Wealth management

OCBC boosts hiring for Indonesia wealth business as assets rise

OCBC plans to double the number of wealth advisers in Indonesia, as part of a broader expansion after the Singapore lender agreed to buy HSBC’s assets in the country.

Professionals in the wealth management industry are trying to figure out what exactly makes a human adviser irreplaceable by AI.

The ‘mass affluent’ are losing their allure for wealth managers navigating AI

Such clients can now get ‘something close to private-banking quality’ from the technology

Singapore’s role in Asia-Pacific asset and wealth management is being shaped by structural advantages, says PwC's Paul Pak.

Singapore cements position as Asia-Pacific wealth hub as region’s AUM set to hit US$34.5 trillion by 2030: PwC

The city-state aims to capture opportunities in cross-border wealth, tokenisation and sovereign capital

The market anxiety stems from fears that China's tighter framework could restrict North Asian wealth management pipelines.

Singapore banks’ rout on new China scrutiny of wealth flows ‘overblown’: Maybank

The slides in DBS, OCBC, UOB shares offer buying opportunities, says the brokerage

Vanquour chief executive Zhou Lu aims to build a presence in Asia, with financial education as a linchpin.

Governance is key to families’ ability to sustain generational wealth, says US adviser

The CEO of Vanquour Global Wealth Management believes wealth management practices in America are a model to be emulated

Healthcare access, concierge services and even education advisory are among the offerings that private banks have rolled out.

Private banks turn to health, wellness and education offerings to stand out in wealth management

As the race to attract and keep clients heats up, such services are one way to deepen relationships

The expansion will increase the presence of DBS Treasures' wealth management centres in Singapore by 50%.

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