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James Dougall

Director Wealth Management at Alpha Quest Pte. Ltd.

Singapore

Overview 

James Dougall is a founding partner at blufolio AG and Secure Wealth Management Ltd, with a background in investment consulting and wealth management for high net worth individuals. He has held executive roles at top financial institutions like UBS and Deutsche Bank, and has invested in companies such as Immunify.Life and YAPEAL. Key highlights of James Dougall's career include founding his own successful financial management firms, blufolio AG and Secure Wealth Management Ltd, and his experience in executive roles at UBS and Deutsche Bank. He has also made impactful investments in companies like Immunify.Life and YAPEAL.

Work Experience 

  • Director Wealth Management

    2024 - Current

    - Lead manager for discretionary multi-asset ETF portfolios - Acquiring and advising HNW clients - Driving digital asset strategy and portfolio integration - Co-leading launch of institutional Singapore VCC fund (blockchain VC) and designated to serve as Portfolio Manager

  • Founding Partner

    2018

    - Co-founded blockchain VC firm and raised over CHF 7 million in capital from private investors - Invested in 20+ blockchain startups across infrastructure, DeFi and web3 - Launched 2 Luxembourg VC funds - Currently seeding the Alpha Quest Singapore VCC fund with our existing portfolio of companies

  • Founder and Managing Director

    2009 - 2024

    - Built and managed multi-asset ETF and liquid crypto portfolios - Partnered with BlackRock iShares as part of their third-party manager programme, with a focus on ESG portfolio construction and quantitative analytics - Delivered multi-year outperformance across all strategies - Acquired and advised over USD 50 million in client AuM - ETF strategies formally moved to Alpha Quest Pte Ltd in Q1 2024

  • Executive Director, Global Telecoms Sales

    2004 - 2009

    - Ran long/short global telecoms book for hedge fund clients - Covered hedge funds and institutions across the UK, Europe, and the USA - Contributed to team ranking improvement (II Survey: 7th to 3rd in 2008)

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  • Director, Pan-European Equity Sales

    1999 - 2004

    - Pan-European equity sales to German institutional investors - Built new into-Germany equity sales business line

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  • Associate Director

    1995 - 1998

    - Pan-European generalist equity sales - Built a top-ranked into-Germany European equity sales team

UBS Realty Investors is an institutional investment advisor that managed real estate equity assets on behalf of its clients.

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