Who We Are

The Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore (IBF) was established in 1974 to foster and develop professional competencies for the financial sector. IBF serves as the national accreditation and certification agency for the IBF Standards. These standards are developed in partnership with industry leaders, and facilitate the professional development of financial sector practitioners.

IBF Council

Ravi Menon

Chairman of IBF Council;

Managing Director,

Monetary Authority of Singapore

Wee Ee Cheong

IBF Distinguished Fellow

Vice-Chairman of IBF Council;

Chairman, The Association of Banks in Singapore;

Chairman of IBF Standards Committee;

Deputy Chairman and CEO,

United Overseas Bank Limited

Philip Lee

Chairman of IBF Investment Committee;

Vice Chairman for South-East Asia,

Chief Country Officer, Singapore,

Deutsche Bank AG

Nicholas Hadow

IBF Fellow

Member of IBF Investment Committee;

Chairman, Investment Management Association of Singapore;

Director, Business Development,

Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited

Loh Boon Chye

IBF Distinguished Fellow

Member of IBF Investment Committee;

CEO, Singapore Exchange Limited

Shirish Apte

Chairman of IBF Audit Committee

Guan Yeow Kwang

IBF Fellow

Member of IBF Audit Committee;

Chairman, Subcommittee on Manpower

Development, Singapore Foreign Exchange Market Committee;

Executive Officer & Singapore Branch CEO, Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Piyush Gupta

IBF Distinguished Fellow

CEO and Director, DBS Group

Samuel Tsien

IBF Distinguished Fellow

Group Chief Executive Officer and Director,

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited

Amol Gupte

Head of ASEAN,

Citi Country Officer, Singapore,

Citibank N.A.

(Appointed to IBF Council on 7 September 2016)

Judy Hsu

CEO, Singapore,

Standard Chartered Bank

(Appointed to IBF Council on 1 June 2016)

Khoo Kah Siang

IBF Distinguished Fellow

Management Committee Member,

Life Insurance Association Singapore;

Senior Managing Director,

Strategic Business Development & Regional Bancassurance,

The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited

(Appointed to IBF Council on 15 July 2016)

Derek Teo

IBF Distinguished Fellow

Chief Executive,

General Insurance Association of Singapore

Jacqueline Loh

Deputy Managing Director

(Monetary Policy & Investment / Development & International/ FinTech & Innovation),

Monetary Authority of Singapore

Julia Ng

Group Director,

Enterprise Development Group,

Workforce Singapore

IBF Standards Committee

Chairman

Wee Ee Cheong

IBF Distinguished Fellow

Deputy Chairman & CEO

United Overseas Bank Limited

Members

Chew Sutat

IBF Fellow

Executive Vice President, Head of Equities & Fixed Income

Singapore Exchange Limited

Vincent Choo

IBF Distinguished Fellow

Chief Risk Officer

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited

Paul Cobban

IBF Fellow

Chief Operating Officer, Technology and Operations

DBS Bank Ltd

Linus Goh

IBF Distinguished Fellow

Executive Vice President

Head of Global Commercial Banking

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited

Guan Yeow Kwang

IBF Fellow

Executive Officer and Singapore Branch CEO

Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Han Kwee Juan

IBF Distinguished Fellow

Chief Executive Officer

Citibank Singapore Limited

Ho Kai Weng

Chief Operating Officer

General Insurance Association of Singapore

Lam Chee Kin

IBF Distinguished Fellow

Managing Director and Head, Group Compliance

DBS Bank Ltd

Lawrence Lua

IBF Fellow

Managing Director

Deputy Head, Private Bank

DBS Bank Ltd

Irene Ng

IBF Fellow

Regional Chief Underwriter

Asia Life/Health

General Reinsurance AG, Singapore Branch

Ken Ng

Chief Executive

NTUC Income

Adam Abdur Rahman

Managing Director / Head of Corporate Affairs

Citi Singapore & ASEAN

Susan Soh

IBF Distinguished Fellow

Managing Director

Schroder Investment Management (Singapore) Ltd

Kenneth Wong

Director, Creative & Professional

Services Division

Workforce Singapore

Lydia Wee

Chief Executive Officer

The Institute of Banking & Finance (IBF)

