Ayliffe, Robert – Capita Asset Services

Rob leads the representative office of Capita Asset Services, a key division of Capita plc, a FTSE 100 company.  Tasked with enhancing Capita’s distribution channels across Asia, Rob’s focus is on building relationships with clients looking to invest in the UK and Europe or to IPO on one of the London stock exchanges.

Prior to moving to Singapore, Rob was based in Capita’s Jersey office, where he held a number of business unit and divisional roles including Head of Corporate Services, responsible for leading a team of 70 staff focussing on delivering a range of corporate and trustee services to real estate and fund management clients, international groups, sovereign wealth funds and companies listed in London.

In Jersey, Rob also sat on the boards of a number of client companies including many real estate holding structures. This included responsibility for Capita’s relationship with a major sovereign wealth fund, a Middle Eastern banking institution and a UK property development company and its transition to a listing on London’s AIM market.

Prior to joining Capita in 2007, Rob worked for PwC for 15 years spending time in their offices in London, Jersey and Kuala Lumpur and specialising in the financial services industry.  During this time, Rob developed experience of working with multi-national companies, private banks, funds, private equity and hedge fund managers and HNWIs, with an emphasis towards emerging markets. Rob was based in KL for approximately 18 months during 1998/99.

Rob is ACA qualified and a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.