As Head of Leo Wealth Singapore, Joyce is responsible for overseeing business development, risk management and operational support. Prior to its re-branding as Leo Wealth Singapore, the company was founded in July 2014 by Joyce as Jachin Capital Pte Ltd.

The establishment of Jachin Capital in July 2014 capped her career with the private banking teams of major financial institutions such as OCBC, Citigroup, UBS, Morgan Stanley and Bank of Singapore.

Joyce has over 40 years of corporate and private banking experience in Singapore and South-East Asia. Her all-rounded experience encompasses credit, operations, compliance, risk management, investment advisory, marketing and sales.

Before her client relationship management role with the private banking institutions, Joyce spent 12 years in key regional management positions at Merrill Lynch International Bank Ltd. She was Regional Banking Operations Manager for Asia Pacific for about four years before moving on in 1997 to become Regional Compliance and Control Manager for Asia Pacific. After successfully updating and implementing a risk management framework for Merrill Lynch, Joyce took on a Regional Marketing and Sales Manager function for Asia Pacific in 1999. She stayed in this position until April 2001 when she joined OCBC to spearhead the investment advisory team.

At OCBC, Joyce was instrumental in setting up the investment advisory team for the private banking unit. Joyce also served as a member of the investment committee for OCBC Trustee Limited. Joyce cut her teeth in banking as a Credit and Marketing Officer at DBS Finance Ltd after graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honors) degree from the National University of Singapore.

Nithi Genesan is the Managing Director of Compliance in the Singapore operation of Waystone Compliance Solutions. A compliance and regulatory specialist, Nithi has over 15 years of experience working within the financial sector and an in-depth knowledge of the laws and regulations of the financial markets. Nithi’s vast experience includes working within securities, asset management, insurance, financial advisory and payment services.

At Waystone, Nithi manages numerous regulatory projects for large institutions and oversees the Compliance Team, providing the team with direction and oversight as they support clients with ongoing compliance matters including, obtaining licenses, internal audits, preparing for MAS inspections, providing compliance gap analysis and compliance training.

An experienced compliance trainer, Nithi conducts training for institutions ranging from asset management entities to top-tier banks. This includes working with the Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) to obtain accreditation for compliance training courses in Singapore and working with the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA) to establish compliance training.

Prior to joining Waystone (previously Argus Global), Nithi was Head of the Singapore operation for a well-established compliance consulting firm in the Asia-Pacific region. In this role, Nithi maintained a proven track record for consulting with financial institutions and intermediaries and managed numerous compliance projects for large institutions.

Urs has been in the private banking industry for 40 years, and since 1986 in Asia. After expanding the private banking businesses of Credit Suisse, ABN AMRO and Clariden/Clariden Leu in Singapore and throughout Asia, he decided to go independent. In 2009, Urs founded HP Wealth Management Singapore Pte Ltd, with Michael Foo, the former Head of Clariden Leu’s Portfolio Management unit, as the Chief Investment Officer. The company’s focus is exclusively on looking after private clients, acting as an Independent Asset Manager. Over the years, the firm has added a well-developed Family Office capability, which includes expertise in Private Markets. Urs believes that an Independent Asset Manager can offer a client the best of both worlds: a custodian of choice coupled with truly independent investment advice. Urs is also a founding member of the Association of Independent Asset Managers (Singapore). Urs continues to believe that private banking is and remains a people’s business and that the key aspect of building a successful business is the ability to listen to the client and to build strong relationships. Relationships last longer than products!