Standard Chartered has appointed Daniel Furer as head of discretionary portfolio management and asset allocation.
In this new role, Furer will oversee the bank’s chief investment office fund and flagship portfolios business, customized mandates, and asset allocation solutions. He will also drive the adoption of portfolio strategies through frontline and client engagement.
Based in Singapore, he reports to global chief investment officer Steve Brice.
Furer joins the Bank from Credit Suisse, where he held various roles in asset management and investment management from 2007. In his last position as head of investment management, Singapore, and business development, Asia, he led his team in delivering discretionary asset management services to private banking and institutional clients in the region.
“[Furer’s] wealth of experience and demonstrated leadership will help Standard Chartered strengthen its position as Asia’s trusted international wealth manager,” Brice comments. “He will play a key role in enhancing our portfolio management strategies and deepen our capability in providing clients with wealth advice that matters.”
