Monthly Archives: October 2018

First Degree Asset Management, the fund management business in Singapore set-up by Stephen “Fish” Fisher in 2011 when he left JP Morgan after a couple of decades at the firm, is evolving. The firm has now become a fund platform described as “a platform by managers for managers”. First Degree is offering independent managers a licensing umbrella and guidance on how to structure and manage a fund. Newly independent managers often face issues with managing both business set-up and managing the investment strategy. First Degree, with its existing infrastructure, seeks to help portfolio managers to focus on managing money by taking care of a lot of the other tasks and issues faced by new fund launches. Led by Fish, First Degree also benefits from the involvement of Omar Taheri, formerly head of business development at Swiss-Asia, as an adviser.