- CEO
- Wee Ee Chao
- Full Time Employees
- 2,000
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Investment banks/Brokers
- Address
- 83 Clemenceau Avenue Singapore CE Singapore 239920
- IPO Date
- Oct 23, 2000
- Business
- UOB-Kay Hian Holdings Limited is a Singapore-based investment holding company that provides brokerage, futures broking, structured lending, investment trading, margin financing, nominee and research services to retail, institutional and corporate clients including financial institutions, fund management companies and high net worth individuals; offers corporate finance services encompassing underwriting and placement for primary and secondary equities, mergers and acquisitions, compliance and financial advisory, as well as structured financing solutions such as privatization financing, credit restructuring, acquisition finance and bridge facilities; and delivers wealth management products including asset allocation strategies, discretionary portfolio management and external investment products. The company trades a comprehensive range of products such as equities across major exchanges including SGX, HKEX, SET, Bursa Malaysia, LSE, TSX, NASDAQ and NYSE; bonds; contracts for difference; daily leverage certificates; exchange traded funds; futures and options; leveraged foreign exchange via platforms like MT4 and Utrade Delta; structured products; robo advisory; and unit trusts. Incorporated in 1970 and formerly known as Kay Hian Holdings Ltd, it changed its name to UOB-Kay Hian Holdings Limited in October 2000 following a merger with UOB Securities, and is headquartered at 8 Anthony Road in Singapore with operations spanning Southeast Asia including Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, Greater China via a Shanghai research office, and international offices in London, New Jersey and Toronto employing approximately 3,123 staff globally. Recent developments include the launch of a new unit trust digital platform on its UTRADE portal in 2024 enhancing order management, cash management and reporting; announcement on 12 November 2025 of the voluntary delisting of its Thai subsidiary UOB Kay Hian Securities (Thailand) Public Company Limited from the Stock Exchange of Thailand with a tender offer at THB 8.17 per share; entry into an underwriting agreement in June 2024 with Go Hub Capital Berhad for its IPO on Bursa Malaysia's ACE Market; appointment of Jason Leow Juan Thong as independent director and Audit Committee member effective 1 May 2024; and record financial performance in 2024 with profit after tax and non-controlling interests of S$224.2 million, up 31.6% year-on-year, alongside a recommended final tax-exempt dividend of 11.9 cents per share.