Today, IX Asia Indexes Company Limited (“IX Asia Indexes”) announced the formation of IX Asia Tokenisation Working Group (“working group”) following the establishment of the IX Asia Tokenization Advisory Committee (“advisory committee”) announced in
March this year.
The objective of the working group is to identify, evaluate and recommend key directions and founding principles according to their specific industry knowledge and expertise in relating to the creation of the specified token. It will examine and propose improvements to the guidelines and references for tokenization. Tokenization provides a vast range of applications including business and finance, law, economics, and computer science, art & culture. The working group is formed of a diverse group of market experts representing relevant sectors and markets, to provide input and discuss case studies for creation of tokenization framework, best practices and development of real-world projects. The members will review and share different operating models and applications based on their industry expertise to assist in terms of infrastructure, business financial stability, sustainability, internal control and classification.
Today we are proud to welcome 7 members to this IX Asia Tokenisation Advisory Working Group and thank them for their partnership.
IX Asia Tokenisation Working Group
Dr. Raymond Wong, General Manager – Recycling, Baguio iRecycle Limited
Ms. Linda Chan, Co-founder of Pictta
Mr. Andy Ho, Co-founder and CEO of Carbon World LtdMr. Samson Lee, Founder & CEO of Coinstreet Partners
Mr. Albert Oung, Founder and President of World Green Organisation
Ms. Irene OL Wong, Founder of IX Asia Indexes Company Limited
Mr. Albert Yip, Chairman of Syndicate Capital
For more details about IX Asia Tokenization Working Group members, please refer to
Appendix 1.
For further enquiries, please contact:
Irene WONG +852 3595 3631
[email protected]
Surina HUI +852 3595 3638
[email protected]
About IX Asia Indexes
IX Asia Indexes Company Limited (“IX Asia Indexes”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the IX Fintech Group. Aiming to become one of the leading index compilers in Asia, its services in the areas of both real and digital assets cover index consultancy, index design, index calculation and dissemination, and index education. It is missioned to bring transparency and standardization to the digital asset and tokenisation world through building an investment-grade and rules-based benchmarks.
IX Asia Indexes launched the award winning ixCrypto Index (IXCI) in 2018, followed by two new Indexes ixBitcoin (IXBI) and ixEthereum (IXEI) Index to complete the ixCrypto Index Series in early 2021. They are currently available in 85 countries via Nasdaq and IX Asia Indexes Company data feed to Bloomberg, Reuters, banks institutions and information vendors. Real time index is disseminated every 15 second interval from Hong Kong Time 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.. An index advisory committee with representation from different industries to ensure the professionality and impartiality of the index methodologies and operations.
For more information on data dissemination and product licensing, please visit www.ix-index.com or contact [email protected]
About IX Asia Indexes Advisory Committee
To ensure the professionality and impartiality of the index methodologies and operations, IX Asia Indexes has established its index advisory committee with representation from different industries, including fund management, exchanges, brokerage, financial blockchain experts, crypto service providers, etc. The committee will meet at least quarterly to discuss matters relating to the IX Asia Indexes, including to review and to comment the data sources, methodologies, and operations of IX Asia Indexes, to provide guidance to the future development of new IX Asia Indexes and to handle other issues and decisions on an as-needed basis.
Webpage: https://ix-index.com/committee.html
IX Asia Tokenization Working Group Member List
Dr Raymond Wong
General Manager – Recycling, Baguio iRecycle Limited
Dr. Raymond Wong has over 25 years of experience in business development, corporate training, marketing and management in listed companies in Hong Kong, China and APAC in different industries including financial planning, luxury retail, tertiary education and telecommunications.
Dr. Wong was awarded a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Hong Kong Baptist University, a Master of Art in Communication from Hong Kong Baptist University, a Master of Social Science in Counseling from The University of South Australia, a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Upper Iowa University, and a PhD in Enterprise Management from The Shanghai University of Finance and Economic.
Ms. Linda Chan
Co-founder of Pictta
Linda Chan is the co-founder of Pictta, a global-based NFT distributor for metaverse assets on Ethereum and Solana blockchain. Upon her graduation at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Linda had worked as an analyst and project manager at HSBC and Credit Suisse. She then turned into a serial entrepreneur and blockchain developer with experience in developing DeFi and Web 3.0 platforms. Since 2020, she has advised and co-founded NFT and metaverse projects which were valued at over US$5 million.
Mr. Andy Ho
Co-founder and CEO of Carbon World Ltd
Founder and Director of RVM Technology Ltd
Mr Andy Ho Chi Wai is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Carbon World Ltd. and is responsible for managing the company’s overall operations and growth strategy. With over 25 years of experience in environmental consulting and technology, Mr Ho has extensive experience in engaging with governments, extensive connections with green groups, and an in-depth understanding of relevant industry practices and relevant environmental regulations. He is the founder and director of RVM Technology Ltd., a leading resource recycling and reuse service solution provider, with more than 18 years of intelligent recycling machine research and development in Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Macau and China, Operation and promotion deployment experience. Before that, he also served as CEO of Environmental Satellite Services Company and General Manager of Full Comfort Ltd. Mr Ho is also involved in various social services. He once served on the Environmental Affairs Committee of Heung Yee Kuk in the New Territories and is currently one of the members of the Youth Greater Bay Area towards carbon neutrality.
