SBAI Welcomes New Stakeholders: Singapore University of Social Sciences, JRT Partners and Timefolio Asset Management
Investor Chapter
Singapore University of Social Sciences
The vision of the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) is to be a university that inspires learning for life and impacts lives, regardless of age, background or life path. SUSS is a vibrant tapestry of ages and experiences, with more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programmes, available in full and part-time study modes which are flexible, modular and interdisciplinary, catering to both fresh school leavers and adult learners.
The Investment Office, under the guidance of the Investment Committee, is responsible for implementing and monitoring the investment programme to grow SUSS’s endowment fund over time, which will strengthen the university’s capability to support academic initiatives, benefit students who require financial assistance, and provide the capacity to meet emerging needs and opportunities.
JRT Partners
JRT Partners is a single family office for a Malaysian family with members in 6 countries. The portfolio is managed endowment style, multi asset and international, with a portfolio mainly in alternatives and real assets. The team is based in Singapore. Tuck Meng Yee, CIO, has a derivatives markets and alternatives Funds and Coinvestment background with a discipline background in Computer Science and Economics.
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Timefolio Asset Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Timefolio Asset Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd is the overseas subsidiary of Timefolio Asset Management Korea. Timefolio Singapore is a Pan Asia equity long-short hedge fund. The firm’s Founder & CIO, Jae Lee, has over 18 years of experience in the financial markets, gaining dedicated experience in Cash and Synthetic equities, Proprietary Equity Trading, Equity Syndicate and Portfolio Management at institutions such as J.P. Morgan (JPM) and Lehman Brothers.
The firm’s strategy seeks to combine deep fundamental bottom-up research focusing on the supply chain predominantly in Korea and Taiwan to generate alpha in North Asia with a low net mandate. It includes sector-specific analysis across hardware technology, electric vehicles (EVs), renewable energy, consumer goods, and healthcare. Timefolio’s multi-PM structure facilitates style diversification across five distinct equity pods. Most positions are long/short pairs utilising factor adjustments, with equal emphasis on generating alpha from both long and short positions.
