Salomon Wettstein

While the advisory landscape in Asia is still very much dominated by traditional Adhoc advisory and execution only on one hand and a steadily growing discretionary asset base on the other hand, more sophisticated advisory models are on the rise and supposed to fill the void in-between Adhoc advisory and Discretionary.

This paper illustrates the importance of industrialization from the point of view of providing a fully digital client advisory service. Synpulse has created a market radar of the current state of different industry players and made predictions about optimal operating models of banks in the future. The analysis measures the industrialization degree in the private wealth management sector in Asia and indicates a trend towards a digital client advisory proposition. We also define the target… Show more

This paper illustrates the importance of industrialization from the point of view of providing a fully digital client advisory service. Synpulse has created a market radar of the current state of different industry players and made predictions about optimal operating models of banks in the future. The analysis measures the industrialization degree in the private wealth management sector in Asia and indicates a trend towards a digital client advisory proposition. We also define the target operating model in the industry and assign target states to different market participants depending on their current positions. Show less

The private banking industry in Asia is undergoing times of increased M&A activity. This scenario follows international market dynamics, where a wave of consolidations is taking place in leading wealth management financial centers like Switzerland and a competition upsurge is occurring in growing markets like Latin America and Asia. For private banks operating in Asia, issues like China’s economic meltdown and, at a market level, cost pressures affecting banks’ operational models are challenges… Show more

The private banking industry in Asia is undergoing times of increased M&A activity. This scenario follows international market dynamics, where a wave of consolidations is taking place in leading wealth management financial centers like Switzerland and a competition upsurge is occurring in growing markets like Latin America and Asia. For private banks operating in Asia, issues like China’s economic meltdown and, at a market level, cost pressures affecting banks’ operational models are challenges echoing on private banks’ annual growth rates in the last few years. In turn, industry players are pursuing either a merger or an acquisition as a way to achieve inorganic growth, resulting in a wave of consolidation in the regional market. Show less

Private banks in Asia are facing challenges in dealing with continuously increasing operational costs, ever-changing and more onerous regulations, and evolving customer needs and behaviors. A consequence is a decrease in profit margins while the underlying market is booming.
3rd Generation Operating Models leveraging a global BPO network can help to reduce operating costs and operational risks adopting an industrialized business model.

Within Asia, Singapore and Hong Kong are well-established financial centres, making them favoured destinations to build an external asset manager (EAM) business. The authorities in both centres endeavour to create favourable conditions for the wealth management industry.

Simulation of two-phase flow in the form of immiscible displacement through anisotropic, three-dimensional discrete fracture networks.