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Raffles appoints digital assets CIO

Digital, assetsHong Kong-based fund manager Raffles Family Office has appointed Zann Kwan as chief investment officer and managing director of its newly formed digital assets business. The Revo Digital Family Office was launched in October. It offers ultra-high net worth investors the ability to invest in digital asset funds and cryptocurrencies via a platform developed in partnership with Hong Kong-based fintech Huobi Technology Holdings. Kwan has spent almost 10 years working in digital assets. She was the co-founder of Bitcoin Exchange which launched the first public bitcoin ATM in Singapore in 2014. Kwan was also appointed as an independent board member at Raffles in October 2021. ©2022 funds global asia

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