A former Maybank Private Malaysia head has departed a Swiss pure play after less than 16 months, Asian Private Banker can reveal. Carolyn Leng, who joined Bordier & Cie Singapore in August 2022 as managing director, has recently departed the bank, according to people familiar with the matter. Bordier & Cie confirmed Leng’s departure. Asian Private Banker has been unable […]

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Bordier & Cie’s Singapore arm has entered into a partnership agreement with Sygnum Singapore, the world’s first digital assets bank, to provide digital asset services, according to an announcement on Thursday. Through this partnership, the Singapore arm of the boutique private bank became Sygnum Singapore’s first B2B client since the latter received its MAS Major Payment Institution licence in October […]

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In keeping with its boutique ethos, Bordier & Cie is embracing the offshore approach over establishing an onshore presence to tap into the booming wealth of Asia’s private sector. Its Singapore-based managing partner Evrard Bordier firmly believes that establishing onshore operations everywhere comes with enormous costs, and does not fit their cost-efficient model. With a roadmap centred on collaboration, the […]

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There is no denying the transformational impact of cryptocurrencies on financial markets and, potentially, on everyday lives. Yet banks are still debating whether cryptocurrency funds can hold enough appeal to investors. Evrard Bordier, CEO and managing partner, Bordier & Cie, said that his bank’s relationship managers have developed an understanding of the asset class based on the assumption that its […]

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On the final day of APB Change Makers, Evrard Bordier told Asian Private Banker that “by tokenising assets, private securities and typically illiquid assets (such as fine arts and cars) can be traded on the secondary market”. “It will give investors access to a broader base of trade and increase the liquidity,” the CEO and managing partner of Bordier & […]

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Three months on from the official launch of MB Private — billed as Vietnam’s first domestic private banking service — and Evrard Bordier is quietly confident the project could serve as a blueprint for similar arrangements with other onshore lenders that are committed to building a wealth management business. MB Private is the fruit of a collaboration between Bordier & […]

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With high net worth millennials stealing more of the limelight as they come into wealth via inheritance or enterprise, Asia’s private banks and wealth managers have identified some of their standout demands — ranging from transparency to information accessibility — and are, accordingly, devising strategies and developing services to capture and retain their business. “Millennials value transparency with regard to fees […]

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The chief investment officer at Bordier & Cie (Singapore) has left the Swiss pure play, Asian Private Banker can confirm. After four years at Bordier Singapore as its CIO, Bryan Goh has stepped down to assume the role of CIO at Karuna Pte Ltd, a family office based in Singapore. While Bordier has yet to shed light on plans for […]

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‘Final Word’ is a ten-part series in which the industry’s leaders share their thoughts and opinions on key issues around industry trends, business performance, investment solutions, regulations and compliance, and technology. For this instalment, Asian Private Banker asks: What essential tool do you have in your arsenal or plan to develop that will help your firm tackle increasing regulatory stringency […]

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Entering the race for the flourishing onshore wealth pool in Asia, Swiss pure play Bordier & Cie (Singapore) has set into motion plans to explore new markets through partnerships rather than establishing onshore offices. As part of its strategy for geographical expansion, Bordier & Cie has earmarked the Southeast Asian markets of Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines, where it intends […]

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Swiss pure play Bordier & Cie Singapore has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Hanoi-based Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MB) to “collaboratively” develop and launch a new private banking service addressing the Vietnamese market, according to a joint press statement. The parties to the agreement expect the tie-up to benefit both sides “symbiotically”, enabling MB to sharpen its competitive […]

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