Competencies

Wealth Management has seen continuous and sustained growth, with a dramatic increase of first generation wealth, created by entrepreneurs in commodity driven countries such as China and Indonesia, which has seen the ‘East’ overtake the traditional ‘Western’ wealth hubs in recent years.

During a period where Asia is increasingly seen as a major engine of Global economic growth; providing a comprehensive and broad range of investment solutions and consistent portfolio performance is high on the agenda of most Wealth Managers. With an ongoing talent war ever present, the pressure to hire senior and tenured bankers who possess strong market knowledge and developed client networks is imperative.

Maintaining a competitive edge and maximising market share in the region remains top priority across the wealth sector.

Asset Management continues to mature in Asia with competition to win mandates remaining fierce; therefore the need for product improvement and creation is critical to meet the growing demands of sophisticated Asian investors (institutional and personal), who are rapidly emerging into ‘global investors’.

The industry has seen a surge of asset allocation products and multi asset income products managed out of Asia in the last five years, situating themselves amongst the most popular strategies in the region today. With Asian stock markets remaining volatile and no longer in a state of perpetual and consistent growth, it has become necessary to create new products diversifying from the “long-only” stock picking funds which have traditionally dominated the Asian landscape, meaning Asset Managers need to be more savvy and creative to thrive in this rapidly evolving sector.

Single family offices (SFO), external asset managers (EAM) and financial intermediaries (FIM) have become a growing force in Asia’s wealth management industry, with significant growth expected over the next few years. An established model in Europe, independent boutiques are now gathering pace in Asia, fueled by the growing need from end clients for independent and impartial construction of their wealth management portfolio’s.

Typically established by entrepreneurial relationship managers, they have adopted this model to offer strategic asset allocation and a multi-manager approach, as a ‘trusted advisor’ to their loyal and key client network. Through strong collaboration with custodian banks, clients continue to obtain reassurance from larger institutions whilst receiving access to bespoke and product diversity packaged for their individual investment needs.

Partnering with custodian banks, independent wealth managers and their clients can receive access to numerous product platforms, solution experts and the research capabilities of major international private banks, to help them manage their clients’ wealth effectively.

2021-22 – The Top Line
With recent instability in global financial markets and the ripple effect caused, due to macro factors such as the Inflation escalation tied with concerns from the ongoing European conflict, individual investors and private clients have taken a conservative approach when investing their wealth.
Post-Covid the need for large scale “business” lending & restructuring have produced significant opportunity for banks with Cross Asset, Margin and Security Backed Lending facilities; providing opportunity for Wealth Managers to support UHNW clients with business as well as Personal Wealth.

For Individual wealth the need for a seasoned advisors to provide sophisticated and holistic portfolio advice, incorporating a blend of both wealth preservation and capital creation products is essential for the current investor.

Buzzwords:
2021 – ESG, Sustainable, Alts, Mandate, Ideation (Products), Lending, Wealth Continuum
2022 – Alts, Cross Asset, Advisory, Security Backed Finance, Margin lending, Wealth Continuum, Third Party
2023 – Coming Soon (Bonds?)

Our Verticals

PAYMENTS
DIGITAL ASSETS
BLOCKHAIN
WEB3
CUSTODY
E-COMMERCE
MARKET PLACE TECH
WEALTH TECH
DIGITAL BANKING
MARTECH
IOT (Internet of Things)
INSURE TECH
DIGITAL-DRIVEN TRANSFORMATION

ROLES
LEADERSHIP:
CEO / CTO (Tech) / CCO (Commercial) / CPO (Product) / COO / CFO

GTM (Go to Market):
COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR – HEAD OF SALES / SALES DIRECTOR / VP OF SALES / HEAD CHANNEL SALES / ACCOUNT EXECS / PRE-SALES / SOLUTION ENGINEER – SDR/BDM

DEVELOPMENT:
HEAD OF ENGINEERING / ARCHITECT / FULL STACK ENGINEER / DATA ARCHITECT / UI-UX

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