HONG KONG'S homegrown financial advisory firm, Noble Apex Advisors, is on a rapid expansion drive and is seeking another 50 frontline financial planning consultants.
'At present, we have about 130 staff, of whom 100 are agents or financial planning consultants,' said Raymond Yu, the company's senior director.
'Our target is to have about 180 employees in total by the end of the year, so we are in the middle of a period of aggressive expansion.'
Specialising in investment advisory services, Noble Apex was founded in 1998 by three people, including M. F. Chan, who is widely acknowledged as one of Hong Kong's most highly qualified and experienced financial planners.
Mr Chan holds three master's degrees in the field and is now working on his doctoral thesis. For his previous employers, he managed more than HK$100 million in private client portfolios, and is a much sought-after analyst and commentator on financial planning issues.
Fellow founding directors Kisson Lau Tak-fu and Alex Lee Koon-shing also brought a wealth of experience to the company. The former had in-depth knowledge of strategic planning, unit trust investments and portfolio management, while the latter had specialised in advisory and portfolio management services.
