LC Ideas: Views & Insights
Lighthouse Canton Featured in The Business Times’ “Who’s Who in Private Banking 2025”
Lighthouse Canton has been featured in the August 2025 edition of The Business Times’ “Who’s Who in Private Banking 2025”.
“Shaping the future of global wealth” – Article featuring Shilpi Chowdhary, Group CEO & Charlene Lin, MD, Strategic Growth (North & Southeast Asia), Lighthouse Canton
With wealth structures becoming more sophisticated, intergenerational and globalized, Lighthouse Canton has spent the last decade building an integrated platform to serve as a trusted independent partner. Today, as a global investment institution, Lighthouse Canton serves business families and discerning investors through a comprehensive framework that integrates advisory, investment management, and technology.
“We created an integrated platform serving ultra-high-net-worth families with institutional rigour. While banks excel in their core areas, we complement the ecosystem by bringing together cross-border structuring, estate planning and business financing in one coordinated solution.”
“Our clients are evolving from informal family-run structures toward more sophisticated operational frameworks. This shift typically emerges when families encounter challenges managing multiple financial relationships or navigating escalating administrative complexities.”
Read More: Shaping the future of global wealth - The Business Times
“Keep calm and reap profits”- Roundtable session featuring Sunil Garg , MD- CIO of Lighthouse Canton, and fellow industry experts
Sunil Garg, Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer, contributed to a roundtable discussion on how recent developments, including tariffs and US dollar weakness, are reshaping investment decisions.
“Volatility associated with negotiations is noise, while the end result is the long-term fundamental impact – something that can be priced in, even if it leads to a downward shift in the growth trajectory.”
On portfolio construction, Sunil highlighted that true resilience comes from diversifying across strategies and allocating risk rather than relying on traditional asset-based models. This approach helps mitigate drawdowns and ensures more sustainable compounding over time.
Sunil was joined by esteemed panelists from leading financial institutions including Joseph Poon (Group Head, DBS Private Bank), James Cheo (CIO South-east Asia and India, HSBC Global Private Banking), Jack Siu (Head of Discretionary Portfolio Management Asia, Lombard Odier), Young Jin Yee (Co-head UBS Global Wealth Management Asia-Pacific), Evonne Tan (Head of Barclays Private Bank Singapore), Kelvin Lam (Allianz Global Investors), Jason Moo (CEO Bank of Singapore), Kelly Chia (UOB Private Bank), Foo Tian Ong (Standard Chartered Global Private Bank), Dong Chen (Pictet Wealth Management), and Shafali Sachdev (BNP Paribas Wealth Management).
Read More: Keep calm and reap profits
“No alternative to the greenback and US investments – for now”- Column featuring Sunil Garg, MD- CIO of Lighthouse Canton
In his column, Sunil Garg states that despite economic challenges, volatility in policymaking, and the rise of alternatives, there are practical limitations to diversifying away from the US dollar and US investments. While concerns about US debt levels and challenges to dollar dominance are valid, he maintains there really is no alternative for now.
Key points from the column:
US debt levels now resemble those seen previously in emerging markets, with neither current nor previous administrations interested in tackling the problem
Challenges come from a multipolar world including the European Union, China, India, and the Global South
The yuan and rupee are not freely convertible currencies and lack the depth and liquidity of the US treasury market
Non-US dollar financial instruments face poor liquidity and lack of choice
Growth investing opportunities outside the US are limited - Europe, India and most Southeast Asian countries lack innovative, cutting-edge technology companies
Gold and cryptocurrencies deserve allocation as currency diversifiers but not enough to make a meaningful difference
Central banks are unlikely to give up control of monetary policy and the ability to print fiat currency
Major geopolitical upheavals could be catalysts for change, similar to how World War I marked the beginning of the end for pound sterling dominance
Read more: No alternative to the greenback and US investments – for now - The Business Times
