Goldman hires Matthew Song
Goldman Sachs has hired Matthew Song, the ex‑Head of Capital Markets at SGX, into its Asset & Wealth Management team in Singapore—underscoring the premium on multi‑market capital‑markets experience (Mar 27). Song’s background at Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Merrill highlights the cross‑product, cross‑region skillset firms are after. (caproasia.com)
Song joined the Singapore Exchange in 2018 and resigned in the second half of 2024 after roughly six years at the bourse. (straitstimes.com) His pre‑SGX résumé lists senior equity capital‑markets roles at HSBC — including Head of Southeast Asia ECM — plus earlier stints at Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch, according to reports and public profiles. (businesstimes.com.sg) While at SGX he led teams that worked on bond listings and coverage of corporate and buy‑side clients, and he became co‑head of capital markets after SGX merged its equity and debt capital‑markets and corporate client coverage businesses. (sgx.i3investor.com) Goldman Sachs’ Singapore office is described on the firm’s site as a hub for its Southeast Asia business that houses a comprehensive range of Asset & Wealth Management services, underscoring the regional platform that new AWM hires will plug into. (goldmansachs.com) Song’s departure from SGX came amid a broader Singapore push to revive listings — a task force established in August 2024 set targets to boost new IPOs and tackle weak liquidity while the exchange refocused revenue toward fixed income and FICC activity. (businesstimes.com.sg)
