The body, launched a year ago, identifies certain trends and provides Bank of Singapore with insights and thought leadership.

Bank of Singapore has refreshed its CIO Global Advisory Council – launched last year – with four new members.

The group identifies structural trends, published in an annual Supertrends report, with the next edition to be launched in July 2025. The council was set up to augment BoS’s chief investment office thought leadership capabilities and insights.

The four new members are:
-- Dr Guo Kai, executive president, senior fellow, CF40 Institute; former economist at the International Monetary Fund, author of Chinese economics books whose research areas include the Chinese economy and international finance, and PhD degree holder in economics from Harvard University; 

-- John Emerson, former US ambassador to Germany and vice chair, Capital International; former US ambassador to Germany from 2013 to 2017; served as deputy assistant to former US president Clinton and appointed by former US president Obama to serve in his Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. He holds an honorary doctor of laws degree from Hamilton College, a juris doctor degree from the University of Chicago and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Hamilton College; 

-- Joseph Zidle, chief investment strategist, Blackstone Private Wealth; spent nearly a decade at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, most recently as head of investment strategy for global wealth management and deputy director of the research investment committee; worked at Richard Bernstein Advisors, independent investment advisor; and holds a bachelor of arts degree in economics and history from Emory University; 

-- Torsten Slok, chief economist and partner, Apollo Global Management; worked for 15 years on the sell-side; investor in fixed income and equities for 10 years; published journal articles and reviews in several international economics journals; and studied at University of Copenhagen and Princeton University. 

Other council members, joining the council in 2024: 
-- Dr Adam Posen, president, Peterson Institute for International Economics; 

-- Fabiana Fedeli, chief investment officer, equities, multi-asset and sustainability, M&G Investments; 

-- Paula Campbell Roberts, chief investment strategist for Global Wealth, KKR; 

-- Robin Hu, Asia chair, Milken Institute and advisor senior director, Temasek; and 

-- Yuichi Murao, chief investment officer, Nomura Asset Management.