In addition to being an inaugural CAIA charterholder (and therefore the first charterholder in Singapore), Peter is the principal and founder of Singapore-based GFIA pte ltd. GFIA researches and allocates to hedge and absolute return managers located in Asia, Latin America, and other emerging markets, and is the oldest hedge fund consulting firm in Asia. Peter is the inaugural Council Member for Singapore for the Alternative Investment Management Association, and was a founder of the Financial Planning Association of Singapore.

Prior to founding GFIA, Peter worked for Aberdeen Asset Management Asia in Singapore, after 10 years at the Foreign & Colonial group of asset management companies, in London and Tokyo, latterly in Foreign and Colonial Emerging Markets Limited. Peter holds an MBA from INSEAD and sits on the MBA admissions committee of that school, as well as a BA (Hons) in Medieval Studies from the University of Exeter.

Professionally, his interests focus on understanding the organizational, human, and operational influences on manager performance, and on the opportunities for alpha strategies in developing capital markets.

Peter has a son and two daughters. He tries to stay fit enough to run 10km in fewer minutes than his age in years.