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In an industry where complexity often hinders access to alternative investments, iCapital has emerged as a pivotal force, bridging the gap between wealth managers and private markets. The New York-based fintech, with deep roots in Asia, combines scalable technology with institutional-grade solutions to simplify how advisers and clients navigate assets like private equity, real estate and hedge funds. Its 2024 milestones – marked by strategic launches and partnerships – underscore its role as Asia’s foremost technology enabler for wealth management.

DBS’s private banking business has achieved impressive growth, driven by a strategic focus on talent, client retention and a thriving family office segment.

Mutual Trust excels in providing comprehensive family office services, helping many of Australia’s wealthiest families and individuals to manage their wealth effectively across generations.

For over 25 years, UBS has redefined the role of wealth in addressing global challenges, transforming philanthropic aspirations into measurable impact. In Asia, where economic growth intersects with pressing social and environmental needs, the firm’s philanthropic advisory services have emerged as a bridge between private capital and systemic solutions.

Heritvest offers comprehensive and multi-level wealth inheritance services for high net-worth clients through customised solutions and in-depth customer support.

Bank Central Asia is the standout private bank in Indonesia, a wealth manager whose highly personalised and relationship-driven model caters to a growing, ambitious wealth clientele.

Kiatnakin Phatra Securities has emerged as a leader in discretionary portfolio management (DPM) in Thailand, providing a client-centric and research-driven investment approach. Since 2020, the firm has focused on offshore strategies through its offshore mandate, offering clients a seamless solution for long-term global portfolio construction.

Bank of Singapore has emerged as Asia's leader in sustainable wealth management, transforming its approach to ESG in just five years. Through a detailed strategic plan and actionable measures, it showed the judges tangible proof of its leadership in the space.

With its outstanding service capabilities, innovative product design, and professional market research, Bank of China Private Banking has once again been named China’s best state-owned private bank, as well as the best private bank for impact investing. These accolades reflect its comprehensive service system, as well as its integrated and globalised financial products and investment solutions.

In a year marked by geopolitical shifts and market volatility, HSBC’s investment research team carved a niche by transforming complexity into actionable clarity. Guided by a framework that prioritises long-term structural trends over short-term noise, the bank’s 2024 research strategy centred on five core themes: disruptive technologies, climate action, the evolving society, Asia’s new world order, and tactical opportunities tied to earnings growth and rate cuts. This approach not only navigated uncertainty but delivered measurable outperformance for clients.

Futu Trustee is the leader in trust administration in Hong Kong, leveraging its powerful technology to deliver comprehensive trust services to high net-worth individuals, families and enterprises. With more than $10 billion in assets under management, Futu Trustee has established itself as a leader in the trust services sector.

DBS has cemented its industry leadership by securing the award for Asia’s best private bank for the third consecutive year in 2025.