Nicholas Peach, Managing Director, is the Head of APAC iShares. He leads the iShares equity and fixed income product and commercialization teams, leading the APAC iShares franchise to its next era of growth, growing cross-border ETF distribution, developing and scaling our local lines and leading strategic regional ETF initiatives. Nicholas also chairs the APAC iShares Executive Committee.

Prior to his current role, Nicholas was the APAC Head of Markets and Investments within BlackRock Global Markets & Index Investments (“BGM”), responsible for driving the next phase of ETF and indexing growth in APAC by delivering market quality and investment integrity for BlackRock's index funds and iShares ETFs in the region, as well as leading the modernization of the APAC indexing industry and ETF markets.

Prior to BlackRock, Nicholas worked at Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong as the head of Equities Electronic Execution Services.

Nicholas graduated from Duke University with degrees in Economics and Computer Science.

Education

• MBA in George Washington University, Washington D.C.
• BA in National Taiwan University, Department of Political Science

Experience

• • 2024.8 ~ Board member of TPEx (Taipei Exchange)
• • 2023.7 ~ Chairman, TCX (Taiwan Carbon Solution Exchange)
• • 2022 ~ Chairman & CEO, TWSE Chairman, TIP (Taiwan Index Plus Corporation) Board member of TAIFEX (Taiwan Futures Exchange) Board member of TDCC (Taiwan Depositary & Clearing Corporation)
• • 2016 ~ 2022 Chairman & CEO, TDCC Chairman, FUND RICH SECURITIES Co., Ltd. Board member of TAIFEX (Taiwan Futures Exchange) Board member of TPEx (Taipei Exchange)
• • 2012 ~ 2018 Board member of Securities and Futures Institute
• • 2007 ~ 2015 President, TDCC
• • 2005 ~ 2007 Senior Executive Vice President, TDCC
• • 2004 ~ 2005 Executive Vice President, Chunhwa Security Investment Co., Ltd. Chairman, Hong Kong Donhwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Board member of Wayia.Com Inc.
• • 1994 ~ 2004 Executive Vice President, HSBC Asset Management Corporation

Since joining the exchange in 1984, Mr. Iwanaga has held various roles across the exchange’s administration and operations ranging from corporate strategy, HR, and finance to corporate communications, information services, and clearing & settlement. Notably, as the officer for Clearing & Settlement, he facilitated the merger between Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC) and Japan Government Bond Clearing Corporation.

He also directed the development of the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 as the officer for Information Services, and during a term as CFO of JPX, the entity established through the merger between the Tokyo and Osaka bourses, steered the formulation of the group’s financial strategy and streamlined operating costs across the organization.

After joining JSCC in 2019, he spearheaded the integration of clearing houses for commodity and financial derivatives, and served as President & CEO of Osaka Exchange from 2021. He was appointed to his current role as Representative Executive Officer and Group COO of Japan Exchange Group, Inc., and President & CEO of Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. in April 2022.

Mr. Iwanaga holds Bachelor of Laws from Keio University, and MBA from University of Rochester.

R.G. Manalac is Senior Vice President and leads Nasdaq’s Financial Technology business across Asia Pacific. In his role, R.G. oversees Nasdaq’s client and sales relationships with the company’s Financial Technology clients, which includes a broad suite of mission critical platforms across Regulatory Technology and Capital Markets Technology.

R.G. has over two decades of experience in the FinTech industry and joined Nasdaq in 2023 as a part of the Adenza acquisition, where he led the organization’s APAC business. Prior to joining Adenza, R.G. held executive leadership roles at Eze Software and ConvergEx Group.

R.G. holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Pomona College.

