The clock is ticking for the WealthBriefingAsia Awards 2016, to be held on 9 June. Here is the shortlist of potential winners.

Outstanding practitioners in Asia's private banking industry will be honoured in Singapore at the Westin Hotel in the city on 9 June. Ahead of the event, at which the award winners will be announced, judges have drawn up a shortlist from which winners will be revealed.

The wealth management industry faces challenging times - and many opportunities - and the very fact of reaching the shortlist is already an indication of achieving high standards.

The awards are being sponsored this year by Friends Provident International.

For full details about the awards, such as programme and the judging panel, click here. The headline sponsor for the event is Friends Provident International. 

WealthBriefingAsia looks forward to welcoming attendees for what promises to be an excellent and enjoyable evening.

PRIVATE BANKING CATEGORIES

Private bank - South East Asia 

NOMINEES
Citi Private Bank
DBS Bank
HSBC Private Bank
 UOB Private Bank
Union Bancaire Privee

Domestic clients team 

NOMINEES
ABN AMRO Private Banking
DBS Bank
HSBC Private Bank

International clients team 

NOMINEES
ABN AMRO Private Banking
Citi Private Bank
DBS Bank

HNW team 

NOMINEES
ABN AMRO Private Banking
DBS Bank

UHNW team 

NOMINEES
BNP Paribas Wealth Management
Citi Private Bank

Pure play private bank 

NOMINEES
Bank Julius Baer
Bordier & Cie (Singapore)

Best private bank – client service 

NOMINEES
ABN AMRO Private Banking
Citi Private Bank
DBS Bank

Best private bank – investment management platform 

NOMINEES
Bordier & Cie
BNP Paribas Wealth Management
Citi Private Bank
DBS Bank
UBS 

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CATEGORIES

Independent wealth manager 

NOMINEES
ASK Wealth Advisors Private
Crossinvest (Asia)
Oclaner Asset Management
Thirdrock Group

Fund manager 

NOMINEES
Aviva Investors – Aviva Investors Global High Yield
Aviva Investors – Multi Strategy Target Return Fund
Milltrust International Group
SEA Asset Management
UOB Asia Investment Partners

Alternative investment manager 

NOMINEES
HSBC Private Bank
SEA Asset Management
UOB Asia Investment Partners

Platform provider 

NOMINEES
BNP Paribas Wealth Management
Milltrust International Group
Thomson Reuters

PRIVATE CLIENT CATEGORIES

Legal team 

NOMINEES
Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing
Withers Khattarwong
 
Philanthropy offering 

NOMINEES
BNP Paribas Wealth Management
HSBC Private Bank
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing
Withers Khattarwong

Tax/Accountancy team 

NOMINEES
Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow
BDO
Withers Khattarwong

Independent trust or fiduciary company 

NOMINEES
Portcullis Trust (Singapore)
Trident Trust
Vistra 

WEALTH MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY CATEGORIES (open to technology vendors only)

Portfolio management 

NOMINEES
Charles River Development
ERI Banking Software

Compliance 

NOMINEES
AGDelta
Thomson Reuters

Onboarding 

NOMINEES
Appway
Finantix

Innovative client solution - banks

NOMINEES
Bank Muamalat Malaysia
Citibank Singapore
UBS 

Innovative client solution - others

NOMINEES
ABS
AGDelta
Findawealthmanager.com
Milltrust International
Thomson Reuters

OTHER WEALTH MANAGEMENT CATEGORIES

Leading individual (advisors) 

NOMINEES
Appleby – Vincent Chan
Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow – Dawn Quek
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing – Amita Dutt
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing – Dennis Tan
Withers Khattarwong – Stacy Choong

Women in wealth management 

NOMINEES
Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow – Dawn Quek
Bank Muamalat Malaysia – Nur Ain Ramli
Withers Khattarwong – Stacy Choong

Outstanding contribution to wealth management thought leadership 

NOMINEES
Bank Muamalat Malaysia
PwC/UBS