Ng told broadsheet The Straits Times, that the matter was “an issue of great national importance and there will be immense personal implications”.
Ng Kok Song, the chairman and founder of global asset management company Avanda Investment Management, is considering running for the upcoming presidential election.
According to news reports, Ng, who was formerly GIC’s chief investment officer, will come to his final decision within a week. Ng had retired from the sovereign wealth fund in January 2013 after serving for 27 years before co-founding Avanda Investment Management in 2015.
