StashAway
StashAway is an online investment management company headquartered in Singapore. The company was founded in Singapore in 2016 and was the first robo-advisor to obtain a full capital-markets services license (CMS) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore[1][2], as well as the first digital wealth manager to obtain a digital investment management for fund management from the Securities Commission in Malaysia.[3] It uses economic-regime based asset allocation techniques to reduce risk for retail investors.[4]
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Industry | Personal Finance, Exchange Traded Funds, Finance |
Founded | 2016 |
Founder | Michele Ferrario (CEO) Freddy Lim (CIO) Nino Ulsamer (CTO) |
Headquarters | |
Website | www |
History
StashAway was founded by former Zalora Group's CEO, Michele Ferrario, former MD and Global Head of Derivatives Strategy at Nomura, Freddy Lim, and Nino Ulsamer in 2016.[5][6][7]
In 2017, it was announced that StashAway received a capital-markets license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.[8][9] StashAway also announced that Sim Hwee Hoon, former chief executive of Morgan Stanley in Singapore, would be joining its advisory committee.[10][11][12]
In 2018, StashAway was named the most mature retail robo-advisor in Singapore.[13]
In October 2018, it announced that it was the first player to obtain a Digital Investment Management License for fund management from the Securities Commission in Malaysia and launched its services to Malaysians in November 2018.[14][15]
As of 2018, StashAway is the only digital wealth manager with a zero-minimum balance in Singapore.[16][17] It claims to be more 'cost-efficient' than other traditional investment services.[18]
Finances
The company has received funding from Eight Roads Ventures[19], the Venture Capital arm of Fidelity, as well as several prominent family offices across Asia, raising US$20.4 million as of 2019.[20]
Products
In addition to its core globally-diversified portfolios, StashAway started offering further financial products.
In September 2019, it announced the launch of an SGX-traded income-generating portfolio that aims to provide investors with an income of 3.75% and capital appreciation of 4.4% annually.[21] The portfolio was listed among the top 10 new funds in Q3 2019 by Citywire Asia.[22]
In November 2019, StashAway launched a cash management portfolio called StashAway Simple that aims to provide customers with a projected annual return of 1.9%.[23]
See also
References
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- "The 10 new funds that stole the spotlight in Q3". Citywire Asia. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
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