The prestigious winners of Private Banker International’s Global Wealth Awards have been announced at a gala dinner and evening at the Fullerton Hotel in Singapore.
The awards recognise the most outstanding institutions, innovative service propositions, such as next generation offerings, exceptional strategies, including digital offerings and highly commend individuals that have shown initiative in private banking and development programmes.
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By GlobalDataThe panel of judges brought in fresh industry expertise and longstanding knowledge of Asia’s private banking services industry. The judging panel was actively involved in the evaluation process guaranteeing the independence and transparency of the programme.
The judging criteria include the ability of institutions to demonstrate a clear and unique strategy to grow their business, domestically and/or regionally, and banks showing the most innovation in products/services as well as demonstrating superior client experiences.
Below is a list of all this year’s winners and highly commended in this year’s PBI Global Wealth Awards:
INSTITUTIONAL AWARDS
Outstanding Private Bank- North Asia
WINNER: BNP Paribas
Highly Commended: DBS Private Bank & HSBC Private Banking
Outstanding Private Bank- South Asia
WINNER: DBS Private Bank
Highly Commended: Citi Private Bank
Outstanding Private Bank- Southeast Asia
WINNER: Bank of Singapore
Highly Commended: Maybank Private Wealth & DBS Private Bank
Outstanding Private Bank- Asia Pacific Regional Player
WINNER: Bank of Singapore
Highly Commended: Julius Baer
Outstanding Global Private Bank- Asia Pacific
WINNER: UBS AG
Highly Commended: Citi Private Bank & BNP Paribas
Outstanding Global Private Bank- Europe
WINNER: BNP Paribas
Highly Commended: KBL Europeans Private Bank & Societe Generale Private Banking
Outstanding Global Private Bank- North America
WINNER: RBC Wealth Management
Highly Commended: Fieldpoint Private
Outstanding Global Private Bank- Latin America
WINNER: Itau Unibanco
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Credit Suisse AG
Outstanding Global Private Bank- Middle East
WINNER: Emirates NBD
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Credit Suisse AG
Outstanding Global Private Bank- Africa
WINNER: Standard Bank
Outstanding Global Private Bank- Overall
WINNER: UBS AG
HIGHLY COMMENDED: RBC Wealth Management
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Credit Suisse AG
SERVICE PROPOSITION AWARDS
Outstanding Wealth Management Service for the Affluent
WINNER: KEB Hana Bank
Highly Commended: DBS Private Bank
Best Family Office Offering
WINNER: Credit Suisse
Highly Commended: Taurus Family Office
Best Next-Generation Offering
WINNER: BNP Paribas
Highly Commended: Taishin Bank
Outstanding Private Bank for UHNW Clients
WINNER: Citi Private Bank
Highly Commended: CIMB Private Bank
Outstanding Philanthropy Offering
WINNER: Credit Suisse
Highly Commended: Standard Bank
Outstanding NRI/ Global Indians Offering
WINNER: Citi Private Bank
Highly Commended: Emirates NBD
Best Discretionary & Advisory Service Offering
WINNER: Crossinvest
Highly Commended: BNP Paribas
Most Effective Investment Service Offering
WINNER: BNP Paribas
Highly Commended: Itau Unibanco
Outstanding Wealth Planning and Trust Provider
WINNER: Societe Generale Private Banking
Highly Commended: HSBC Private Banking
STRATEGY AWARDS
Outstanding Wealth Manager- Customer Relationship Service and Engagement
WINNER: Taishin Bank
Highly Commended: UBS AG
Outstanding Private Bank for growth strategy- Organic
WINNER: Maybank Private Wealth
Highly Commended: CIMB Private Bank
Outstanding Private Bank for growth strategy- M&A
WINNER: Bank Julius Baer
Highly Commended: KEB Hana Bank
Outstanding Wealth Management Technology Initiative- Front End
WINNER: UBS AG
Outstanding Wealth Management Technology- Back Office
WINNER: Maybank Private Wealth
Most Innovative Digital Offering
WINNER: DBS Private Bank
Highly Commended: UBS AG
Most Innovative Business Model
WINNER: Maybank Private Wealth
Highly Commended: KEB Hana Bank
PEOPLE AWARDS
Outstanding RM Training and Development Programme
WINNER: RBC Wealth Management
Outstanding Private Banker- Asia Pacific
WINNER: Citi Private Bank- Bassam Salem
Outstanding Global Private Banker
WINNER: CIMB Private Bank- Carolyn Leng
Rising Star for Asia Pacific
WINNER: DBS Private Bank- Jackie Lit
Outstanding Young Private Bankers
Echo Bi – DBS Private Bank
Eddie Chng – DBS Private Bank
Eileen Chia – DBS Private Bank
Fergus Gladstone – DBS Private Bank
Gerard Wong – DBS Private Bank
Inge Bukit – DBS Private Bank
Irin Lee – DBS Private Bank
Jeffrey Ng Yong Wee – DBS Private Bank
Jovy Yau – DBS Private Bank
Yuen Mun Fong – DBS Private Bank
Paul Taurignan – DBS Private Bank
Rahul Gopalakrishnan – DBS Private Bank
Richmond Tan – DBS Private Bank
Richu Singh – DBS Private Bank
Serene Lim – DBS Private Bank
Steven Lee – DBS Private Bank
Sumit Narang – DBS Private Bank Poh
Wee Keong – DBS Private Bank
Ashley Kong Wen San – DBS Private Bank
Bryan Tan – DBS Private Bank
Daniel Low – DBS Private Bank
Dhara Gupta – DBS Private Bank
Jude Lin – Bank of Singapore
Karan Rajput – Bank of Singapore
Kenny Chia – Bank of Singapore
Kripa Bathija – Bank of Singapore
Catherine Ang – Bank of Singapore
Jerry Lee – Bank of Singapore
Manoji Samtani – Bank of Singapore
Sumit Wadhwa – Bank of Singapore
Vishal Rajani – Bank of Singapore
Willy Pang – Bank of Singapore
Vikram Ramachandran – Bank of Singapore
Darren Yeo – Bank of Singapore
Daniel Lye – Bank of Singapore
Sonny Hokardi – Bank of Singapore
Sean Tay – Bank of Singapore
Helena Heng – Bank of Singapore
Jack Lee – Bank of Singapore
Stacy Chua – Maybank Private Wealth
Angeline Ong – Maybank Private Wealth
Hrishikesk Unni – Taurus Family Office
Christina Chong – CIMB Private Bank
Dzuhana Jaafar – CIMB Private Bank
Choy Sun Jen – CIMB Private Bank
