Jean Low

Jean Low

CORRESPONDENT

Among Singapore respondents, private markets account for 23.8% of portfolios, versus 22% in Hong Kong.

Singapore ahead of HK in private markets allocation, but fewer investors are raising exposure

2026-11-06T05:54:38.000Z
ADB expects family offices, which have seen significant growth in Singapore, to play a larger role in financing regional development.

ADB expands Singapore presence to draw more private capital into Asian projects

2026-10-30T05:23:04.000Z
Shares of BCA surged more than 7% on Wednesday to close at 5,275 rupiah.  By market close on Thursday, it had retreated to 4,950 rupiah. 

DBS denies rumours of Indonesia unit merging with Bank Central Asia; analysts see sense in a deal

2026-10-29T05:22:29.000Z
Group CEO Lim Chung Chun says iFast’s priority is to maintain a business model that can deliver robust organic growth.

iFast eyes growth opportunity in underserved mass-market banking segment

2026-10-27T08:33:00.000Z
For the full year, iFast expects to propose a total dividend of S$0.12 per share or more, with at least 43% increase compared to FY2025.

iFast Q3 profit rises 24.5% to S$32 million on overall revenue growth

2026-10-26T12:37:56.000Z
BlackRock’s Dennis Quah says technical skill sets remain important, but adaptability, empathy and long-term relevance will be the true cornerstones of successful wealth professionals.

Decision fatigue, complexity stop people from investing despite growing retirement needs: BlackRock

2026-10-25T23:00:00.000Z
In a Julius Baer report, only 8.4% of respondents advising UHNW families in Asia say the next generation is active in post-exit plans.

Asia’s ultra-wealthy next-gen have least say in post-sale plans for family business: Julius Baer

2026-10-20T01:30:00.000Z
In Asia, KKR has larger portfolio allocations in Japan and India relative to other markets, though allocation trends shift every few years.

‘IPOs are not the only vehicle’: KKR heads for record exits even as firms stay private for longer

2026-10-19T23:00:00.000Z
Lawrence Calcano, CEO of iCapital, says AI now writes 75% of the firm’s code, spanning code generation, testing and quality assurance.

Fintech platform iCapital plans more Singapore hires even as AI takes on 75% of coding work

2026-10-16T01:00:00.000Z
From left: Moderator Yvonne Chan, Russell Wee of Jean Yip Group,  Angel S Kurnia of Icon Cozmo Realty and Shareen Sandhu of Takahe at the BDO Global Private Client Symposium.

‘We were born very privileged. What do we do with that?’: Next-gen heirs want more say in family offices

2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z