Members who stepped down

Khoo Kah Siang

Kong Eng Huat

John Paterson

Derek Teo

Eric Tham

IBF Working Groups

Branding and Marketing Outreach

Chairperson

Adam Abdur Rahman

Citi Singapore & ASEAN

Members

Bojan Blecic

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited

Badhri Iyer

Credit Suisse AG

Karen Lim

AllianceBernstein (Singapore) Ltd

Joanna Ong-Ash

AIA Singapore Private Limited

Alina Tan

DBS Bank Ltd

Charlotte Thng

Standard Chartered Bank

Capital Markets and Financial Markets

Chairpersons

Chew Sutat

IBF Fellow

Singapore Exchange Limited

Guan Yeow Kwang

IBF Fellow

Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Members

Esmond Choo

IBF Distinguished Fellow

UOB Kay Hian Pte Ltd

Deborah Ho

IBF Fellow

Barclays Bank PLC

Lam Kun Kin

IBF Distinguished Fellow

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited

Clifford Lee

IBF Fellow

DBS Bank Ltd

Clement Leow

Crowe Horwath Capital Pte Ltd

David Lynne

IBF Distinguished Fellow

Deutsche Bank AG

Gerald Ong

IBF Distinguished Fellow

Prime Partners Corporate Finance

Eddie Tan

Citibank N.A., Singapore Branch

Tan Jeh Wuan

DBS Bank Ltd

TK Yap

IBF Fellow

OCBC Securities Pte Ltd

Compliance

Chairperson

Lam Chee Kin

IBF Distinguished Fellow

DBS Bank Ltd

Members

Andrew Chow

BNP Paribas

Ravi Duvvuru

Standard Chartered Bank

Jeffrey Lee

Prudential Assurance Company Singapore

Conrad Lim

IBF Fellow

LGT Bank (Singapore) Ltd

Rodney Lim

IBF Fellow

Nikko Asset Management

Leonard Ong

AXA Insurance Pte Ltd

Fairlen Ooi Chooi Ting

United Overseas Bank Limited

Zane Pritchard

UBS AG

Lily Teo

IBF Fellow

UniCredit Bank AG

Loretta Yuen

IBF Distinguished Fellow

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited

Consumer Banking

Chairperson

Han Kwee Juan

IBF Distinguished Fellow

Citibank Singapore Limited

Members

Andrew Chia

Standard Chartered Bank

Gregory Chan

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited

Susan Cheong

DBS Bank Ltd

Choong Wai Hong

Malayan Banking Berhad

Philip Lim

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited

Jacquelyn Tan

United Overseas Bank Limited

Corporate Banking

Chairperson

Linus Goh

IBF Distinguished Fellow

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited

Members

Ronny Chng

United Overseas Bank Limited

Irene Chua

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Lee Swee Siong

IBF Fellow

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited

Lim Wee Seng

DBS Bank Ltd

Amos Ong

Malayan Banking Berhad

Thomas Siah

IBF Fellow

United Overseas Bank Limited

Yeo How Ngee

DBS Bank Ltd

Corporate Banking Common Examination (CBCE) Board

Chew Chong Lim

IBF Fellow

DBS Bank Ltd

Choo Kee Siong

IBF Fellow

United Overseas Bank Limited

Rosalind Lee

IBF Fellow

United Overseas Bank Limited

Lee Swee Siong

IBF Fellow

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited

Anita Loh

IBF Fellow

United Overseas Bank Limited

David Tang Siew Foo

IBF Fellow

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited

Euan John Walker

Standard Chartered Bank

Fund Management

Chairperson

Susan Soh

IBF Distinguished Fellow

Schroder Investment Management (Singapore) Ltd

Members

Peter Douglas

IBF Distinguished Fellow

CAIA Association

Han Ming Ho

AIMA Singapore

Celestine Khoo

Principle Global Investors

Michael Lim

Investment Management Association of Singapore (IMAS)

Ooi Boon Peng

IBF Fellow

Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Limited

Kanol Pal

CFA Singapore

Tan Chin Hwee

IBF Distinguished Fellow

Trafigura Group

Teo Joo Wah

IBF Fellow

Lion Global Investors Limited

Thio Boon Kiat

IBF Fellow

UOB Asset Management Ltd

Financial Planning

Chairperson

Ken Ng

NTUC Income

Members

Wendy Ang

NTUC Income Insurance Co-Operative Ltd

Christine Cheah

Great Eastern Financial Advisers

Vincent Ee

Association of Financial Advisers (Singapore)

Joseph Kwok

Financial Planning Association of Singapore

Steven Lau

Prudential Assurance Company Singapore

James Ong

HSBC Global Asset Management (Singapore) Limited

Peter Tan

United Overseas Bank Limited

Roland Yeo

IBF Fellow

Insurance & Financial Practitioners Association of Singapore (IFPAS)

