Valverde Obtains Singapore Registered Fund Management Company (RFMC) Licence

SINGAPORE (13 March 2024) - Valverde Investment Partners (Valverde), a Singapore-based ASEAN investment manager, is please to announce that it has obtained the Registered Fund Management Company (RFMC) licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The registration allows Valverde to manage private funds and solicit investments from qualified investors, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients.

John Foo, Founder & CEO of Valverde, said “Obtaining the RFMC licence is an important milestone for Valverde. We are committed to building a leading ASEAN investment management firm to cater to growing demand for innovative, specialist investment products.”

The first product will be a long-only equity fund, which allocates investment across opportunities in Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The fund aims to be index and sector agnostic; identifying quality companies that will provide long-term absolute returns. This will soon be available as a Singapore domiciled Variable Capital Company (VCC) fund to institutional and private qualified investors.

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About Valverde Investment Partners

Valverde is an independent, partner-owned ASEAN equities investment management firm. Led by an experienced and dedicated investment team, Valverde is committed to providing the best possible execution results for investors, within the context of the 6 ASEAN markets, with in-house trading capabilities. Our team is 8-strong with local investment expertise based in Singapore, Ho Chi Minh and Kuala Lumpur as of 08 March 2024.