Mary Lee has joined Bank J Safra Sarasin’s ultra-high-net-worth team as managing director for client advisory, based in Singapore.
Tag: Singapore
Matthews Asia expands to Shanghai and Singapore
In addition to the new offices, the firm poached an exec from BNY Mellon Investment Management for a newly-created Hong Kong-based role.
Noah sees investors turn hesitant
US-listed Noah Holdings reported double-digit net revenue growth during the first half, but noted that investors are increasingly moving to the sidelines due to market volatility.
Singapore’s OCBC launches robo-advisor platform
Targeting young clients, OCBC Bank has partnered with a local fintech firm to launch an automated investment platform in Singapore offering thematic and passive portfolios.
Singapore boutique courts family office capital
SEA Asset, which recently received a full capital markets services (CMS) licence from MAS, sees new investor interest from family offices, according to Alex Zeeh, the firm’s Singapore-based CEO.
Singapore firm plans dividend ETF launch
The Singapore-focused equity income product would be the second ETF launched in the Lion City this year, according to data from the Singapore Exchange.
Mercer launches fund research for the public
Mercer will be up against Morningstar and FE as it brings fund research and ratings previously only available to institutional clients to the general public in Asia.
LO and Mizuho ink Singapore WM alliance
The agreement comes after Lombard Odier established other strategic partnerships with banks in the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia.
Valuations push JPM to trim equities
Some equities were trimmed from the JP Morgan mixed-asset fund because the average valuation reached the upper-end of the firm’s projection, said Julie Ho, co-manager of the firm’s Asia-Pacific Income Fund.
i-Fast’s China AUA grows 140%
Singapore-headquartered i-Fast Group’s assets under administration (AUA) in China grew 140.5% to RMB 466m ($68.3m) in June from the previous year, according to the firm’s first half financial results.
