DBS Private Bank has appointed John Ng as the head of portfolio counselling & product strategy.

Part of the DBS Private Bank’s product advisory team, this is a newly created function and Ng will provide strategic portfolio advice and formulate model portfolios to cater to the various market segments.

DBS Private Bank says that Ng will work closely with investment counsellors in the wealth management group to drive a consistent and institutionalized approach to portfolio recommendation, construction and review. Ng will report into Audra Seah, head of investment advisory & capital markets solutions.

A career banker with over 23 years of experience, Ng was previously at Bank of Singapore, where he spent eight years building and managing the research teams in cash equities, bonds, funds and private equity.