10 July 2025
Tariff headlines are once again making waves, but markets continue to make new highs, clearing one hurdle at a time.
Dawn Leong from our Chief Investment Office unpacks the latest developments, analyses market reactions, and shares actionable strategies to help you navigate today’s volatile investment landscape.
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Quarterly Outlook
2H 2025 Investment Outlook: From Depths to Dawn
18 June 2025
From US policy changes to global market volatility, staying ahead in the second half of 2025 entails understanding the implications of fiscal policy shifts, rising bond yields, and rapid AI developments.
Our Chief Investment Office outlines key themes and strategies, equipping you with insights to help you prepare for what lies ahead.

Podcast
Overcoming the wall of worries
10 July 2025
Tariff headlines are once again making waves, but markets continue to make new highs, clearing one hurdle at a time.
Dawn Leong from our Chief Investment Office unpacks the latest developments, analyses market reactions, and shares actionable strategies to help you navigate today’s volatile investment landscape.

Market Update
Dethroning the Dollar: Revolution will take time
14 May 2025
The US dollar, long regarded as the bedrock of global finance, faces mounting pressures that could signal a slow decay in its unrivalled dominance as the global reserve currency. In this report, we explore key dimensions of this potential decay while contextualising the dollar's enduring role in the financial system and evaluating alternative currencies.
Investment insights

Podcast
Overcoming the wall of worries

Podcast
Bonding through uncertainty
3 July 2025
As markets navigate fresh macroeconomic headwinds, tariff tensions and shifting expectations around Fed policy, what lies ahead for fixed income investors?
Our Head of Investment Strategy, Kelly Chia, and Bernard Kie offer timely insights on the bond market landscape and how a focus on quality yield, duration management and diversification can help investors stay resilient and well-positioned for the second half of 2025.

Podcast
From Depths to Dawn: Navigating 2H 2025
26 June 2025
Markets have rebounded from the Liberation Day sell-off but uncertainty still lingers.
In this episode, our Head of Investment Strategy, Kelly Chia, distils the key investment themes for the second half of 2025 and shares how you can position your portfolio for resilience and growth.

Quarterly Outlook
2H 2025 Investment Outlook: From Depths to Dawn
18 June 2025
From US policy changes to global market volatility, staying ahead in the second half of 2025 entails understanding the implications of fiscal policy shifts, rising bond yields, and rapid AI developments.
Our Chief Investment Office outlines key themes and strategies, equipping you with insights to help you prepare for what lies ahead.

Podcast
Cutting through the noise with a rigorous fund selection process
18 June 2025
In today’s saturated fund landscape, not every pitch makes the cut – and for good reason.
Our Head of Investment Strategy, Kelly Chia, speaks with Eleanor Tan to understand how our fund due diligence team applies a disciplined approach to evaluating over 300 fund pitches a year. Hear how rigorous scrutiny and comprehensive analysis ensure that only the most compelling ideas make it into our clients’ portfolios.

Podcast
The next frontier of AI
12 June 2025
AI is beginning to take on a new form – one that can see, move and act in the physical world. As the technology evolves, so does its potential.
In this episode, our Head of Investment Strategy, Kelly Chia, sits down with tech analyst, Lim Sae Wai, to explore the rapid evolution of AI, from generative models and agentic systems to the rise of physical AI. They discuss the shifting regulatory landscape, surging infrastructure demands and the emerging opportunities as intelligent machines become part of our everyday reality.
Generational Wealth Insights

Asian wealth management – Succession planning strategies
14 November 2024
Angela Koh, Head of Wealth Planning and Family Office Advisory, shares her insights on building lasting family legacies in this podcast interview with The Business Times.

Harnessing almost 90 years of experience in navigating intergenerational wealth transfer
21 August 2024
Chew Mun Yew, Head of UOB Private Bank, shares his perspective on succession planning in the changing landscape of family wealth management and how UOB Private Bank leverages its strengths to help high-net-worth families achieve generational success.

Intergenerational wealth and the great wealth transfer
23 August 2023
As Asia’s wealthy prepare for the great wealth transfer, learn how thoughtful planning can pave the way for generational success and enduring family legacies.
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