Tag "StashAway"
Who is the Best Robo-Advisor in Asia?
This is the problem statement I set out to explore by starting out on the ambitious ground up research project with Synpulse last year. But best for who? I quickly realized that there are at least three different audiences: retail investors,
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Latest Fintech Funding Deals In Singapore
In 2017, Singapore hit US$229.1 million of fintech funding, a record mainly attributed to two of Asia’s ten biggest deals taking place in the city-state in the fourth quarter. The deals are the acquisition of Paynear Solutions by e-commerce startup
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Singapore Robo Advisors secures USD $5.3 million in Series A Funding
StashAway, a Singapore based robo-adviser with retail license in Singapore, announced that it has completed a USD $5.3 million (SGD $7.0 million) Series A round of funding. A group of family offices subscribed to the round. The round included new
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WeWork unveiled its Singapore location / 2 Fintech Startups join
WeWork unveiled its inaugural Singapore location, WeWork Beach Centre. As the first Southeast Asia location, WeWork Beach Centre also signifies WeWork’s 200th location globally. WeWork Singapore will grow quickly as the company will launch its second location at 71 Robinson, slated
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Former CEO of Morgan Stanley Singapore Joins Advisory Committee of Singaporean Robo-Advisor
Ms Sim Hwee Hoon, former CEO of Morgan Stanley Singapore, is the fourth and final member of StashAway’s Advisory Committee. She joins Pranay Gupta, former Head of Multi-Asset Strategies at Temasek’s Fullerton Fund Management; Prof. Annie Koh, Professor of Finance
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Robo Advisors in Singapore
Robo-advisors are all the rage in the wealth management industry as banks and financial institutions around the world are looking to respond to the industry’s rapid adoption of technology, changing consumer expectations and the disruptive potential of new entrants. Even
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5 Recent Fintech Startup Fundings in Southeast Asia
In 2016, deals to venture-backed Southeast Asian fintech startups rose 29% from 55 in 2015 to 71 in 2016. Meanwhile, dollars fell 12% from US$177 million in 2015 to US$158 billion in 2016 as deal growth was largely driven by
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