Career Guide: Singapore Financial Advisory Firms

This is one part of a multi-part career guide series on the financial advisory career in Singapore. Various aspects will be covered in this career guide.

Are you considering a career as a financial advisor in Singapore?

Contrary to what you will be strongly advised to do, always SHOP for financial advisory firms and SHOP through managers even in the same firm, UNTIL your heart is content. 

Firms will always CHASE you to join them on board because an additional person means additional sales. The sooner the better. 

Do not let other people's agenda affect you. 

This is a career that benefits you and your clients if you are staying for the long run. 

You want to stay long enough to reap the rewards. Hence, choose your firm and manager wisely. 

What are the firms out there to consider?

If you want to be an insurance agent, here are some insurance firms in Singapore:

AIA 

Aviva

AXA

Great Eastern

HSBC Insurance

NTUC Income

Prudential

Tokio Marine Asia Life Insurance

Transamerica Singapore

Friends Provident International

Royal Skandia 

If you want to be a financial advisor, there are 2 types of financial advisory firms you can consider.

The most common one is the Independently Owned Financial Advisory Firm. 

When you join this type of firm, you are able to broker insurance & investment products from multi-companies to your clients. 

Your renumeration will be based on sales commissions.

The list is not exhaustive as there are many Independently Owned Financial Advisory Firms in Singapore:

AAM Advisory 

CIMB Securities (Singapore) 

DollarDEX Investments

Elpis Financial 

Eternal Financial Advisory 

finexis Advisory 

GYC Financial Advisory 

IPP Financial Advisers 

Javelin Wealth Management 

Life Planning Associates 

New Independent 

Phillip Securities 

Porfolio Builders 

Professional Investment Advisory Services (PIAS)

Singcapital

Sterling Knight 

The Henley Group

The other type of financial advisory firm is the Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). 

Advisors from IFA firms are also able to advise on products from multi-companies but the key difference is that these advisors can earn from fees for dispensing advice to clients. 

Here are some firms which have termed themselves IFAs:

Cornerstone Planners 

Financial Alliance 

First Principal Financial 

Global Financial Consultants 

Jordan Huebner (Asia) 

Promiseland Independent 

Ray Alliance Financial Advisers 

Now that we have provided a shopping list for you, the next post we will be sharing with you the requirements and costs needed to become a financial advisor.

By reading this post you acknowledge that the above is based on information contributed from public sources without independent verification. 

We do not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this information or such information.

You further acknowledge that you are expected not to place undue reliance on the information provided. For more accuracy, turn up for an interview with the firm to establish your own opinion. Before you do that, remember to do your due diligence by reading up on the interview prospectus.