Wisdom River Capital
External Asset Manager
Wisdom River Capital
External Asset Manager
External Asset Managers (EAMs) originated from Europe’s long‑standing family traditions and have carried forward the essence of independence and objectivity. They serve client interests by offering unbiased advice and comprehensive wealth solutions, helping ultra‑high‑net‑worth families maintain a stable investment style, build family offices, and streamline financial management.
In financial centers like Hong Kong and Singapore, EAMs provide tailored asset allocation, ensuring transparency and collaborative decision-making for asset protection and growth, which distinguishes them from traditional private banks.
EAMs in Wisdom River Capital are not tied to the in-house products or sales targets of any single bank, providing more independent and client-centric investment advice focused on the client’s interests rather than bank profits.
EAM clients maintain ultimate control over their investment decisions; the EAM manages assets on a discretionary or advisory basis, but major moves always require client consent.
By keeping only one wealth manager who fully understands your financial needs, Clients working via EAMs can consolidate the management of accounts held at different banks, achieving broader diversification and easier oversight while maintaining the security advantages of multiple custodians.
EAMs can integrate with family office offerings, covering not only investment, but legal, tax, succession, health, and family governance needs, ensuring holistic family wealth management.
Consolidating multiple banks’ research, products, and services, EAMs specialize in creating highly tailored investment solutions to meet your personal or family needs, offering flexibility that private banks, which are sometimes constrained by standardized offerings, cannot match.
EAMs usually offer a more transparent and straightforward fee model, clearly separating custodial and advisory charges, and removing hidden incentives tied to product sales.
Differences Between EAM & Private Bank
EAM
Private Bank
Gate Keeper & Portfolio Manager
Sales
Fully Independent & No Conflict of Interest
Not Incentivized to Push Specific Products
Conflict of Interest
Tied to & Only Promote in-house Products
Unbiased Advice
Access to Multiple Banks & Best-in-class Products
Advice May Favor in-house Products
Limited Offering
Client Chooses Custodian(s)
Held at Private Bank
Easy to Switch Banks / Custodians
Complex to Switch
Relationship-driven
Long-term Alignment
Staff Turnover May Affect Continuity
Case Sharing
EAM, Family Wealth & Business Succession
OUR Client
The client is a successful first-generation Chinese entrepreneur in his 50s and the patriarch of a family of over HK 15 members
Client Goals
The client plans to expand his business overseas while involving his successors to learn and participate in its operations. He also seeks global wealth diversification across jurisdictions such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Switzerland, and Dubai
key Challenges
Overseas Financing & Management
Asset & Tax Inefficiencies
Succession Planning
Our Solution
ODI Legal Work & Business Consultancy
EAM as a Gatekeeper & Asset Manager
Family Office & Succession Structuring