Chris Schmutz Senior Director Business & Product Development, Asia Pacific, Advent Software (Asia) Limited (at time of writing) Chris Schmutz is the senior director of business and product development at Advent Software in the Asia Pacific region and is responsible for product development, sales support and account management. Chris leads the development of solutions for family offices, hedge funds, asset managers, prime brokers and independent advisers. Prior to this role, Chris was the head of product management for JP Morgan Prime Brokerage and the director of alternative investments at Investors Bank & Trust, a global fund administrator.
CHRIS SCHMUTZ | FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012 Family offices are a growing force in the international investment community. The number of ultra high net worth families around the world has proliferated as the wealthy in developed countries accumulated assets during the recent boom years, while ... Read more PAGE: 1 |
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