Mr. Samson Lee
Founder & CEO of Coinstreet Partners
Mr. Samson Lee (or Sam), is a prominent entrepreneur and FinTech executive with over 25 years’ experience in the TMET sector and substantial success in commercializing various blockchain, digital asset and e-business projects.
- Winner of the “Asia Futurist Leadership Award” organized by the “Association of Family Offices in Asia”
- Winner of 2021 the Fintech Proof-of-Concept Subsidy Scheme organized by The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) of Hong Kong
- Winner of “Security Tokens Realised Awards London 2020”
- Co-organizer of TADS Awards, the world’s first international awards for Tokenized Assets & Digitized Securities TADS
- Honorary Guest Lecturer & Fintech and Blockchain Committee of Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (EDC)
- Co-author of “Digital Asset” chapter of “Welcome to the New Era of Finance -Hong Kong’s Fintech Practice and Prospect” book published by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
- Co-chairman of “Asia Pacific Digital Economy Institute”
- Co-founder and vice chairman of “NFT Association of Hong Kong”
Mr. Lee graduated with an MBA and a Master of Science degrees from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto.
Mr. Albert Oung
Founder and President of World Green Organisation
Chairman of the Green Economy Task Force and Executive Council member of the United Nations Environment and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific / Sustainable Business Network (UNESCAP / ESBN)
Founding President of the Green Institute
Founding Chairman of the Hong Kong Myanmar Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Albert Oung is a Myanmar born Chinese raised in Hong Kong. He is a Green entrepreneur, social reformist and environmentalist with over 38 years of international experience focused in the Green Economy. Mr. Oung has been transforming and commercialising common best practices into sustainable and responsible businessmodels through global social impact and ESG applications that conform to the UN 17 SDGs and the UN Global Compact Initiatives.
Mr. Oung is the Founder and CEO of the Green Inc. Group with a business portfolio engaging in Green Finance & Technologies, Green Buildings & Infrastructure, Green Logistic & Warehousing, Renewable Materials & Energies, and Waste Management covering Hong Kong, China, Myanmar, and the Asia Pacific Region. His company was also the first Asian enterprise to win the highest honour in the “Cradle to Cradle Award” and have various global green awards, international intellectual properties, and certification programs.
Mr. Oung is the Founding Chairman of the “Hong Kong Myanmar Chamber of Commerce” and Founding President of the “World Green Organisation” and “Green Institute”.
Mr. Oung has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto with double major in Commerce and Economics. He is also the recipient of University of Toronto’s 2020 Victoria College Distinguished Alumni Award.
Ms. Irene OL Wong
Founder of IX Asia Indexes Company Limited
Irene OL Wong, CPA, CGMA, is the Founder of IX Asia Indexes Company Limited and IX Fintech Group Limited, two companies specialized in financial products and trading (including digital assets), with award-winning Fintech platforms and solutions, such as the ixOption Platform and the ixCrypto Index. She has over 25 years’ experience in the finance industry doing hedge fund trading, indexing, and creating financial products. Prior to founding IX Fintech Group and IX Asia Indexes Company, Irene served as Head of Trading at various global hedge funds, Head of the Hang Seng Index Company, and Senior Vice president of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Some of her achievements include the HKEX Stock Options Revamp Project, obtaining no-action relief on stock options products from the US and Taiwan SEC, FTSE/ Hang Seng Index Series project and executing a record number of contracts on the Hang Seng Index Options when she served as an open out-cry floor trader at Morgan Stanley during the 1997 Asian financial crisis . Between 2001 and 2003, Irene managed the operations and business development of the Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited. She is currently a member of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Fintech and Regtech task forces.
Mr. Albert Yip MH, Hon.DBA, FCPA (Aust.), MSc(IS)
Chairman of Syndicate Capital
Albert Yip is the Chairman of Syndicate Capital, which is an international investment firm with a strong focus in fintech and ESG investing. During the past three decades, Mr. Yip was appointed as CEO, CFO, CAE and other C-Suite positions across Asia Pacific and the United States by Fortune 500 leaders in the banking and financial sectors. Mr. Yip was the former Senior Vice President and Asia Pacific Regional Head of Corporate Audit at State Street Corporation (the world’s largest custodian bank responsible for about USD 43.3 trillion of global assets). He served other senior management roles in State Street Bank, Manulife Financial, Bank of Asia, Alpha Finnovate, Carbon Credit Xchange and Westpac Bank.
Public Appointments:
- Chairman of WealthTech Committee and Convenor of Investment Committee,
IFTA - Co-Chairman of External and Public Affairs, TADS Award
- President of Metaverse Chapter, Asia CEO Community
- Task Force on UN ESCAP ESBN
- Former Governor and Chairperson of Professional Development Committee, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), HK Chapter
- Former Chairperson of Financial Services Committee, CPA Australia, Greater China Division
- The First Honoree in Asia for WACE Award