Stephanie Li is a reporter at DealStreetAsia. Based in Hong Kong, she covers the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry, the equity market, and the startup ecosystem in Hong Kong and China, with a keen interest in the intersection of geopolitics and technology. Stephanie has been featured in BioRxiv, Visit Guangdong, The Business Herald, The Daily Californian, DealStreetAsia, Asian Private Banker, and JD Supra.
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By: Stephanie Li
A wave of redemptions hitting private credit funds is being characterised not as a crisis, but as a healthy “moment of education” for the industry, according to Kristin Olson, Goldman Sachs' global head of alternatives for wealth. While recent headlines have focused on a shift in sentiment within the asset class, Olson argues that the reality under the hood is…
KGI has tapped a UBS veteran for a senior leadership post, marking the firm's latest move to bolster its wealth management capabilities, Asian Private Banker has learnt. Michelle Shi Based in Hong Kong, Michelle Shi has been appointed as CIO and head of asset management at KGI. KGI did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A seasoned investment professional…
By: Stephanie Li
Three decades ago, Paul Chua, now the head of family office and wealth advisory at Bank of Singapore, avoided the word “death” when consulting with clients. At the time, the subject was considered a conversational third rail in the world of private wealth. Paul Chua, Bank of Singapore Today, that cultural barrier has largely dissolved. A shift is underway in…
By: Stephanie Li
As the private credit boom is hitting a major speed bump, the ripples are being felt from Wall Street to Asia. The private credit slowdown intensified sharply in April as US Business Development Company (BDC) fundraising plunged to its lowest monthly total since mid-2023. According to Robert A. Stanger & Company, a consecutive monthly slide has dragged year-to-date inflows down…
Driven by a 50% year-over-year surge in structured products revenue during a blockbuster 2025, RBC Wealth Management is betting on “idea generation” to retain its competitive edge, Kin Lok Lee, head of structured products, Asia, told Asian Private Banker. Yet, even those heights look modest compared to the current momentum. Just five months into 2026, year-to-date inflows are already on…
By: Stephanie Li
BNP Paribas Wealth Management (BNP Paribas WM) is challenging the early movers in the donor-advised fund (DAF) space, betting its own zero-fee platform will reframe philanthropy as a commercial driver for relationship managers. “Senior management sees the commitment across both sides of the pond to build up philanthropy capability. They wanted me to examine the landscape carefully, talk to the…
By: Stephanie Li
Thai investors are increasingly abandoning their traditional home bias in favour of global private markets, aggressively ramping up their exposure to alternative assets as domestic returns fail to keep pace with inflation, industry leaders shared at Asian Private Banker's Thailand Global Wealth Summit 2026. Thai investors' appetite for alternatives has grown sharply, with allocations rising from under 5% in 2021…
By: Stephanie Li
When Tucker York first started as a private wealth advisor four decades ago, the firm's average account size was nearly US$5 million. Today at Goldman Sachs, that figure wouldn't even get you through the front door.
William Fok, country head of HSBC Private Bank in Thailand, is making no secret of his ambitions: he wants to turn the British banking giant into the country's dominant private bank, and he is restructuring the local business to do it. Just five months into the role, Fok is already shifting the bank's lean Bangkok operation into growth mode. To…
By: Stephanie Li
Taiwanese lender Taishin International Bank has appointed KGI Securities' former head of wealth management to lead its onshore investment strategy and advisory team for its private banking business. Jeffrey Juan joined Taishin International Bank as senior vice president on 2 July 2026, Asian Private Banker has learned. Jeffrey Juan, Taishin International Bank In his new role, he will head the…
