Founded in 1989,
The Group comprises
two core businesses,
its Interdealer Brokerage business
and its Agency business.
With a total staff of 140 across six primary offices in Singapore, Jakarta, Manila, Bangkok, London and Hong Kong, Amstel is headquartered in Singapore, privately owned and managed by its Asian Board.
In an era of mega global brokerage firms, macro politics often dilutes regional client service. The Group operates as a specialist broker laser focused on Fixed Income, FX, Money Market Products, Equity and Private Debt. Amstel’s positon as a market leader in the SE Asia financial markets continues to strengthen through its extensive onshore and offshore client base.
Amstel is the largest and longest serving privately owned specialist brokerage in the region. The ASEAN growth story continues to dominate with another 50 million middle class consumers in South East Asia added in 2022, and the middle class making up 65% of the population by 2030 according to the Asian Development Bank. As the era of record low interest rates is now firmly behind us and elevated inflation forces central banks to hike, USD strength versus Asian currencies continues to dominate the Asian bond markets. The slowdown in China and inflationary headwinds impacted all asset classes 1st Half 2022, with investors prioritising resilience over yield. Amstel continues to add value to its clients from its strengths in both the Asian local currency and international markets.