Eastspring Investments have a team of dedicated and experienced investment professionals who share a commitment to serving our customers. Collectively the investment team has over 85 years of experience in the fund management industry. They are responsible for active management of our retail and private mandates in three asset classes groups: Equities, Fixed Income, Local and Global Sukuk.


The Equity Team

Chief Investment Officer, Equities
Senior Fund Manager, Equities
Senior Fund Manager, Equities
Fund Manager, Equities
Fund Manager, Equities
Fund Manager, Equities

Yvonne Tan
Chief Investment Officer, Equities

Yvonne Tan Hong Yean joined PFMB on 1 December 2006 as Senior Fund Manager. She holds a BSc (First Honours) from University Putra Malaysia. She graduated from the Association of International Accountants (UK) in 1993. She is a CFA Charterholder since September 1998. 

Ms. Tan has 16 years of experience in the investment industry comprising 10 years in fund management and 6 years in investment research. Prior to joining PFMB, she was a Senior Investment Manager in one of the leading multinational insurance companies where she managed several funds totalling to almost RM 1 billion. She is also one of the pioneers of Corston Smith Asset Management Pte Ltd, Singapore and Bumiwerks Asset Management Sdn Bhd. 

Ms. Tan obtained her Capital Markets and Services Representative license in March 2006 from the Securities Commission Malaysia.

Alex Lee
Senior Fund Manager, Equities

Alex Lee joined PFMB on 1 January 2008. Prior to joining PFMB, Alex was attached to Prudential Assurance (Malaysia) Bhd’s (PAMB) Investment Department where he was responsible for the Shariah insurance investment-link funds. 

Prior to joining Prudential, Alex was attached to Hwang-DBS Investment Management (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd for four years where he was the designated fund manager for the company’s high net worth individual accounts as well as the co-manager for the Hwang-DBS Select Small Caps Fund. He has 9 years of fund management experience. 

Before entering the fund management industry in Malaysia, Alex spent some time working in the UK starting off as an investment analyst at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein where his focus was on European Small Caps. Subsequently, he moved on to work with an institutional stock-broking firm, Astaire & Partners Ltd, where he specialized in Asian Equity sales. 

Alex holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Biochemistry from the University of London.

Lee Hwa Seng
Senior Fund Manager, Equities

Lee Hwa Seng has 6 years of experience in the investment industry, with 4 years in Fund Management and another 2 years in Investment research. He joined PFMB in February 2005. Prior to that, he was with a multinational research house as an Investment Analyst.

He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a Master in Finance from Imperial College, London. In addition, he is also a CFA Charterholder. Lee Hwa Seng obtained his Capital Markets and Services Representative license in June 2008.

Iqmal Hisham
Fund Manager, Equities

Encik Iqmal Hisham Bin Ahmad Dolek joined Prudential Al-Wara' Asset Management in January 2011. He holds a Bachelor of Business degree (Accounting) from Edith Cowan University, Western Australia. Prior to joining Prudential Al-Wara' Asset Management Berhad, he was with Assar Asset Management Sdn Bhd for three years and Ferrier Hodgson MH Sdn Bhd, an Australian based insolvency and business restructuring accounting firm in Kuala Lumpur from 2005 to 2007. He also has seven (7) years of experience in journalism, ranging from the post of reporter to editor with the national and local media organisations, namely Pertubuhan Berita Nasional Malaysia (Bernama) in Kuala Lumpur and Utusan Sarawak. He currently assists the investment team in the areas of fund management, research and analysis.

Iqmal obtained his Capital Markets and Services Representative license in July 2010, from the Securities Commission.

Chew Hock Boon
Fund Manager, Equities

Chew Hock Boon has more than 7 years of experience in the investment industry covering areas in investment research. He joined PFMB in July 2011 as a fund manager. Before joining Prudential he worked at Great Eastern Life Assurance as a research analyst covering predominantly regional property developers, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and gaming industry.

