Fullerton’s Plein talks building a lean, nimble fund house

Regulatory changes to the financial industry have been coming thick and fast since the global financial crisis of 2008. Jeff Plein has been actively responding to them. The chief operating officer (COO) of Fullerton Fund Management was named AsianInvestor’s COO of the Year this year, in part for his part in advocating for universal know your customer (KYC) compliance and reporting standards. An industry veteran, Plein worked as head of operations in Asia Pacific for BlackRock fo…