Asia’s private banking AUM has crossed the US$4 trillion mark, according to Asian Private Banker‘s 2025 League Tables. With J.P. Morgan Private Bank entering the top three for the first time and Nomura International Wealth Management (IWM) making its debut in the tables, the 2025 rankings saw widespread movements. J.P. Morgan Private Bank led this growth with a 41% increase […]

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For 2H25 and 3Q25, most private banks are neutral on global and US equities with a preference for Asia ex-Japan and China. Most are also neutral on fixed income, with investment grade being the most preferred fixed income asset class. Short-term bonds and cash are the least preferred. A positive sentiment is seen for alternatives, with the majority of banks […]

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Asia’s private banking AUM has surpassed US$3 trillion, according to Asian Private Banker‘s Asia 2024 League Tables, reflecting both the region’s growing wealth and strategic shifts among top players. In one of the most profound moves, Standard Chartered cracked the top five for the first time, showing how fast fortunes can change. The UK-based bank posted an AUM jump of […]

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Private banks in Asia-Pacific saw their AUM jump by a total of about US$400 billion in 2023, reversing outflows from the previous year, as competition for the top spots in Asian Private Banker‘s Asia 2023 AUM League Table intensified. However, while some institutions achieved double-digit growth, others grappled with outflows. By the end of December 2023, the Asian private banking […]

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CIMB’s head of private banking in Singapore has joined Bank of Singapore as a team head, Asian Private Banker can reveal. The Singapore-based lender told APB that Syed Razif Al-Idid joined on August 7 as a team head, reporting to Kenneth Tan, market head for Singapore, Malaysia and International. Al-Idid spent close to six years at CIMB Private Banking and […]

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CIMB Private Banking has appointed a new head of private banking for Singapore, Asian Private Banker can reveal. Debra Tran joined the Malaysia-headquartered bank in November, her personal LinkedIn page shows. Tran joins after nine years at Emirates NBD, where she was most recently head of private banking for Singapore. Before Emirates NBD, she held various investment roles at HSBC […]

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CIMB Private Banking, Malaysia’s largest private bank, has a knack for confounding the naysayers in an economy that is taking its share of knocks. Even before COVID-19 hit, the Southeast Asian nation was beset with political turmoil, slowing growth and scandals surrounding state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad. Despite these challenges, CIMB’s private banking team delivered an average 8% annual growth […]

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CIMB Private Banking is on a mission to double its assets in Singapore by 2024, as well as set up a dedicated chief investment office to serve wealthy clients in the region. In Singapore, CIMB PB currently has 16 relationship managers (RMs) who report to Syed Razif Al-Idid. The Singapore private banking head is looking to double his RM headcount […]

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