OAIFI GROUP Group milestones & governance
Structure across borders. Discipline across time. Structure across borders. Discipline across time.
Group milestones
- 2016
Singapore holding entity established with a board and group executive committee.
- 2017
Hong Kong SAR, China entity established for APAC asset deployment and trust coordination.
- 2018
London entity established for EMEA institutional custody and group insurance / reinsurance architecture.
- 2019
Los Angeles entity established for Americas private clients and global life insurance structures.
- 2021
Singapore digital assets entity established, with separate premises and books from headquarters.
- 2022
Oregon technology entity established as an internal technology and disaster recovery centre without client assets.
Mission, vision & values
Mission
Engineering discipline makes complex cross-border asset structures understandable, executable and traceable.
Vision
To become a trusted independent asset architecture provider connecting APAC, Europe and the Americas.
Structure before returns · Evidence before opinion
Legal and risk structures first; conclusions traceable to data and documents.
Segregation before scale · Restraint is professionalism
Three layers of segregation. No retail products or return promises. No narrative chasing.
Governance & three lines of defence
Board → Four specialist committees
| Committee | Responsibilities |
|---|---|
| Audit & Risk Committee · ARC | Financial reporting, internal audit, three lines of defence & risk limits |
| Investment & Asset Allocation Committee · IAC | Business strategy boundaries, cross-entity limits & new product admission |
| Technology & Data Ethics Committee · TDEC | Model admission, algorithm explainability, cross-border data & model risk |
| Compensation & Nomination Committee · CNC | Leadership nominations, compensation & conflicts |
Matrix reporting
Entity CEOs report directly to the group CEO for legal responsibility, local compliance and P&L. Business leads report functionally to global business heads. Local compliance officers have veto and direct reporting rights.
Three lines of defence
1. Business lines manage their own risk; 2. Group risk and compliance set limits, monitor activity and validate models; 3. Independent internal audit reports directly to ARC.