Martin O'Regan
Managing Director, Solas Fiduciary
Martin O’Regan is managing director of Solas Fiduciary Services, providing a truly independent directorship service, based in, and privately owned in Asia. With 20 years of experience in investments funds and other alternative investment vehicles, Martin has held senior roles for Deutsche, Citi, Apex and UBS in Bermuda, Dubai, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Martin is licensed as a director with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA). He is also Chairman of the Singapore Fund Directors Association (SFDA).
Desiree Tan
Regional Head of Sales, BNP Paribas Securities Services
Desiree is the Regional Head of Sales and Relationship Management, South East Asia for BNP Paribas Securities Services. She is based in Singapore. She is responsible for leading and driving the growth and development of the local Securities Services franchise. She has been instrumental in the expansion of the business across Official Institutions, Asset Managers, Financial Institutions, and Alternatives segments. Desiree is a member of the Singapore Management Executive Committee and the Global Sales and Relationship Management team. She has been with BNP Paribas for 14 years with the last 10 years at Securities Services. Prior to Securities Services, she was with BNP Paribas Asset Management.
Sean Tan
Vice President of Business Development, Raffles Family Office
Sean is a VP of business development at Raffles Family Office (RFO) and the subject matter expert with regards to the Family Office Advisory and Fund Management Framework – Variable Capital Company (VCC) based in Singapore. He helps Family Office clients and fund managers with various structures depending on their needs, he is predominantly responsible for the structuring and setup for funds using the VCC Framework. Since the launch of the VCC Framework in January 2020, he has successfully set up a number funds for RFO its clients.
Armin Choksey
Partner, PwC Singapore
Armin has worked in a multi-national asset management sphere. Armin leads PwC’s Asian Investment Fund Centre and its Asia Pacific Asset and Wealth Management Research Institute based in Singapore. His key areas of focus include: market entry, funds distribution strategies, operational due diligence, target operating model, product development, policy initiatives , product rationalisation and operational efficiency of the asset and wealth management business. Armin was the main author of the white paper to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to introduce "Open-ended Investment Company" law in Singapore. He then conducted a detailed study on the feasibility of introducing such legal entity form in Singapore. Armin is also the co-chair of the Asia Pacific Financial Forum’s – Asia Region Funds Passport working group. He is also a committee member of Singapore Fund Administrator Association.
