machines will free up our time by taking away “brain-fatigue” tasks that are mundane and repetitive so that humans can focus on higher-value, more complex and interesting tasks.”

Evy Theunis

Head of Customer Segment & Customer Science | DBS

“Bringing the business, data and technology teams together gives us a better understanding of how all the dots are connected.”

TK Yap

Group Chief Transformation Officer | CGS-CIMB Securities

“Future trading platforms will be more than just the execution platforms we see today; they will be interactive CX platforms incorporating virtual assistants.”

Risk Management

Alexandre Lotfi

Global Chief Risk Officer | Bank of Singapore

“Climate change is one of the biggest risks we face today but it also presents several opportunities for us.”

Amitav Borkakoty

Global Head, Risk Governance and Enterprise Risks | Standard Chartered

“Innovation has accelerated during COVID-19, challenging traditional business models.”

Wealth management

Aditya Gupta

Head of Digital Business and Transformation | OCBC

“AI and data-advantaged solutions are allowing hyper-personalisation in wealth advisory, whereas blockchain and tokenisation are enabling new asset classes to thrive.”

Jacquelyn Tan

Head of Group Personal Financial Services | UOB

“Combining human expertise with data and technology has enabled us to scale our services more efficiently.”