Our Team – Management Profiles

Matthew Dabbs
Executive Director / CEO / Financial Adviser Representative
After 10 years of working both in the UK as an independent financial advisor, and in south east Asia giving offshore financial advice, Matthew set-up the fund and portfolio management company AAM with Andrew McKay in 2003. As executive director and chief representative Matthew has extensive knowledge of not only financial planning but also of marketing and distribution. Matthew is fully UK FPC qualified as well as being fully qualified and licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Matthew also sits on the AAM Advisory Investment Committee

Nick Anderson FPC ACIBS
Executive Director / Financial Adviser Representative
Nick’s career in Financial Services spans over 20 years commencing in 1988 with The Royal Bank of Scotland based in Edinburgh, UK. Subsequently, he graduated from a three-year course to become an Associate of The Chartered Institute of Bankers as well as becoming a qualified Independent Financial Adviser holding the full UK Financial Planning Certificate. In 2000 he relocated to Asia and subsequently obtained the requisite certification to practice as a licensed financial adviser representative in Singapore. In 2005, as one of the two main partners, Nick set up the Robinson Road Branch of PIAS. The branch specialises in advising the expatriate community in Singapore and by 2008, the branch had doubled in size with the team of advisers coming from 4 different continents. Nick has built up a large client base within the local and expatriate community and has made South East Asia his long-term home. Nick resides in Singapore with his wife Lynne and their three children and is an active player of golf, tennis and still manages to compete for his local soccer team after 7 years active service.  Nick also sits on the AAM Advisory Investment Committee.

Lee Sanders FPC ACIBS
Executive Director / Financial Adviser Representative
Lee has a long standing career of over 15 years. Lee started as an Independent Financial Adviser with Abbey National Plc based in Sheffield (UK) and after 3 years became a UK qualified Financial Planner. Lee became one of the top consultants in the company within his first 2 yrs and now holds the full Financial Planning Certificate and is an Associate of The Chartered Institute of Bankers.
In 1998 Lee came to Asia and completed further education that allowed him to continue as a Financial Planner under local regulations. Lee commenced working in Singapore as the General Manager of Affinity Financial Consulting during which time he grew the branch to 5 times its original size, in terms of both client numbers and advisers, over the 4 yr period that he was there.
Lee resides in Singapore and plays an active part in rugby & touch rugby clubs. He has played for the Singapore National Touch Rugby team in Tournaments around the world including the World Cup in South Africa.

Simon Bird
Executive Director / Financial Adviser Representative
Simon’s career in Financial Services spans over 23 years commencing in 1987 with a Stock broking Firm in Birmingham, UK. Subsequently, he became a fully qualified Financial Adviser with Sun Alliance where he eventually became the Assistant Branch Manager managing and coaching a large team of advisers. In 1993 he then relocated to Dubai, United Arab Emirates and became a partner in a privately owned Independent Financial Adviser who looked after some 300 clients over a seven year period. After a number of successful years specialising in advising the expatriate communicate in Dubai, an opportunity arose within Zurich Financial Services Group to head up the Middle East operation that was difficult to refuse and this allowed him to look at not only the world of financial services from a providers perspective but to also gain an immense amount of training and continual support in developing corporate and management responsibilities. This led to a number of promotions within the Group which included a stint in Switzerland for three years heading up the Global Sales team. Eventually, he decided to move back into the IFA world in 2008 and to move to Singapore where he has been ever since. Simon has been building up a client bank within the local and expatriate community and has now made South East Asia his long term home.

U-Bond Wong BA (Hons) MLIA (Dip) ICFA
Executive Director / Financial Adviser Representative
U-Bond is a fully licensed and qualified Financial Adviser Representative. Being both UK and Singapore qualified as well as a member of the Life Insurance Association of UK and Chartered Institute of Insurance (UK) ensures that he keeps up to date on all industry related issues, partakes in formal training activities to support his membership, and abides by the Professional Code of Ethics. U-Bond has been in the financial services industry as a financial adviser since 1995, and since 2003 has been working with mainly expatriate clients in Asia focusing on the areas of financial and estate planning. Prior to joining AAM Advisory, his experience includes working at the Bank of Ireland (UK) Group where he helped to set up and pilot the bank’s UK estate planning service. His other experience includes working at Prudential Private Financial Planning Services (PFPS) and Sun Life of Canada. Some of his financial planning expertise includes developing wealth building strategies, wealth protection, estate planning, tax planning and retirement planning. U-Bond also sits on the AAM Advisory Investment Committee.