Puan Tan Ler Chin holds an Honours Degree in Economics, majoring in Statistics, from University Kebangsaan Malaysia and a Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance, accorded by the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants.
Working Experience
Ms Tan began her career in 1984, in the finance department of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF). In 1988, she was transferred to the investment department, where she was responsible for the management of the EPF's external fund managers and other domestic investment assets, including Malaysian Government Securities, loans/debentures, equities and money market placements. In 1996, Ms Tan was promoted to the position of senior investment manager, where she specialised in fixed income investments and was involved in EPF's fixed income investments in several large privatisation projects in Malaysia. In 2009, Ms Tan was appointed as the head of investment compliance and was responsible for ensuring all investment settlements were undertaken in compliance with internal policies/guidelines and other related legal requirements. In 2019, Ms Tan was appointed as the head of risk department where she oversaw the management of amongst others, the operational risks, technology risks, investment risks and investment market risks of EPF. She retired from EPF in April 2021. Ms Tan had also in the past served on the Board of Malaysia Building Society Berhad, Sunway Holdings Incorporated Berhad (now known as Sunway Holdings Sdn Bhd) and Malakoff Corporation Berhad. Ms Tan is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of Senheng New Retail Berhad.
This book is the result of the author's many years of experience and observation throughout his 26 years in the stockbroking industry. It was written for general public to learn to invest based on facts and not on fantasies or hearsay....