ASP's wealth push and new CEO reshape growth story
Wealth business drives AUM past 80 billion baht ASP is accelerating its wealth and asset management push, aiming to grow assets under management beyond 80 billion baht and cut reliance on volatile brokerage income. First-half profit jumped 516% to 324.92 million baht, with asset management now 43% of revenue. This steady fee income makes earnings more stable and supports the share price.
This is the core growth engine lifting ASP's recurring income and profit outlook.
Legal partnership expands family wealth advisory Asia Plus Securities teamed up with The Capital Law to offer combined legal and wealth advice to business-owning families and rich clients. This widens its advisory services and can attract more assets, adding fee income over time. It reinforces the wealth strategy that is already boosting results.
It shows a concrete step expanding the high-margin wealth advisory business.
Founder retires, new CEO takes over October 1 Founder and Executive Chairman Dr. Kongkiat retires after over 20 years, and Dr. Krits Panichphan becomes CEO on October 1. The succession was planned, and the new CEO aims to upgrade brokerage, technology and wealth products. Leadership change brings uncertainty, but a clear plan limits disruption.
A major leadership transition directly affects ASP's strategy and investor confidence.
ASP underwrites TURBO bonds, earning fees ASP is underwriting TURBO's 1/2026 bonds, with interest up to 5.60% per year, open to institutional and high-net-worth investors October 5-7. Underwriting brings fee income and shows its capital markets franchise is active, a modest but steady positive for earnings.
It is a fresh capital markets deal generating underwriting fees for ASP.