Education

• • M.A., Public Finance, National Chengchi University

Experience

• • President, Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE)
• • Director, Taipei Exchange (TPEx)
• • Chairman, Taiwan Ratings Corporation
• • President, Taiwan Index Plus Corporation
• • Managing Director, Accounting Research and Development Foundation
• • Director, Securities and Futures Investors Protection Center
• • Supervisor, Taipei Financial Center Corporation
• • President, Securities and Futures Investors Protection Center

Ji Zhuang is Bloomberg’s Head of Indices, Asia-Pacific, based in Hong Kong. He leads a team of experienced index professionals, and oversees the development and management of Bloomberg's Indices Business in the Asia-Pacific.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Zhuang successfully led Bloomberg's Multi-Asset Strategy Index business globally both before and after Bloomberg's acquisition of Barclays' risk analytics and indices solutions in 2016.

Previously based in London, Mr. Zhuang led a product team, who developed research-backed proprietary risk/factor based systematic strategies and asset allocation indices, helping clients turn investment ideas into indices fulfilling their investment needs. His team also acted as an independent index calculation agent and administrator for clients, enabling them to manage their indices on enterprise-scale infrastructure and meet the requirements of an evolving regulatory landscape.

Before joining Bloomberg, Mr. Zhuang was a Director at Barclays, leading the global development and management of the bank's cross asset strategy index business. He expanded Barclays' tradable strategy index business during his tenure and was involved in all aspects of the business, including idea generation, index development, implementation and marketing. He was also Chairman of the strategy index governance committee, where he was responsible for decision making on all index events.

Mr. Zhuang holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering and a master’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering & Management both from Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge.

Work Experiences

• • CTBC Financial Holding — Chief Securities Business Officer (Jul 2023 – Present)
• • CTBC Investments — Chief Executive Officer (Jul 2018 – Jun 2023)
• • Yuanta Securities Investment — Director and Executive Vice President (2002 – Jun 2018)

Education

• • Master of Business Administration, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Achievement Awards

• • 41st National Manager Excellence Award - Small and Medium Enterprise President/General Manager
• • 16th Golden Award Goblet - Outstanding Business Leader

Mr. Derek Yung is the Chairman and the Senior Managing Director of AllianceBernstein Investments Taiwan Limited (AB Taiwan). He has been with the firm for 28 years. Mr. Yung oversees all business across AB Taiwan’s retail and institutional franchise. He has over 35 years of experience in the financial industry.

Mr. Yung joined AB Hong Kong in 1997 as a Marketing Director and was re-located to Taiwan to establish AB’s Taiwan business and has been leading it since then. Today, AB Taiwan is one of the largest fund management companies in Taiwan.

Prior to joining AB, Mr. Yung held management position at Fidelity Investments.

Mr. Yung won the “Golden Goblet Awards - Taiwan’s Outstanding Leadership Prize”, awarded by the Vice President of Taiwan, R.O.C, and “Best of the Best Awards – Taiwan CEO of the Year” by Asia Asset Management (AAM) from 2015 to 2025, which is the 10th consecutive year. Mr. Yung led AB Taiwan to win “Best House for Offshore Funds” in 2024 and this is also the 10th consecutive years in a row that AB Taiwan took top honor from AAM’s Best of the Best Awards.

Mr. Yung is a Director of the Securities Investment Trust & Consulting Association (SITCA), a Director of the Pension Fund Association (PFA) in Taiwan, and was the founding Co-Chairperson of the Asset Management Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan (AmCham).

Mr. Yung earned MBA from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and has completed the Harvard Business School Executive Program.

Location: Taipei.

Education

• • Jul 1988 – Jan 1990 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA
  
  Master of Science in Finance
• • Oct 1980 – Jun 1984 National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan
  
  Bachelor of Business Administration in Banking

Working Experiences

• • Jul 2009 – May 2016 President, KGI Securities Co., Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan
• • Aug 2002 – Jul 2009 KGI Securities Co., Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan
  EVP, Regional Head of Fixed Income
• • Nov 1992 – Jun 2002 Grand Cathay Securities Co., Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan
  EVP, Head of International Department
  EVP, Head of Fixed Income Department
• • Feb 1990 – Mar 1992 Citibank, Taipei, Taiwan
  Deputy Manager, Merchant Banking Group

