Wealth management

Commentary

Singapore’s average wealth is climbing, but there’s a catch

Singapore ranked sixth in the world for average wealth per adult in 2025, but only 20th for median wealth.

Sumiko at 62: How $6.9k vet bill, $21 'jade' ring changed how I think about frugality in retirement

Retirement is not only about making sure money lasts, the writer says, it is also about making sure her money helps her live the life she spent decades working towards.

Our obsession with rich lists is a problem

Elon Musk’s fortune is estimated by Bloomberg to be worth US$876billion on the occasion of SpaceX’s initial public offering on June 12.

DBS targets $1 trillion in wealth assets by 2030, banks on AI and 600 new hires

Shee Tse Koon, DBS group head of consumer banking and wealth management, said the Singapore bank has been seeing very good traction, with clients parking more and more of their wealth with the institution.

DBS seen to benefit from China’s tighter grip on wealth flows: Research firm

China’s sweeping measures to stem capital flight leaves Singapore banks, especially DBS, best-positioned to benefit, according to a report from Autonomous Research.

OCBC rolls out AI avatars, to hire 600 more relationship managers amid wealth push

OCBC group chief executive Tan Teck Long at the unveiling of OCBC WoW, which the bank says is South-east Asia’s first AI-native mobile banking app.

The wealth gap is widening. The answer isn’t more handouts – it’s a stake

More people need to be given access to the capital income pathway, otherwise wealth inequality will only worsen, says the writer.

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

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

OCBC boosts hiring for Indonesia wealth business as assets rise

OCBC’s plans for the wealth business underscore the bank’s ambitions for Indonesia following the move to buy HSBC’s retail and wealth assets in May.

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Michelin-star dining, invitation-only events, luxury travel: How affluent clients are unlocking more than wealth management

The A Seat, Beyond event on May 26 brought together affluent clients for an evening of
entrepreneurial insights, networking and curated experiences, with entrepreneur and podcast host
Steven Bartlett as guest speaker.

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