Meet the judges

He is particularly interested in comparing business and distribution models of private banking and asset management groups. He chairs industry panels on these topics and writes regularly for the FT newspaper. Yuri studied Investment Management at the London Business School.

Seb DoveyPartner, Scorpio Partnership, based in London, UK

Sebastian Dovey focuses on the execution and development of strategy recommendations for Scorpio Partnership. He has completed assignments around the globe for private banks, global banks, asset managers, family offices, technology firms, service providers, aggregators and start-up wealth management initiatives.

He is a lecturer at The Swiss Finance Institute for its executive MBA programme. He is also a regular commentator on the wealth management industry in the press and at conferences and academies. He is also the creator and faculty director of the International Wealth Management Academy developed with the Financial Times Group. Before establishing Scorpio Partnership, Sebastian was the London-based managing editor of Global Private Banking, an Institutional Investor trade publication covering international wealth management.

Shelby du PasquierHead of Banking and Finance Group, Lenz & Staehelin, based in Geneva, Switzerland

Shelby du Pasquier is considered as a leading lawyer in banking and financial services in Switzerland. He is the co-head of the Banking and Finance group of Lenz & Staehelin in Geneva. Mr du Pasquier advises a number of Swiss and international financial institutions, as well as Swiss and offshore private equity, hedge funds and fund managers. He was nominated by Chambers in 2008 as a leading individual in banking and investment funds.

Simeon FowlerCEO, Fox Partnership group of companies, based in Singapore

Simeon Fowler’s financial career started in 1988 as a banker in London. In 1994 he moved to a national independent financial advisory business, and went on to qualify with the Chartered Insurance Institute. In 1998 he joined an established London-based search and selection company specialising in recruiting top-flight individuals for private banks, wealth management firms and IFAs. In 1999 he set up the Fox Partnership with former colleague Philip Siddall.

Mr Fowler’s involvement with the business is still very much hands-on with him managing and overseeing top level search assignments for a select number of clients in the UK, Continental Europe, Middle East and Asia.

Justin OngPartner, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, based in Luxembourg

Justin is a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers Luxembourg, currently on a two year secondment from PwC Singapore. Justin has more than 19 years of experience working with wealth managers in Singapore, Asia and London. Prior to Luxembourg, Justin led the Asset Management Practice in Singapore and currently still serves as the Asia Pacific Private Banking Leader.

Justin leads a team in Asia which focuses on the Asian portion of the PwC Global Private Banking Survey, carried out on a bi-annual basis, most recently in 2011.

Alois PirkerResearch Director Wealth Management, AITE Group, based in Boston, USA

Alois Pirker specialises in analysing trends in the wealth management market. He has been published extensively on topics including the registered investment adviser space, financial planning, separately managed accounts and adviser focused platforms and tools. Before joining Aite Group, Mr Pirker worked with Celent’s Securities & Investments Group and at UBS Wealth Management.

Amin RajanCEO, Create-Research based in London, UK

Amin Rajan is the chief executive of the Centre for Research in Employment and Technology in Europe (CREATE) – a pan-European network of prominent researchers undertaking high level advisory assignments for the UK Government, City institutions, multinational companies and international bodies such as the EU, OECD and ILO.

He has also acted as a senior consultant to a huge variety of household name companies. He is a visiting professor at the Cass Business School, London Metropolitan University, Centre for Leadership Studies at Exeter University, President of the Scientific Committee at Audencia – Nantes Ecole de Management in France, and on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Asia-Pacific Business. In 1998 he was awarded the Aspen Institute’s Prize in leadership.

Ray SoudahFounder, MilleniumAssociates based in Switzerland

Ray Soudah founded MilleniumAssociates, an independent firm specialised in M&A and strategic advice for the global financial services industry with particular focus on wealth management.

Based in Switzerland, he takes a strategic advisory role supporting the operational team. MilleniumAssociates has a broad network of senior contacts with financial services companies, investors, institutions and sovereign funds in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, Asia, Japan, and the United States.

Mr Soudah has a long background in global financial services.having held senior positions within Citigroup, Midland Montagu Investment Banking, the National Bank of Bahrain, SBC/UBS AG and Cedel Bank.