Wealth management

DBS to open 18 new and 36 upgraded wealth centres across Apac by 2027

First centre expected to open in Q3 2026; will roll out in Singapore, Hong Kong, China, India, Indonesia and Taiwan

Jason Moo, CEO of Bank of Singapore, says the lender is hiring "pretty aggressively" in 2026.

Size matters: OCBC’s Bank of Singapore doubles down on ultra-wealthy – and the bankers chasing them

CEO Jason Moo says the lender is starting to see large amount of flows into the region

UBS' Young Jin Yee (left) in conversation with MAS' Chia Der Jiun on the macroeconomic outlook and evolving geopolitical landscape.

AI boom masks mounting risks from Middle East energy shock: MAS chief

The financial regulator is working with private banks to shorten the time needed to open an account

LIA Singapore says in Q1 2026, 5,507 individual life policies were claimed, resulting in total payouts of S$555 million.

Singapore life insurers pay out over S$5 billion in Q1, the highest for quarter since 2021

It coincides with more people strengthening financial resilience by boosting health coverage, pursuing wealth accumulation: industry body

UBS' Young Jin Yee (left) and Conrad Huber presenting the Global Next Generation Report, which surveyed more than 170 next-generation wealth holders globally.

Asia’s wealthy families shed taboo on succession planning as US$83 trillion changes hands: UBS

The inheriting generation is reshaping how family wealth is managed and who they trust to manage it

​OCBC head of global consumer financial services Sunny Quek says: “All of us (financial institutions) have a wealth strategy. What’s really going to differentiate one bank from another is the execution."

OCBC consumer banking chief Sunny Quek aims to double wealth business by 2029

The lender’s new wealth management committee could hold the key to a successful execution of its ‘Next Frontier’ pivot

What makes an insurance product a universal life plan?

High-net-worth insurance as a multi-generational wealth planning tool

Amidst the US$6 Trillion Wealth Transfer, high-net-worth families are increasingly using Indexed Universal Life (IUL) insurance in their multi-generational wealth strategies. Find out how and why.

Standard Chartered’s wealth unit last week posted a record quarterly income of about US$1 billion.

StanChart to expand Gulf wealth operation, boost teams for Taiwan, South-east Asia

The lender is adding about 50 private bankers in Singapore to serve wealthy Chinese clients

In 2025, the Bank of Singapore's family office and wealth advisory team registered a record number of client engagements globally.

Bank of Singapore strengthens family office, wealth advisory team to support UHNW demand

Ultra-high-net-worth clients are a ‘key growth segment’, says the bank

While GDP growth has surged, many SMEs are struggling to keep pace, says the writer.

Singapore’s next opportunity: Connecting private wealth to public growth  

The number of single-family offices in the Republic has surged to more than 2,000