APB Directory | Lord Abbett
Ocean Financial Centre, Level 4, 10 Collyer Quay, Singapore 049315
Lord Abbett (SG) Lord Abbett (HK)
Lord Abbett & Co. LLC is a privately held, global asset management firm founded in 1929. From the day we first opened for business, our approach to investing for and serving our clients has been rooted in our core beliefs: Our clients always come first, our firm maintains a singular focus on the management of money, and our perspective is shaped by our independent thinking. These beliefs and our experience have empowered us to serve generations of clients, navigate changing markets, and earn the privilege of managing approximately $196 billion in assets (as of March 31, 2023) across a full range of global investment offerings that span both equity and fixed-income vehicles.
Headquartered in Jersey City, NJ, we opened our Singapore office in October of 2022 as part of our growing worldwide expansion, which includes offices in Dublin, London, Paris, Zurich, Dubai, and Tokyo. This ongoing strategic effort has enabled us to serve the worldwide needs of private banks and global financial institutions, whose trust we have earned through long-standing relationships.
In terms of our proven fixed income capabilities, we have a 50-year history in leveraged and multi-sector credit investing and manage $168B in global fixed income assets under management, which span corporate credit (investment-grade corporate, high-yield corporate, bank loans, convertibles), securitized products (commercial MBS, ABS, CLO, residential MBS), and emerging markets (corporate, sovereign).
Within a year of establishing our office in Singapore, we were recognized as Best Fund Provider – US Bond in Asian Private Banker’s 2023 Asset Management Awards for Excellence. The rationale for the award cited the Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund and its investment team, saying, “Active management across credit sectors and rate exposures allowed the team to drive solid performance in this strategy over one of the most challenging fixed-income markets on record”.
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Head of Asia Pacific & Middle East | Investment Strategist
James Savastano, is Head of Asia Pacific & Middle East at Lord Abbett, where he leads the firm’s regional growth strategy and plays a central role in delivering investment strategy and portfolio dialogue to institutional and private capital clients. He partners with sovereign wealth funds, pensions, insurers, endowments, private banks, and family offices to advise on portfolio construction, risk positioning, and long term capital deployment across public and private markets, with a particular focus on credit and alternative strategies.
Prior to this role, he led Lord Abbett’s institutional investment engagement in EMEA and previously worked at Lazard, advising institutional investors on portfolio strategy, asset allocation, and investment implementation. He holds a BA in Global Business, is a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) charterholder, and is a member of CFA Society Singapore.
Relationship Associate, Asia Pacific & Middle East
Erick Keow joined Lord Abbett in October 2025 as a Relationship Associate based in Singapore.
He works with the team to manage business relationships, execute strategic efforts, and provide client service related to Lord Abbett’s wealth management and institutional partners in the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions.
Prior to Lord Abbett, Erick was with the Wholesale Client Coverage team at UBS Asset Management where he serviced retail and private banks, digital wealth platforms, and local asset managers across Southeast Asia. He graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) charterholder, and is a member of CFA Society Singapore.
Richard Chan joined Lord Abbett in December 2025, as Director, Business Development – Asia Pacific based in Hong Kong.
Richard joins from Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions and will focus on business development in the wealth market for North Asia. His business focus is to bring the firm’s credit solutions across public and private investments to clients in the region. He previously served in senior distribution roles at PIMCO and Capital Group. Richard is a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) charterholder and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).
