Private Banking

Bank of Singapore recruits Benjamin Low, while Manulife IM, Ardian, and IFEC bolster their leadership teams across Asia and Europe.

The two global firms are boosting their senior ranks in Hong Kong and Singapore to meet growing demand from Asia's wealthy investors.

The region’s rich are taking bold risks in the market while putting off wealth transfer, increasingly seeking geopolitical safe havens to anchor their fortunes, Lombard Odier says.

New studies by DBS and Fidelity International say investors across the region are diversifying their portfolios with non-traditional assets, as they shift their focus towards long-term wealth creation.

Keenai names a Singapore country head and Amundi appoints a distribution chief, while Neuberger, Barclays, and William Blair bolster their alternative product and portfolio management teams.

The plunging cost of Chinese artificial intelligence is compelling Wall Street to scrutinise its heavy infrastructure investments and assess the broader impact on global markets.

A buoyant stock market and the successful integration of newly bought banking units propelled the wealth manager to double-digit growth.

As investors pile into crowded corporate bonds, François Collet is relying on inflation-linked government debt and credit default swaps to stay nimble and play both sides.

Despite the rapid institutionalisation of private and sovereign wealth in Asia, the region's wealth managers are capturing only a fraction of the available market, says PwC's Paul Pak.

The latest senior moves aim to strengthen traditional private banking and specialised timberland investments.

RBC, Atlas Capital and Barclays name senior private wealth leaders, as Amundi and Allspring update regional asset management desks.

The year's hottest tech rally is stalling as mounting AI costs and extreme weather take a toll, prompting investors to seek safer alternatives.