Q2 2025 – Market Review

I am pleased to share my podcast interview for Philanthropy Impact, where I share insights into my journey and my calling to make a difference in people’s lives through wealth and wellness. Thank you to John Pepin for this opportunity.

At the Financial Times PWM Wealth Management Summit held in Singapore on 13th March 2025, I was pleased to join a panel discussion entitled ‘Mapping millionaire migration: How are Asian wealth managers catering to globally mobile clients?’…

As President Trump began issuing a wave of executive orders, the global economic outlook quickly became more complex. Governments around the world were compelled to respond to a series of challenges sparked by what is shaping up to be a transformational set of policies—policies that may well herald a new world order.

It was a pleasure to judge the WealthBriefing European Awards 2025. Not an easy task, as the entries were very high quality. Good luck to all the nominees! Wishing you all a fabulous evening at the Awards gala dinner tonight in London.

What will the global fi nancial markets be like this year? Where does value lie? Will the incoming US administration’s policies cause an upheaval? Or will Emerging Markets again rise to the occasion and pull global growth forward?

After the excitement of the US Presidential election in November, the global markets ended the year on a more subdued note. At an aggregate level global economic data showed little momentum in…

It was good to be back at the Singapore Institute of Directors on Friday to attend the Listed Entity Director training on Board Risk. It was interesting to hear from the expert speakers and panelists. Always a…

It happened – US fed funds rates finally peaked. The Fed sprung a small surprise and cut interest rates by 50bps against a marginal majority view that the Fed would only cut rates by 25bps. The accompanying…