He holds a Bachelor of Science with Honours (Actuarial Science) from the National University of Malaysia. He is also a member of the Society of Actuaries.

Tung Yin Wai
Fund Manager, Equities

Tung Yin Wai has more than 7 years of experience in the investment industry, with 4 years in fund management and more than 3 years in investment research. She joined PFMB in June 2011. Prior to that, she was with a local fund management where she was a key member of a team that manages more than RM4bn worth of equities and garnered experience in investing in Asia Pacific-ex Japan markets.

Yin Wai holds a Bachelor of Economics and Administration and a Masters of Economics from the University of Malaya. She obtained her Capital Markets and Services representative License in 2007.

The Fixed Income Team

Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income
Senior Fund Manager, Fixed Income
Fund Manager, Fixed Income

Ilene Chong
Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income

Ilene Chong came on board Prudential Fund Management Berhad on 1st January 2008 as Head of Fixed Income. Prior to this, she was the Head of Fixed Income at Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad where she managed Fixed Income portfolios since 1997 and has more than 7 years of experience in actuarial work. Ilene holds a Bachelor of Science (First Class Hons) degree from the University of Malaya, is professionally qualified as an Associate of the Society of Actuaries USA, as a CFA Charterholder of the CFA Institute USA and is also a member of the Persatuan Pasaran Kewangan Malaysia.

Ilene Chong obtained her Capital Markets and Services Representative license in January 2008 from the Securities Commission Malaysia.

Chow Kim Seng
Senior Fund Manager, Fixed Income

Chow Kim Seng joined PFMB on 1st January 2008 as a Fund Manager. He holds a Master of Science majoring in Finance from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) majoring in Actuarial Science from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He is professionally qualified as an Associate of the Society of Actuaries USA, as a CFA Charterholder from the CFA Institute USA, and is also a member of the Persatuan Pasaran Kewangan Malaysia. He has 21 years of experience in the financial industry comprising 12 years in actuarial work and 9 years in investment research and fund management.

Ng Swee Khiang
Fund Manager, Fixed Income

Ng Swee Khiang joined Prudential Fund Management Berhad in 2006 as a Credit Analyst. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from University of Malaya and a Master of Arts, Finance & Investment from University of Nottingham. He is also a member of the Persatuan Pasaran Kewangan Malaysia.

Ng Swee Khiang obtained his Capital Markets and Services Representative license in August 2010 from the Securities Commission.

The Research Team

Head of Research/ Fund Manager, Equities
Investment Analyst/Central Dealer

Lilian See Wai Lee
Head of Research/ Fund Manager, Equities

Lilian See has over 13 years of experience, of which 11 is in investment research. She spent the first two years of her work history in Melbourne, Australia, working for recognized life insurance companies in the area of customer service and administration, dealing with retail and corporate retirement and life insurance products.

Returning to Malaysia in 2000, she started her research career as an investment analyst with a local unit trust company and later, with an asset management company of a major banking group. Subsequently, she moved on to become Head of Research for MIDF Amanah Asset Management Berhad, before joining Prudential Fund Management Berhad (PFMB) as Head of Research on 18th February 2008.

Lilian holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Post Graduate Diploma in Economics from the University of Melbourne, Australia. She obtained her Capital Markets and Services Representative license in April 2008 from the Securities Commission.

Ng Shui Lin
Investment Analyst/Central Dealer

Ng Shui Lin joined PFMB on 1st December 2010 as an investment analyst. She has 4 years experience in the financial industry attached to an asset management company of a banking group before joining PFMB. Shui Lin holds a Bachelor of Business Degree, majoring in Accounting from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.


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Eastspring Investments Berhad (Formerly known as Prudential Fund Management Berhad) is an indirect subsidiary of Prudential plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom. Neither Eastspring Investments Fund Management Berhad nor Prudential plc is affiliated with Prudential Financial Inc, a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America.