Private Banking

The private bank is linking investment advice with business transition and family stewardship as it expands its services for ultra-wealthy clients.

RBC Wealth Management has named a Singapore private banking head and expanded its regional team. LGT Wealth India has appointed an alternatives CIO to lead its private markets platform.

Citi Wealth is adding equity exposure while looking to gold and natural resources for resilience as persistent inflation challenges traditional portfolio protection.

Lina Lim drives BlackRock’s customised portfolio services for ultra-high-net-worth clients, while Koh Pi Hann takes charge of Zedra’s regional fund operations.

As the ultra-rich across Greater China increasingly diversify assets into European jurisdictions, the Geneva-based bank is strengthening its offshore advisory capabilities.

As younger family members shift capital into private markets and tech, a reluctance to discuss money with older relatives is complicating succession planning.

Barclays, Julius Baer and HSBC are bolstering their senior ranks to capitalise on the region's booming family office and private wealth sectors.

The wealth management industry is ignoring the surviving wives who will inherit Asia's fortunes first, leaving these crucial decision-makers unprepared to manage family empires, the firm's Asia chief says.

As central banks resume tightening, James Durance touts 'career-high' yields and daily liquidity to family offices, while warning that a flood of AI-driven debt could trigger a market event.

The launch reflects intensifying competition to connect Singapore’s growing family office sector with direct investments and institutional-grade private-market opportunities.

Barclays has launched a local private banking booking centre in Singapore to target Asia’s projected $5.8 trillion intergenerational wealth transfer.

The $55 billion investment manager is expanding its private wealth platform beyond the Americas.