Asian equity boutique fund manager Treasury Asia Asset Management (TAAM) has installed an investment advisory committee consisting of five members.

The investment advisory board will examine opportunities and trends in Asian markets, which will help the investment process for the TAAM New Asia Fund and other TAAM clients.

"TAAM is in its fifth year and the launch of this board is another important step for the company to continue to focus on delivering strong investment performance for our clients," TAAM chief investment officer Peter Sartori said.

In addition to Sartori and TAAM investment manager Eng-Teck Tan, the firm appointed three external advisers: Target Asset Management chief executive Teng Ngiek-Lian, investor and market commentator Marc Faber and former Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) Asia-Pacific CIO Robert Mann.

Teng is the founder of the $2 billion Singapore funds management firm Target Asset Management.

He is also a former managing director of Morgan Grenfell Investment Management Asia and managing director of UBS Asset Management Singapore.

Faber is a well-known contrarian investor and publisher of the monthly investment newsletter "The Gloom Boom & Doom Report".

He is also an adviser to the TAAM New Asia Fund.

Robert Mann was CSAM CIO in Australia from 2001 to 2007 and CIO for the Asia-Pacific region from 2007 until mid-2009.

In his last role, Mann was responsible for fixed income, equity and balanced funds managed out of Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore and Sydney.

TAAM was established in 2005 by Sartori, a former CSAM head of Australian and Asian equities, and boutique incubator firm Treasury Group.

Treasury Group owns 40 per cent of TAAM, while the rest is in hands of the firm's management.

TAAM has offices in Sydney and Singapore and specialises in active investment management in the Asia-Pacific region.