Graeme Knowd is a Managing Director in the Financial Institutions Group based in Singapore. He manages a team of analysts in Japan and Singapore.The team has responsibility for rating financial institutions, including banks, securities firms and other non-bank financial institutions in North Asia (ex-Greater China) , South and South East Asia. Graeme has analyzed financial institutions globally for more than 20 years.

Before joining Moody’s, Graeme worked as a sell-side equity analyst at CLSA and Morgan Stanley. Prior to that, Graeme worked for The Bank for International Settlements, where he was involved in risk management and regularly conducted training for central banks throughout the world, particularly in Latin America. He has also worked for other leading financial institutions, such as UBS and S&P, and began his career at the Bank of England. He has worked in London, Switzerland, Tokyo and Singapore.

Graeme has Master’s degrees from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and Kobe University, where he studied Economics.

Alka Anbarasu is an Associate Managing Director in the Financial Institutions Group in Asia. Based in Singapore, Alka is responsible for Moody's analytical teams covering ratings and research on banks, insurance companies, and non-bank financial institutions in Japan, ASEAN and Indian Sub-continent. Alka also coordinates the Global Financial Institution Group's efforts on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) scoring and research. Alka is a regular speaker at Moody's market briefings, external conferences podcasts and broadcast media. She is very active in promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) initiatives and is a passionate impact leader for Moody's Community Impact initiatives in Asia.

Alka joined Moody's in 2013 and over the years has led the ratings of several high profile Asian financial institutions. Prior to joining Moody's, she worked in the investment banking division of J.P. Morgan in London and Mumbai and ING Vysya Bank in India. She has close to 20 years of experience in the financial industry. Alka holds an MBA from the Xavier Institute of Management in India.

Eugene Tarzimanov is a Senior Vice President in the Financial Institutions Group in Asia. Based in Singapore, he is the Lead Analyst for banks in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. 

Eugene is also responsible for coordinating banking research across Asia Pacific, and actively represents Moody’s to regulators, investors and the media on analytical and methodological views. Eugene moved to Singapore from Moody’s Moscow office, where he covered the largest banks in Russia, as well as financial institutions in Europe and the Middle East.

Before joining Moody’s in early 2009, Eugene held senior positions during his five years with Standard & Poor’s, where he was responsible for the analysis of banks in Europe and the Middle East. He has also worked at the CEO’s office of Bank VTB, where he was responsible for inhouse research.

Eugene holds an MBA in financial management from New York’s Pace University, and a BSc in international economics from Moscow’s Finance Academy.

Srikanth Vadlamani is a Vice President – Group Credit Officer, APAC Banking for the Financial Institutions Group in Asia. Based in Singapore, he is primarily responsible for the credit ratings of banks and finance companies in India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.

Prior to joining Moody’s, he was a Director in Daiwa Securities’ research department in Singapore, where he was responsible for the coverage of banks in the ASEAN region. He has also worked for other investment banks, including J.P. Morgan, Lehman Brothers and Nomura, where he covered banks and other financial institutions in India, Southeast Asia and emerging Europe.

Srikanth holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, majoring in Finance and Economics.

Rebecca Tan is an Associate Managing Director in the Financial Institutions Group (FIG), based in Hong Kong SAR, China. She manages a team of analysts covering the ratings and research of Korean banks as well as Greater China and Korean non-bank financial institutions.

Rebecca joined Moody’s in 2015 as an Associate Analyst and has progressed through roles of increasing responsibility. During her tenure with FIG, she led ratings across banks and finance companies in key South and Southeast Asian economies, building strong relationships with issuers, regulators and investors throughout the region. She also authored high-profile research reports and represented Moody’s at media interviews and investor conferences.

From 2023 to 2025, Rebecca was part of the APAC Regional Management team, working closely with senior management to develop and execute Moody’s global strategy across the region. Her responsibilities included overseeing the operations of Moody's Ratings Singapore, managing relationships with Moody's affiliates and serving as a Non-Executive Director on the board of an affiliate’s subsidiary. Rebecca rejoined FIG in 2026.

Prior to joining Moody’s, Rebecca was a banking regulator at the Monetary Authority of Singapore. She has 15 years of experience in the financial industry.

Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honors) from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and is a Chartered Accountant.

Joyce Ong is an Assistant Vice President within Moody’s Financial Institutions Group. 

Based in Singapore, she is responsible for the analysis and credit ratings of financial institutions in Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia.

Prior to joining Moody’s in 2020, Joyce worked for Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong as a credit analyst covering banks and non-bank financial institutions in Greater China. She has also worked for Credit Suisse in Singapore as a credit risk analyst and at the Monetary Authority of Singapore as a banking regulator.

Joyce holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) from the National University of Singapore.

Tengfu Li is a Vice President – Senior Analyst with Moody’s Financial Institutions Group.

Based in Singapore, he is responsible for the credit ratings of financial institutions in Indonesia and Malaysia. Prior to Moody’s, Tengfu worked at OCBC Bank, where he developed credit risk models.

Tengfu holds a MSc in Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University, and a BEng in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Singapore.