Future-Enabled Skills

Chairperson

Paul Cobban

IBF Fellow

DBS Bank Ltd

Members

Nauman Bashir

Standard Chartered Bank

Leo Costes

AXA Insurance Pte Ltd

Alice Fok

Citibank N.A., Singapore Branch

Jason Ho

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited

Lam Chee Kin

IBF Distinguished Fellow

DBS Bank Ltd

Alan Lee

United Overseas Bank Limited

David Ong

UBS AG

Pranav Seth

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited

Claudean Zheng

Monetary Authority of Singapore

General Insurance

Chairperson

Ho Kai Weng

General Insurance Association of Singapore

Members

Kenrick Law

Allianz Reinsurance

Lisa Marbon

AXA Insurance Pte Ltd

Shirley Ow

QBE Insurance (International) Ltd

Jenny Pe

NTUC Income Insurance Co-Operative Ltd

Noel Tan

Federal Insurance Company

Sam Tan

MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd

Life Insurance

Chairperson

Irene Ng

IBF Fellow

General Reinsurance AG, Singapore Branch

Members

Serene Chua

The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited

Terence Leong

Manulife Singapore

Christine Ng

AIA Singapore Private Limited

Karen Shee

IBF Fellow

AIA Singapore Private Limited

Private Banking

Chairperson

Lawrence Lua

IBF Fellow

DBS Bank Ltd

Members

Chan Cher Teck

HSBC Private Bank

Eddie Gan

UBS AG Singapore

Robin Heng

IBF Fellow

Bank of Singapore

Andrew Ho

Standard Chartered Private Bank

Anthonia Hui

IBF Fellow

AL Wealth Partners Pte Ltd

Kong Eng Huat

IBF Fellow

EFG Bank AG

Kwong Kin Mun

Deutsche Bank AG

Alison Lim

Credit Suisse AG

Conrad Lim

IBF Fellow

LGT Bank (Singapore) Ltd

Margie Pagdanganan

Citi Private Bank

Angela Tan Ee Li

United Overseas Bank Limited

Yee Chin Lit

Bank Julius Baer (Singapore) Ltd

Risk Management

Chairperson

Vincent Choo

IBF Distinguished Fellow

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited

Members

Lukas van der Hoef

ABN AMRO, USA

Marcelo Michelini

Citibank NA

Frankie Phua Peng Yeo

United Overseas Bank Limited

Ng Puay Leng

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Ronnie Tan

The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited

Seamus Toal

IBF Fellow

Deutsche Bank AG

Gopalan Vedartham

IBF Distinguished Fellow

Barclays Capital

Yap Ee Ling

United Overseas Bank Limited

Technology & Operations

Chairperson

Paul Cobban

IBF Fellow

DBS Bank Ltd

Members

Claude Von Arx

Merrill Lynch Global Services

Carol Chan

Credit Suisse AG

Osman Ershad Faiz

IBF Fellow

Standard Chartered Bank

Lim Lai Ling

United Overseas Bank Limited

Ong Soon Yan

IBF Fellow

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited

Lilian Tham

Schroder Investment Management (Singapore) Ltd

Trust

Celine Tan

IBF Fellow

Portcullis Trust (Singapore) Ltd

Matthias Lee

IBF Fellow

UBS Trustees

IBF Corporate Member Listing

  • Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd
  • ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Singapore Branch
  • Agricultural Bank of China Limited
  • AL Wealth Partners Pte Ltd
  • Amundi Singapore Ltd
  • APS Asset Management Pte Ltd
  • Arab Bank plc
  • Arab Banking Corporation (BSC)
  • Asean Finance Corporation Ltd
  • Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd
  • Bangkok Bank Public Company Ltd
  • Bank J. Safra Sarasin, Singapore Branch
  • Bank Julius Baer & Co Ltd
  • Bank of America, National Association
  • Bank of China Ltd
  • Bank of Communications Co Ltd
  • Bank of India
  • Bank of Singapore Ltd
  • Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia) Ltd
  • Barclays Bank plc
  • BNP Paribas Singapore Branch
  • BNP Paribas Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd
  • BNS Asia Limited
  • Bordier & Cie (Singapore) Ltd
  • CA Indosuez (Switzerland) SA, Singapore Branch
  • Cambridge Industrial Trust Management Limited
  • Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
  • Chang Hwa Commercial Bank, Ltd
  • China Construction Bank Corporation
  • CIMB Bank Berhad
  • CIMB Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd
  • Citibank, N.A.
  • CMC Markets Singapore Pte Ltd
  • Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
  • Commonwealth Bank of Australia
  • Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A.
  • Coutts & Co Ltd
  • Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, Singapore Branch
  • Credit Industriel et Commercial
  • Credit Suisse AG
  • CTBC Bank Co, Ltd
  • Daiwa Capital Markets Singapore Limited
  • DBS Bank
  • DBS Vickers Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd
  • Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
  • DZ Bank AG, Singapore Branch
  • E.SUN Commercial Bank Ltd
  • EFG Bank AG (EFG Bank SA) (EFG Bank Ltd)
  • Eurofin Investments Pte Ltd
  • Finexis Advisory Pte Ltd
  • Foord Asset Management (Singapore) Pte. Limited
  • Habib Bank Ltd
  • Haitong International Financial Services (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
  • Hang Seng Bank Ltd, Singapore Branch
  • HL Bank
  • Hong Leong Finance Ltd
  • HSBC Bank (Singapore) Limited
  • ICICI Bank Ltd
  • Indian Bank
  • Indian Overseas Bank
  • Industrial & Commercial Bank of China
  • ING Bank N.V.
  • Instinet Singapore Services Pte Ltd
  • IPP Financial Advisers Pte Ltd
  • Javelin Wealth Management Pte Ltd
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A
  • KEB Hana Bank
  • KGI Securities (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
  • Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg
  • LGT Bank (Singapore) Ltd
  • Lim & Tan Securities Pte Ltd
  • Lion Global Investors Limited
  • Lombard Odier (Singapore) Ltd
  • Malayan Banking Berhad
  • Marcuard Asia Pte Ltd
  • Maybank Kim Eng Securities Pte Ltd
  • Mega International Commercial Bank Co., Ltd
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corporation
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Trust International Limited
  • Mizuho Bank Ltd
  • Mizuho Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd
  • Monetary Authority of Singapore
  • MUFG Securities Asia (Singapore) Limited
  • National Australia Bank Ltd
  • National Bank Of Abu Dhabi P.J.S.C. Singapore Branch
  • National Bank of Kuwait SAKP
  • Natixis
  • Nomura Asset Management Singapore Ltd
  • Nomura Singapore Ltd
  • Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
  • Nordea Bank AB Singapore Branch
  • OCBC Securities Pte Ltd
  • Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited
  • Pheim Asset Management (Asia) Pte Ltd
  • Philippine National Bank
  • Phillip Futures Pte Ltd
  • Phillip Securities Pte Ltd
  • PineBridge Investments Singapore Limited
  • Portcullis (Singapore) Pte Ltd
  • Professional Investment Advisory Services Pte. Ltd.
  • PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) TBK
  • Raiffeisen Bank International AG
  • RBC Investor Services Trust Singapore Limited
  • RHB Bank Berhad
  • RHB Securities Singapore Pte Ltd
  • Rothschild (Singapore) Limited
  • Royal Bank of Canada
  • Samlit Moneychanger Pte Ltd
  • Schroder Investment Management (Singapore) Ltd
  • Sing Investments & Finance Ltd
  • Singapore Exchange Ltd
  • Singapura Finance Ltd
  • Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ),Singapore Branch
  • Societe Generale
  • Standard Chartered Bank
  • State Street Global Advisors Singapore Limited
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd Singapore Branch
  • Svenska Handelsbanken AB
  • Synergy Financial Advisers Pte Ltd
  • The Bank of East Asia Ltd
  • The Bank of New York Mellon
  • The Bank of Nova Scotia
  • The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd (Singapore Branch)
  • The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd, Singapore Branch
  • The Korea Development Bank, Singapore Branch
  • The Norinchukin Bank
  • The Northern Trust Company, Singapore Branch
  • The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
  • The Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Ltd, Singapore Branch
  • Toronto Dominion (SEA) Ltd
  • Tradition Singapore (Pte) Ltd
  • UBS AG
  • UCAP AM Asia Pte Ltd
  • UCO Bank
  • UniCredit Bank AG
  • Union de Banques Arabes et Francaises
  • United Overseas Bank Ltd
  • UOB Asset Management Ltd
  • UOB Bullion & Futures Ltd
  • UOB Kay Hian Pte Ltd
  • VP Bank (Singapore) Ltd
  • Western Asset Management Company Pte Ltd
  • Westpac Banking Corporation
  • Woori Bank