DSS subsidiary appoints Jim Monaghan as COO and Chief Compliance Officer

DSS Wealth Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of DSS, and advisor to DSS AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds, announced that Jim Monaghan has joined as COO and Chief Compliance Officer and Michael Cheah has joined DSS Wealth Management in the role of Portfolio Manager & Head of Fixed Income. Jim Monaghan has joined DSS Wealth Management as COO and Chief Compliance Officer reporting to Daniel Lew. Monaghan has over 30 years working in the investment industry holding several leadership positions at industry leading financial firms. He started his career in the annuity business as an equity trader for pension funds at Mutual of America Life Insurance Company. Jim continued his career as an equity trader at Chase Bank working on their dealer trading floor on Wall Street. Jim’s strong commitment to efficient operations, value added trading, and compliance earned him a leadership role in his next position as the Head of Trading and Operations for AIG’s mutual fund company, SunAmerica Asset Management in New York City. His most recent position was at Bloomberg, specializing in compliance and trading platforms. Michael Cheah has joined DSS Wealth Management in the role of Portfolio Manager & Head of Fixed Income reporting to Daniel Lew, Chief Investment Officer, and Portfolio Manager of DSS Wealth. Cheah has more than 30 years of experience in the equity markets. Recently he was teaching Financial Markets and Responsibility, as well as Economic Data Analysis with Tableau at Fordham University.