Mr. Chou-Wen You currently serves as Chairman of First Securities Investment Trust and First Financial Private Equity Co., Ltd. With a distinguished career spanning over 25 years in Taiwan's asset management industry, he has built exceptional expertise across investment trust companies, securities firms, and large multinational financial institutions. His diverse professional background encompasses foreign investment operations in Hong Kong, leadership roles in state-owned enterprises, and valuable manufacturing experience gained during his 3 years at Yong Hua Machinery Industrial Co., Ltd. With a diverse perspective and a philosophy of "doing good through financial products," Mr. You has been dedicated to driving industry innovation and institutional reform. He is committed to developing alternative investments and fostering multi-dimensional balanced development across industries. His vision is to create a new landscape for Taiwan's asset management industry, generating mutual benefits for "investors, industries, and Taiwan" as a whole.

Experience and Education

• • President, JP Morgan Asset Management (TW)
• • Managing Director, JP Morgan Asset Management (HK)
• • Board Director, Man Investment (HK)
• • Analyst, JP Morgan Securities (TW)
• • Charter Alternative Investment Analyst
• • Master of Science, Pace University, NY

Wilfred Sit is the Chief Investment Officer, Equity, Asia Pacific with Allianz Global Investors based in Hong Kong. He joined the firm in 2025 and is responsible for the overall investment process and performance of equity portfolios managed across Asia Pacific.

Wilfred has over 30 years of experience in the asset management industry. Prior to joining AGI, he was Director and Chief Investment Officer at Hang Seng Investment Management, one of the largest homegrown asset management firms in Hong Kong. He was responsible for leading an investment team that manages active and passive strategies with products ranging from ETFs, retail funds, and institutional mandates. Before that, he held key roles as Chief Investment Officer, Asia and Head of Asian Equities at Baring Asset Management, as well as Regional Chief Investment Officer for Asia Pacific and Head of Asia Pacific Investment Strategy at Mirae Asset Global Investments. Additionally, Wilfred served as Senior Fund Manager at Invesco Asia, responsible for managing Hong Kong and China mandates and global balanced portfolios.

He was recognized as CIO of the Year (Hong Kong) by Asia Asset Management Best of the Best Awards 2024 and as CIO of the Year – Equity by Insights & Mandate Professional Investment Awards 2024.

Wilfred holds a BBA in Accounting and Marketing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. He has also obtained qualifications from the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and is a CFA charterholder and a holder of the CFA ESG Investing certificate.

Philippe El-Asmar, Managing Director, is Head of ETF, Direct & Digital, Asia Pacific for J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Based in Hong Kong, he oversees the distribution, development and management of the ETF business and client franchise in Asia Pacific. He is also a member of the Asset Management Asia Pacific Operating Committee.

Prior to joining J.P. Morgan in 2017, Mr. El-Asmar was CEO and Co-Founder of Amareos, a news analytics FinTech that evaluates market sentiment, produces research and consulting services. He was also a lecturer at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and The University of Hong Kong on Finance and FinTech.

Mr. El-Asmar previously spent 10 years at Barclays where he held a variety of senior positions. He served as Global Head of Equities Distribution and Head of Distribution, Asia Pacific in Hong Kong, managing a team of 800 sales professionals globally, and as Global Head of Investor Solutions in New York. Mr. El-Asmar was also a member of the Equities Executive Committee, Asia Pacific Executive Committee, Global Markets Management Committee and Senior Leadership Committee. In addition, he was a pioneer of the Exchange Traded Notes industry, having created the iPath ETN in 2006.

Before joining Barclays, Mr. El-Asmar spent seven years at Société Générale where he was the Head of Structured Investments Sales and Head of Structuring in New York and Head of Equity Structuring in Tokyo.

Mr. El-Asmar is multilingual and graduated from ESSEC in France.