James Cheo, CFA, CAIA, FRM — CEO
James Cheo is Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer for Southern Asia and Australia, Global Wealth Management at UBS. He has more than two decades of experience advising private clients, family offices, and institutional investors across Asia. Prior to UBS, James was Chief Investment Officer at HSBC, where he built the CIO function from the ground up into an award-winning investment research platform, culminating in the team being recognized as Euromoney’s Best in Investment Research for Singapore for two consecutive years in 2024 and 2025. Earlier in his career, he held Senior Investment Strategist roles at Bank of Singapore and Barclays Wealth Asia. He began his career at the Monetary Authority of Singapore as a Senior Economist, where he contributed to policy formulation during the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. James is a regular contributor to international media including CNBC, Bloomberg Television, BBC, Channel NewsAsia, and the Financial Times, as well as regional publications such as The Business Times and The Straits Times. He is Adjunct Faculty at the Wealth Management Institute of Singapore and a Council Member of the Economic Society of Singapore. His perspectives are widely followed and he has been recognised as a Top Voice on LinkedIn in Singapore and globally in financial markets. DISCLAIMER: /*********/ This is an official LinkedIn profile of UBS Group AG and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates (UBS) that is maintained by the owner of this profile or the associated business management of the owner’s business unit. The content on this profile is for information purposes only and intended exclusively for persons domiciled in the country where the owner’s business unit is located and only as may be permitted by applicable law. Please find further information on UBS’s social media presence on our website (https://www.ubs.com/social-legal). UBS will never ask other users to disclose sensitive data (e.g., ID, account number, passwords, PIN codes or other security codes). For more information about how UBS processes your data and your respective rights please read our Privacy Statement (https://www.ubs.com/global/en/legal/privacy.html).
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Location: Singapore, Singapore
Experience: 22 yrs 7 mos
Skills
- Economic Research
- Investments
Career Highlights
- Over two decades of investment management experience.
- Recognized for best investment research in Singapore.
- Regular contributor to major financial media outlets.
Work Experience
UBS
Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer, Southern Asia and Australia (1 mo)
Wiley
Book Author (2 yrs 3 mos)
HSBC
Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer, Southeast Asia & India, Private Bank and Premier Wealth (2 yrs 7 mos)
Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer, Southeast Asia, HSBC Global Private Banking and Wealth (5 yrs 2 mos)
Chief Market Strategist (7 yrs 3 mos)
Bank of Singapore, Asia's Global Private Bank
Senior Investment Strategist (3 yrs)
Barclays Wealth and Investment Management
Investment Strategist (1 yr 5 mos)
HSBC Private Bank
Head of Investment Strategy, Southeast Asia (3 yrs 11 mos)
Global Macro Hedge Fund
Research Analyst (8 mos)
Bank of International Settlements-Irving Fisher Committee on Central Banking Statistics
Institutional Member (3 yrs)
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Senior Economist (5 yrs 5 mos)
Singapore Economic Development Board
Intern (1 yr)
Education
Executive Leadership for Sustainability at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
at Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
First Class Honors at Nanyang Technological University Singapore
at National Junior College
