ComplianceAsia, now part of IQ-EQ, is the longest established and largest compliance consulting firm in Asia Pacific, renowned for providing independent and unbiased advice on Asian financial industry rules and regulations. Our client base spans asset managers, hedge funds, private equity funds, family offices, broker-dealers, insurers, wealth management, and investment banks.
When you partner with ComplianceAsia, part of IQ-EQ, you will receive personalised services from a dedicated team overseen by our senior managers and principals. When we work with you, our focus will be to ensure clear and effective communication with you, as well as to provide quality and transparent services to ensure your organization is in compliance with local rules and regulations.
As an APAC-focused business, we employ staff who come from a variety of different backgrounds such as accounting, finance, compliance and law, and we ensure they continue their professional memberships and affiliations. Our staff regularly attend industry forums and conferences on their specific areas of expertise to gain insights into pertinent issues, allowing them to help you and your organization stay compliant.
To ensure we can communicate with you effectively, our team of compliance experts are fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, English, Japanese, Pilipino, Burmese, Dutch, Hindi, Rakhine, Indonesian, Malay and French.
ComplianceAsia, part of IQ-EQ, is the longest established independent compliance consulting firm in the Asia Pacific region. Our full-time research department manages regulatory research to help our clients drive strategic change, support decision-making and help organisations stay compliant and build trust into core business processes.
Managing Director, Head of Regulatory Compliance, Asia
Read MorePhilippa Allen, Managing Director of Regulatory Compliance, Asia, has over 30 years’ extensive business and regulation experience in Asia.
Prior to founding ComplianceAsia, which is now part of IQ-EQ, Philippa was the Head of Compliance, APAC for Dresdner Bank and GT Asset
Management (LGT Asset Management).
She was one of the drafters of the original Fund Manager Code of Conduct in Hong Kong and is involved in numerous submissions to regulators
and lobbying efforts with financial industry bodies.
She graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Jurisprudence and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree. Upon graduation,
she commenced practice as a barrister and solicitor for Freehill Hollingdale and Page, in Perth, Western Australia.
Philippa is a frequent speaker at financial industry conferences and technical panels, and a member of various industry representative bodies including
AIMA, ASIFMA, HKVCA, SFAA and SVCA.
Director, Regulatory Compliance
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Susana, Director of Regulatory Compliance, is an accomplished professional with experiences in the
financial industry and has held several senior management positions in renowned global financial
organizations. She earned her Master of Business Administration degree from the Hong Kong University of
Science and Technology and was elected as an Associate member of The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers
in 1998.
Susana's career includes roles such as Head of Strategy and Business Development for the Private Wealth
Management Division at Deutsche Bank AG. During her tenure, she played a key role in expanding the
group's operations in the North Asia region. She later assumed the position of Chief Operating Officer at
LGT Investment Management (Asia) Ltd., where she successfully established the infrastructure and
operating platform, ultimately securing a full banking license for LGT. Subsequently, she served as the
Chief Operating Officer and ACE at LGT Bank. Prior to these roles, Susana held the position of Senior
Director, Head of Business Services & Quality Assurance, Private Bank International, and also served as
the Executive Officer responsible for Type 1 activities at ABN.
Associate Director, Client Services, Regulatory Compliance
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Hardy leads a team conducting screenings, onboarding, background checks and complex financial
investigation.
Prior to joining ComplianceAsia, part of IQEQ, Hardy worked for more than 10 years in a Singapore
government agency, and his last position was in the Intelligence & Investigation Division to
investigate the finance and insurance industry before making prosecution recommendations to the
Attorney-General Chambers (Singapore).
He graduated in legal studies and has achieved several “Outstanding Enforcement Awards”
throughout his career in the government sector. Hardy has embarked on a number of professional
development training courses, which includes Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist by the
Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists. Hardy is a qualified Private Investigator
accredited by the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and he is one of the participants in the 37th
Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crimes
Associate Director, AML Services, Regulatory Compliance
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As associate director of AML Services, Justin is able to provide the benefit of years of experience in
international customer due diligence and customized compliance solutions for both SFC regulated companies
and non-SFC regulated companies concerned with the potential impact of money laundering and terrorism
financing on their business.
Justin graduated from Queen Mary, University of London with joint honours in German & Russian
Senior Manager, Client Services, Regulatory Compliance
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