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After steering Bank of Singapore’s growth, what comes next for Bahren Shaari?
After 35 years in wealth management, including eight years as CEO of Bank of Singapore (BOS), Bahren Shaari is embracing a new chapter centred on family, community service and mentoring the next generation. For the wealth management veteran, retirement is not about stepping away…
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Singapore’s crypto tax exemptions for SFOs a “practical” push for global competitiveness
Singapore’s plan to offer tax exemptions for single-family offices (SFOs) investing in digital tokens and insurance policies is “practical” and signals a “direction of travel” for the city-state despite it arriving later than other jurisdictions, Stephen Davies, founder and CEO…
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HSBC, StanChart see bargain in 5% yields while sceptics warn of fresh pain
Middle East energy risks, French fiscal gridlock, and tech volatility have triggered episodic safe-haven rallies into US Treasuries in recent weeks. After touching a 24-year high above 5.31% in early October, the 10-year yield slumped 30 to 35 basis points to hover around the…
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Taiwan’s private banks split over hedge funds amid performance dispersion
Hedge funds have become a rising poster child in Hong Kong and Singapore this year, driving inflows for private banking fund selectors as clients seek consistent performance amid waning easy-market beta. However, conversations in Taiwan carry a clear note of prudence. While some…
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HSBC Private Bank adds two relationship managers in Thailand
HSBC Private Bank has made two hires for its Thailand business as the lender looks to scale in one of Southeast Asia’s high-growth markets. Based in Bangkok, Syrine Sedthatat and Anutra Rujivipat recently joined the UK lender as relationship managers, sources told Asian Private…
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UBS GWM plans to launch onshore Thailand business
UBS Global Wealth Management (UBS GWM) is planning to enter the onshore Thailand wealth market, Asian Private Banker has learnt. The Swiss bank has begun engaging relationship managers on the ground and is also seeking a Bangkok-based senior officer for compliance and operations…
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Why Asia is emerging as a Safe Haven 2.0: Julius Baer report
Rising geopolitical tensions and eroding confidence in US institutions are prompting a rethink of what constitutes a safe haven, as high net worth individuals (HNWIs) increasingly turn to Asian jurisdictions to protect their wealth. This is according to Julius Baer’s latest…
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Bottom Line: Hats off to this year’s winning asset managers!
We now turn to another highlight on our calendar – the announcement of this year’s winners of the Asian Private Banker Asset Management Awards for Excellence. Now in its 14th year, the awards recognise asset managers serving private banking and wealth management clients across…
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An introduction to infrastructure debt
This is a sponsored advertorial from Macquarie Asset Management. Direct lending often dominates conversations around private credit, but infrastructure debt offers an alternative source of private market income. Growing infrastructure needs are creating a demand for long-term…
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India’s wealthy turn offshore as appetite for alternatives grows: Barclays PB
Indian ultra high net worth (UHNW) investors are increasingly eyeing global equities and alternative assets as they look to hedge domestic concentration risks, according to Hussain Selani, head of investments for India at Barclays Private Bank. Selani believes allocations to…
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Hong Kong’s Goldhorse Capital CEO departs
Hong Kong-based structured products fintech Goldhorse Capital’s CEO has left the firm, Asian Private Banker has learnt. Vicky Li, who joined the firm in July 2025 and was appointed to the executive role almost a year ago, has left the company, sources told APB. A spokesperson…
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Just 7% of family offices regularly test business continuity plans: DBS PB study
Only 7% of family offices have structured and regularly tested business continuity plans, leaving the vast majority dangerously exposed to operational and structural shocks, according to a DBS Private Bank study. The report, released on Friday, shows that 85% of family offices…
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Can re-domiciliation boost Singapore VCC growth? Pictet sees potential
While Singapore’s Variable Capital Company (VCC) framework has seen steady regional adoption, its ability to rival established offshore hubs hinges on developing robust cross-border linkages and a mature re-domiciliation framework, according to Amy Lau, market head for Asia at…
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Government bonds make a diversification comeback, says CBH co-CIO
Geneva-headquartered CBH Bank is unwinding its underweight stance on government bonds, capitalising on benchmark 10-year US Treasury yields hovering at multi-decade highs to rebuild duration across private client portfolios. CBH Bank’s co-chief investment officer Christophe…
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Ex-Credit Suisse banker targets Thai, Vietnamese wealth with new Singapore EAM
Singapore-based external asset manager (EAM) UDS Capital is expanding into Thailand and Vietnam to capture growing demand for cross-border wealth structuring and intergenerational succession planning among Southeast Asian business families. “There is significant entrepreneurial…
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Bank of Singapore expands private markets offering with APAC data centre fund
Bank of Singapore has expanded its private markets offerings, tapping into demand for digital infrastructure as a long-term growth theme. Originated by and distributed exclusively through Bank of Singapore, the fund, Keppel Data Centres S64 Access Fund SP9, gives clients access…
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Hong Kong luxury property comeback taps mainland buyers and family office debt
Hong Kong’s luxury property market is experiencing a revival, driven by returning mainland Chinese capital and family offices deploying property-backed private credit hunting for double-digit returns. The number of Hong Kong luxury properties, defined as those surpassing HK$100…
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UBS, StanChart post double-digit wealth profit gains; HSBC triples Asia NNM
UBS Global Wealth Management (GWM) and Standard Chartered Wealth and Retail Banking (WRB) posted double-digit bottom-line growth in 3Q26, while HSBC saw Asia net new money (NNM) surge, despite bottom-line contractions in International Wealth and Premier Banking (IWPB). For UBS…
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PIMCO targets five private banks for systematic hedge fund push in 2027
PIMCO plans to onboard at least five private banks in Asia for its systematic multi-strategy hedge fund in 2027, according to a top executive, joining a wave of fund managers looking to reach high net worth (HNW) investors with conventional institutional offerings. The US asset…
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“We don’t need farmers”: BNP Paribas WM targets pure “hunter” RMs for SEA asset growth
BNP Paribas Wealth Management (BNP Paribas WM) is avoiding maintenance-focused relationship managers (RMs) across Southeast Asia, with Singapore and Southeast Asia head Garth Bregman saying the French private bank is looking to recruit “hunter” bankers to help capture local…