Highly Commended International Private Bank – CIO Office
Bank of Singapore
Highly Commended International Private Bank – CIO Office
Jean Chia
global chief investment officer, Bank of Singapore
Amid the fragmented new world order and rising complexity, investors need high-quality advice and deep global perspectives more than ever. This is why we focus on building intellectual capital and thought leadership to augment our investment advisory and portfolio management capabilities.
A notable example is the continued focus on implementing our systematic, robust, and risk-based Strategic Asset Allocation framework, designed to help clients build resilient, long-term investment portfolios. We are also committed to sharpening our thought leadership proposition by convening leading minds and encouraging diversity of thought through our CIO Global Advisory Council.
This recognition reaffirms the high-quality investment outcomes and commitment of our teams, as well as the confidence and trust that our clients place in us as Asia’s global private bank. This gives us added conviction to bring the world closer to our clients, one perspective at a time.
A word from the judges...
“Bank of Singapore helped clients preserve wealth and achieve consistent risk-adjusted returns over time through well-diversified and sustainable portfolios, making it the Highly Commended International Private Bank – CIO Office,” said Kylie Wong, senior data reporter at Asian Private Banker. “The bank has been consistent and prudent with its fundamentals-based approach, where rigorous and timely investment analysis is coupled with top-down portfolio construction and bottom-up security selection.
“Notably, Bank of Singapore redesigned its strategic asset allocation framework in 2025. Through its robust optimisation approach and a forward-looking simulation engine for stress testing across regimes, the bank reduced portfolio vulnerability to adverse outcomes while encouraging broader diversification.
“On public markets assets, Bank of Singapore deploys a building block approach, where investment specialists estimate long-term returns and illustrate a probable range of outcomes with historical long term volatility in mind. This ensured transparency while isolating the drivers of return.
“Bank of Singapore also leveraged its Global Advisory Council to enhance its capabilities and develop investment insights for its clients. To further solidify its position in the thought leadership space, the bank has been establishing a range of platforms and events to reach clients and investors.
“With these capabilities, Bank of Singapore is the fitting recipient of Highly Commended International Private Bank – CIO Office.”
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