Standard Chartered is expanding its wealth management proposition in Asia with a new focus on client health, forging key partnerships with insurer Bupa Global and wearable-tech firm WHOOP to offer integrated wellness solutions to its affluent customer base.
Global ultra-wealthy families are confronting a new era of complexity, navigating everything from generational succession and artificial intelligence to the very locations they call home, according to discussions at a recent flagship forum and an accompanying study.
This rapid growth underscores the success of the Bank's strategy to democratise its high-end investment expertise and provide innovative, personalised wealth solutions to a broader client base.
Asia's wealth managers thrived in Q2 2025, with UBS and HSBC leading growth. Singapore banks held steady as wealth management drove record fees at DBS and UOB.
Asia’s exporters and equity markets face mounting pressure as Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to impose sweeping new tariffs - dubbed "Liberation Day" levies - spark warnings from top private banks.