Team

Philippe Gontier  
Managing Partner

Philippe has 20 years of financial industry experience, with a specialization in fund management and medical insurance. He was the General Manager for an insurance broker in Hong Kong in charge of its Wealth Management business. Previously he was a Senior Fund Manager for Invesco Asset Management where he was managing multi-assets and fund of funds products, specializing in total return profiles and balanced products. Philippe graduated in Capital Markets from Paris Dauphine University (i.e. Master 203). Philippe is a Senior Associate Member of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF). He is a French citizen.

Peter Reichenbach, CFA
Managing Partner

Peter has over 20 years of experience in managing both institutional and private client assets. He was Managing Director of Swiss Re Asset Management in Hong Kong, taking care of the Swiss Re Group’s investments in Asia. Previously, Peter spent more than 15 years with UBS and Banca del Gottardo in various functions in research, asset management and private banking. Peter’s qualifications include a MBA (Kellogg/HKUST) and a CFA. He is a Swiss citizen.

Simon Chiu
Managing Director

Simon has over 30 years of experience in the banking and investment industry in London and Hong Kong. He was a Managing Director at JP Morgan Chase (Asia) from 1994 to 2009, managing the credit trading and head of proprietary trading. In September 2009, he joined BNP Paribas, Hong Kong as a Managing Director in charge of the credit trading business for the Asia / Pacific region and as Head of Institutional Sales taking care of 36 sales professionals in 10 countries. After leaving BNP Paribas, Simon joined Guotai Junan Fund Management Ltd in July 2015 as a Director / Senior Portfolio Manager running the newly created credit hedge fund and then joined the Guotai Junan Assets (Asia) Ltd team as Co-Chief Investment Officer in February 2017 and appointed as a Director in July 2017 until 2024. In October 2024, Simon joined Nivalis as Managing Director in charge of Asset and Wealth Management.

Raymond Hêche
Advisor to the Board

Raymond has been in the investment field for over 25 years, among others with Banque Morval, in charge of its investment fund and institutional client business, and Geneva-based private bankers Darier Hentsch & Cie (now Lombard Odier), establishing and managing their Asian operation out of Hong Kong. Raymond graduated in Management with a MBA from the University of Lausanne’s Business School (HEC). He is a Swiss citizen. Raymond retired at the end of 2019. He remains an Advisor to the Board.

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