Shinya Deguchi is Managing Partner of Star Magnolia Capital, a Shanghai-based multifamily office. In his two decades of experience as an asset allocator, he has reviewed and conducted Due Diligence on more than 2,000 asset managers. As an aid to other investors, Shinya undertakes analyses of famous hedge fund frauds, and publishes the case studies on his blog "The Importance of Being Diligent" (www.being-diligent.com).

In addition to his investing activities, together with Tiffany Liu, Shinya co-founded Gen Z Group, an educational media company in Singapore. Gen Z Group publishes and distributes investment-related manga content (Investor Z) as well as organizing a student investment club (Gen Z Club) for university students. (www.genzgroup.org)