Bank of Singapore strengthens Family Office and Wealth Advisory senior bench to support Ultra-High-Net-Worth push

With the largest intergenerational transfer of wealth underway, Bank of Singapore (新加坡银行) has strengthened the senior leadership bench for its Family Office and Wealth Advisory business. This is a strategic move to support clients as they address increasing complexities in planning for succession, legacy and wealth transfer – an especially important concern for ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) clients, which is a key growth segment for the bank. Against this backdrop, 2025 saw a record number of client engagements for the Family Office and Wealth Advisory team globally. The growth trajectory is projected to accelerate. 

In support of this growth, Mr Elvin Ho (何子辉) will join Bank of Singapore on 4 May 2026 as Head of Family Office and Structuring Solutions (家族办公室与财富管理方案主任). In this role, Mr Ho will lead the bank’s competency and solutions centre in developing its family office offering, wealth structures particularly for the bank’s UHNW segment, and philanthropy. 

Mr Ho joins from JPMorgan Private Bank where he advised UHNW clients across Southeast Asia on multi‑jurisdictional general taxation, estate and succession planning. Prior to that, he spent 19 years at UBS AG in senior roles spanning wealth planning, investment consulting, markets and business risk as a Competency Centre Head.

As part of the strengthened leadership structure in the team, Ms Jiawen Guo (郭家汶) will take on the new role of Head of Family Office and Wealth Advisory, Singapore (财富规划与家族办公室咨询服务新加坡主管), with responsibility for the Singapore‑based wealth advisory team. 

Ms Christine Wong (黄春焰 ) continues to lead the Family Office and Wealth Advisory team in Hong Kong serving the bank’s growing domestic and Greater China markets, while Ms Yasmine Omari leads the team in Dubai, supporting the bank’s clients from Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Mr Harry Ng (黄笃学) has also been appointed Senior Wealth Advisor, providing oversight of key client relationships for the Singapore and Malaysian markets.

Mr Ho, Ms Guo, Ms Wong, Ms Omari and Mr Ng report to Mr Paul Chua (蔡源按), Head of Family Office and Wealth Advisory (财富规划与家族办公室咨询服务主管), Bank of Singapore.

Supporting OCBC Group’s Whole-of-Wealth push

The build out of Bank of Singapore’s Family Office and Wealth Advisory team is in line with OCBC Group’s Whole-of-Wealth proposition – a focal point of its Next Frontier corporate strategy. The team will be well positioned to stay ahead in advising families amid growing demand in planning, and provide clients with access to solutions involving OCBC Bank, and Great Eastern Holdings which is the insurance arm of OCBC Group. Bank of Singapore is the private banking subsidiary of OCBC Group.

Mr Chua said, “We are pleased to have Elvin join the Family Office and Wealth Advisory leadership team as he brings extensive experience in managing the technical and industry developments that impact our clients’ planning. Elvin is an industry veteran with deep technical competence and client experience. We have also taken the opportunity to optimise our global team structure for future growth with strong leadership to support initiatives out of our Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai hubs. Going forward, we continue to leverage on our differentiated wealth advisory approach to help clients address their most important objective and purpose – to grow and preserve their wealth for the next generation.”