The wealth management firm, which has built out a NextGen programme and is developing family office services, has made a key philanthropy appointment.

Singapore-based Golden Equator has appointed Christopher Wilson as philanthropy ambassador for its multi-family office Golden Equator Wealth and portfolio mentor for the group.

Wilson will take an advisory role and consult with Golden Equator Wealth’s clients to help them navigate philanthropy and how to integrate this area into their family offices.

The firm announced the move as it launched its NextGen Programme and family office publication (as previously reported here). 

“I have often witnessed wealthy families and individuals waiting for a certain milestone before starting to look into philanthropy, but what I want to encourage is to start the discussion now because of the benefits it brings to the families. Philanthropy focuses the family on doing good and connecting, but also bonds the family and creates positivity, because they start to look at life from a different perspective,” Wilson said. 

Wilson is a social entrepreneur, philanthropy advocate, and finance professional with more than 30 years of experience in banking, consulting, asset management, and technology. 

“The perception of philanthropy is currently still limited in Asia, and is not well understood by Asia’s ultra-high net worth [individuals]. But as a whole, we are starting to see families, especially the NextGens of the families, taking interest in philanthropy, which is very encouraging,” Shirley Crystal Chua, founder and group chief executive of Golden Equator Group, said.