The new appointee has more than three decades' experience in Asia, the Middle East and Europe, and has worked at firms including DBS and Citibank Private Bank.

A former senior private banking figure at DBS and Citi, Peter Triggs, has been named as a consultant for The Fry Group, the global advisory group.

Triggs’ role will encompass advocacy, mentoring, presentations and other business development activities. A tax, trust and wealth planning veteran with more than 30 years’ experience in Asia, the Middle East and Europe, Triggs’ previous role was managing director, head of regional wealth planning, DBS Private Bank in Singapore. He now heads a consulting business, Triggs Wealth Advisory Pte Ltd.

Previously, Triggs was an MD at Citibank Private Bank in London, Jersey, Geneva,  Zurich and Singapore and headed a series of private banking and trust-related businesses in Europe and Asia. He started his career as a tax principal for Deloitte in its London office. 

He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, a Chartered Tax Advisor in the UK, a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, and is also qualified in insurance in Singapore. He has an honours degree in mathematics and philosophy from the University of Birmingham.

“This high-quality appointment underlines The Fry Group’s commitment to building a first-class advice-driven advisory business for expats around the world,” David Pugh, chief commercial officer, The Fry Group, said.

The Fry Group has offices throughout the UK, Belgium, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai and its history dates back 120 years.