Omar Slim joins PineBridge Investments in Singapore as a vice-president and portfolio manager within fixed income, reporting to Arthur Lau, managing director, head of fixed income Asia ex-Japan. Slim will lead the Singapore fixed income team and will also participate in the management of regional fixed income portfolios. 

 

Slim was previously with State Street Global Advisors in Singapore as senior portfolio manager within Asian fixed income. He started there as a credit analyst for global active fixed income in Montreal, Canada, before being promoted to senior portfolio manager to manage a team that focussed on investing in the North American credit markets.

 

In his most recent State Street role, he led the development of the Asian credit investment process in Asia and helped build up their credit coverage. He also participated in a number of government sponsored policy initiatives to develop and enhance the Asian bond markets, and has been a speaker in various conferences providing insights on the credit markets. Prior to State Street, Slim was an analyst at BNP Paribas Corporate & Investment Banking for over two years, covering financial analysis and credit evaluation of transactions involving companies from various industries.