Salman Ahmed Bajwa

Salman Ahmed Bajwa is a Managing Director, Market Head at Bank of Singapore, based in Dubai. He brings extensive experience in private banking and asset management, with a career spanning investment banking and wealth management across major financial institutions.

Prior to his current role, he served as an Executive Director at Bank of Singapore. At Bank of Singapore, he oversees client investments in the Managed Investments space, including in-house discretionary portfolios and third-party mutual fund offerings, a segment accounting for nearly 30% of the Dubai branch's total assets.

Career History

• CEO at Emirates NBD Asset Management (11 years), managing a team of 50 people and $4.5 billion in assets
• Head of Sales at Emirates NBD Asset Management, instrumental in doubling the business size
• 8 years at UBS in New York and London offices, managing the Structured Credit desk within product control
• Director at UBS, contributing to investment banking services

During his Emirates NBD tenure, Bajwa focused on leading investment strategies and managing portfolio performance. He holds a degree from the University of Warwick (1993-1996) and is described as a seasoned market leader with extensive experience running large teams.

What Salman Bajwa could bring to his Market Head role at Bank of Singapore: With proven expertise in scaling asset management operations from $1.2 billion to $4.5 billion in AUM, building distributed product platforms across multiple markets, and leading large teams through strategic expansion, Bajwa is positioned to drive market growth initiatives in the Dubai and broader Middle East regions. His investment banking background at UBS combined with his regional asset management expertise positions him well to strengthen Bank of Singapore's private banking and investment capabilities in a key growth market.