Singapore’s wealth boom is raising the bar for aspiring private bankers

[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s growing wealth-management sector is raising the bar for aspiring private bankers, as employers seek skills that go well beyond traditional investment knowledge.

Artificial intelligence, relationship management and an understanding of increasingly complex client needs are becoming more important, even as private banks continue to prize experienced relationship managers with established client books.

At the same time, industry players have said employers are becoming more willing to develop talent from the fresh-graduate stage.