American author Daniel Handler – under the pen name of Lemony Snicket – wrote a series of dark children’s novels called A Series of Unfortunate Events. If Mr. Danny Yong were to chronicle his rise from poor boy to millionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist, he would probably call it A Series of Fortunate Events instead. Read the full article here. Source: The…
The Investment Management Association of Singapore (IMAS) has launched the Digital Accelerator Programme (DAP), allowing fintechs the opportunity to work with professional mentors and develop solutions that can be rapidly commercialized. IMAS has worked closely with partners across the industry – including Schroders, KPMG Digital Village, UOB Asset Management, Aberdeen Standard Investments, BlackRock, UBS Asset Management, SGX, Nikko Asset Management,…
Mr. Danny Yong, Chief Investment Officer and Founding Partner of Dymon Asia Capital, said: “A lot of learning is done on the job and not in school. So the most important ingredient for success is opportunity.” Read the full article here. Source: The Straits Times © Singapore Press Holdings Limited. Permission required for reproduction.
The APAC Committee of the Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) elected Ted Lee of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) as their new Chairman and Danny Yong of Dymon Asia Capital as their Vice-Chairman, in line with its rotating chairman system. Read the full article here. Source: SBAI
Firm looks instead for qualities such as curiosity, emotional intelligence, creative personality When Danny Yong first started work as a financial trader at an American investment bank in 1997, he felt like the dumbest person in the company. He was a first-class honours graduate but nothing he had studied in his four years at university seemed relevant or helpful to…