The Singapore investment market, as Asia’s financial hub, is attracting the attention of global top-tier asset management institutions.
Matthew R. DeCicco, as Lord Abbett’s equities investment director, will lead the team to deeply enter the Singapore investment market and provide professional support to local institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals.
Lord Abbett: America’s Long-Established Active Management Giant
Lord Abbett is an independent, privately held global asset management company, founded in 1929, and is one of the oldest fund management institutions in the United States. The company’s headquarters is located in the United States and focuses on active management strategies, with assets under management of approximately US$248 billion as of 31 December 2025. Among them, equity assets are approximately US$35 billion, fixed income approximately US$208 billion, and alternative investments approximately US$7 billion.
Lord Abbett is renowned for high-quality active investments, with products covering US mutual funds, UCITS funds, institutional accounts and separately managed accounts. The company serves institutional clients and financial advisors globally, emphasising long-term value creation and risk management. In recent years, Lord Abbett has actively expanded its Asian layout and has opened a new office in Hong Kong in January 2026, further strengthening close cooperation with Asian private banks, wealth platforms and partners. This marks the company’s strategic deepening in the Singapore investment market and the broader Asian region.
In the Singapore investment market, Lord Abbett leverages its mature investment research system and global perspective to provide differentiated solutions for investors seeking diversified allocation. The company focuses on fundamental analysis and long-term growth opportunities, especially demonstrating robust active management capabilities in volatile market environments.
Main Speaker Expert: Matthew R. DeCicco, CFA — Core Leader in Equities Investment
Matthew R. DeCicco is Lord Abbett’s Partner and Director of Equities. He joined the company in 1999 and was promoted to partner in 2020, with more than 27 years of experience in the financial industry, long focused on equities investment and growth asset management.
As Director of Equities, Matthew R. DeCicco is fully responsible for the overall management of the company’s equities investment business, equity research direction and investment portfolio strategy formulation. He also serves as the portfolio manager of the Innovation Growth Equities team, participates in the execution of the company’s growth equities investment strategies, and co-chairs the Partners Committee, serving as a member of the Investment Committee and Management Committee, deeply involved in core asset allocation and investment decisions.
Matthew R. DeCicco has an outstanding educational background, graduating from the University of Richmond with a BS in Business Administration and Economics, and holding an MS in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University, while possessing the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) qualification. His professional capabilities cover portfolio management, equity research, fundamental analysis and institutional-level investment research system construction. In the layout of the Singapore investment market, Matthew R. DeCicco will leverage his long-cycle market experience to help investors capture global growth opportunities, particularly structural trends in the innovation growth sector.
Deputy Speaker Expert: Sue Kim — Authority in Global and Emerging Market Equities
Sue Kim is Lord Abbett’s Partner and Director of Global and Emerging Market Equities. She joined the company in 2015 and was promoted to partner in 2022, with approximately 26 years of experience in the financial industry, specialising in global and emerging market equities investment.
Sue Kim is responsible for the overall management of the company’s global equities investment activities, including portfolio management and equity research for international equities, and contributes to the formulation and execution of International Equity strategies. Prior to this, she served as Deputy Director of Global Equity Research.
Before joining Lord Abbett, she served as Managing Director at Harbor Bridge Capital Management and as Managing Director and industry head at Asian Century Quest Capital (covering consumer, automotive, industrial and transportation sectors), and earlier worked in the investment banking division of Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
In terms of education, Sue Kim graduated from Stanford University with a BA in Economics and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. Her core capabilities include global and emerging market equities investment, cross-market asset allocation, industry research and fundamental analysis. In the Singapore investment market, Sue Kim’s expertise in emerging markets is particularly key, enabling her to help investors grasp the growth potential of Asian and global emerging economies.
Lord Abbett Future Strategy: Fully Expand the Asian Market and Jointly Create Professional Solutions for the Singapore Investment Market
Lord Abbett will fully expand the Asian market next, combining the landing of the new Hong Kong office to further deepen its layout in the Singapore investment market. The company plans to use the most cutting-edge investment technology and active management framework to accurately capture high-quality opportunities in the global financial markets.
Matthew R. DeCicco and Sue Kim, the two experts, will join hands to provide professional and stable investment plans for institutional investors and high-net-worth investment partners. They will combine the mature US equities investment research experience with Asian market insights to jointly formulate customised strategies covering innovation growth, global equities and emerging market allocations.
Through in-depth fundamental analysis and long-term holding philosophy, they help partners achieve risk-adjusted steady returns in the Singapore investment market.
This cooperation aims to achieve long-term win-win. Lord Abbett, leveraging its nearly century of active management accumulation, together with the practical leadership of the two top experts, will bring differentiated value to investors in Singapore and Asia. Regardless of how the market fluctuates, the professional team will focus on high-quality growth opportunities and provide reliable support for clients’ asset preservation and appreciation.
The Singapore investment market is ushering in new opportunities, and the Lord Abbett team led by Matthew R. DeCicco is ready. Welcome institutional and high-net-worth investors to pay attention and learn more about customised investment solutions through professional channels to jointly seize the long-term dividends of Asia’s financial future.
