BNP Paribas Wealth Management (BNP Paribas WM) is challenging the early movers in the donor-advised fund (DAF) space, betting its own zero-fee platform will reframe philanthropy as a commercial driver for relationship managers. “Senior management sees the commitment across both sides of the pond to build up philanthropy capability. They wanted me to examine the landscape carefully, talk to the […]

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The growth of multi-jurisdiction family offices is complicating wealth planning matters for Asia’s ultra high net worth families, exposing them to heightened risk, ranging from matrimonial laws to migration to tax, and could ultimately threaten the stability of the family unit if not tackled head-on. “As families become more global, the jurisdictions that they have connections with become more diversified. […]

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When Azim Premji was born in 1945, his hometown of Mumbai was called Bombay, India laboured under British rule, and the technology industry that would come to define his fortune at IT giant Wipro was barely visible on the horizon. Had he retired after building Wipro, Premji would likely be remembered as a disciplined and understated industrialist. Instead, he began […]

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BNP Paribas Wealth Management (BNP Paribas WM) launched the BNP Paribas Bridge Foundation Limited (Bridge Foundation) on Tuesday, a donor-advised fund platform, the bank announced in a statement. The platform seeks to support Asian entrepreneurs, HNW individuals, and family offices by providing them with a disciplined and governed approach to philanthropy. The Bridge Foundation leverages BNP Paribas WM’s experience in […]

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Asian Private Banker was a proud sponsor of a recent Charity Golf Day hosted by Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong (ADAHK). On a beautiful winter’s day at the historic Shek O Country Club in Hong Kong, a host of generous donors and supporters were blessed with fine weather and immaculate conditions as they took to the fairways in […]

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