News, Comment & Analysis results for Singapore

Financial Results
10 August 2026

UOB Second-Quarter 2026 Profit Rises 10 Per Cent; Wealth Fees Hit Record

The Singapore-based bank's HNW assets under management climbed to S$204 billion ($159 billion). It...

New Office
6 August 2026

Ascend Asia Opens Singapore-Based Wealth Advisory Centre

The firm says it operates an open-architecture model. ...

M and A
6 August 2026

UOB Sells Asset Management Arm To AGI In S$555 Million Deal

UOB says an open-architecture approach to asset management choices for clients is an important...

People Moves
5 August 2026

Ex-VP Bank Chief Executive Gets New Singapore-Based Leadership Role

The CEO is taking the role at a digital assets bank at a time when this area remains a busy one in...

Compliance
4 August 2026

Compliance Corner: MAS, ABS, Cyber Security Taskforce

The latest compliance news: regulatory developments, punishments, guidance, permissions and...

People Moves
31 July 2026

Julius Baer Appoints Ex BoS Manager As Southeast Asia Market Head

The newly-appointed figure, who is based in Singapore, was previously a market head for Indonesia. ...

People Moves
29 July 2026

Baillie Gifford Names Client Relationship Director For Singapore

The independent global investment manager has hired Calvin Liew from Fullerton Fund Management to...

People Moves
29 July 2026

Bank Of Singapore Names New Head Of Alternative Investments

A senior figure in the investment world, with expertise in sectors such as hedge funds, has joined...

Surveys
29 July 2026

More Than One In Three Singaporeans Use AI For Financial Decisions

A sizeable chunk of Singapore citizens use AI when making financial decisions but most prefer human...

Technology
29 July 2026

Say Hello To “DBS Joy” – A New AI Agent

While not strictly a wealth management story, the rollout by DBS of the AI tool for corporate...

Comment & Analysis results for Singapore

Company Profiles
2 September 2025

How Tiger Brokers Plays Into Asia's Wealth Growth Story

We talk to Tiger Brokers in Singapore about the global firm's TradingFront platform, its wealth...

Asset Management
9 April 2025

The Asian EAM Opportunity: What Bank Custodians Say

Northern Trust, Deutsche Bank, Lombard Odier, Standard Chartered and RBC Wealth Management talk to...

Company Profiles
8 April 2025

Independence Remains Big EAM Force; Sector Faces Compliance Challenges – HP Wealth Management

This news service talks to HP Wealth Management, an external asset manager founded in 2009 against...

Strategy
28 February 2025

Private Banks' Onboarding Limitations Revealed – And How To Fix Them

Client onboarding in private banking is riddled with inefficiencies – not just for high-risk...

Company Profiles
6 January 2025

Financial Planning, "Jumbo" Life Insurance And More: In Conversation With Grandtag

We talk to a financial consultancy working in Asia with HNW and UHNW clients. In particular, the...

Company Profiles
17 July 2024

Talent Management Is Julius Baer's Asia Growth Engine

We talk to one of Julius Baer's senior figures, in Singapore, about the approach the bank takes to...

Family Office
14 February 2024

After Rapid Growth, Singapore's Family Office Sector Matures

We talk to law firm DLA Piper about the work it has been doing with ultra-HNW wealth holders about...

Company Profiles
19 January 2024

Milltrust Pivots Towards MFO Opportunities As Singapore's Wealth Swells

We talk to the firm about why it created the multi-family office, the case for the move in the...

Company Profiles
15 December 2023

Putting "Debt" Into Venture At Asia's Innoven

With so much attention given to private equity, debt, credit, real estate and infrastructure –...

Company Profiles
28 September 2022

Singapore-Based WRISE Keeps It Simple

We talk to the chairman and CEO of a new wealth management business that sets out the idea of...