Legal Disclaimer

This website [https://ascendasiagroup.com], and the associated electronic services (“Website“) is operated by Ascend Asia Financial Services Group Pte Ltd and its related corporations (“Ascend Asia“, “us“, “we“, or “our“). By accessing or using the Website you agree, to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law, that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by these terms of use (“Terms“) as may be updated from time to time. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use our Website. 

1. Information and materials

1.1. All information and materials provided on our Website are intended for general information only and is not intended to be and does not constitute financial, investment, or professional advice, or any other advice or recommendation or any sort offered or endorsed by us. To the maximum extent permissible under applicable law:

a. the information and materials are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranty of any kind (whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise);

b. we expressly disclaim all representations and warranties, whether express, statutory, or implied, oral or in writing, including without limitation warranties of non-infringement of third-party rights, title, satisfactory quality, accuracy, adequacy, completeness, timeliness, merchantability, currency, reliability, security, fitness for a particular purpose, continued availability, interoperability with other systems or services, or compliance with any requirements, specifications laws, regulations, standards, guidelines; and

c. we shall not be liable for any losses, damages, penalties, actions, or claims, whether on the basis of contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if informed of the possibility thereof, arising from or relating to: (i) any loss of data, revenue, profits, goodwill, anticipated savings, reputation, business and/or business opportunity, or any business interruption; and/or (ii) any special, indirect, and/or consequential losses or damages of any kind.

2. Acceptable use

2.1. You agree to use our Website solely in accordance with applicable law and these Terms and you shall not:

a. copy, distribute, license, transfer, sell, publicly display, adapt, or disclose, in whole or in part, our Website or any of Our Content;

b. interact with, extract, or download any information, data or content from our Website in an automated manner (including without limitation using any data mining tools or scraping techniques;

c. probe, scan, test the vulnerability of or attempt to circumvent any security or authentication measures or features, functionalities, data, information or content that you are not authorised to access;

d. interfere with, ‘jailbreak’, or disrupt the proper working of our Website (or any part thereof), and/or any website or any networks connected to our Website, or otherwise;

e. access or use our Website in any way that may infringe, misappropriate, or violate any applicable law or third party rights (including without limitation any intellectual property rights or rights of publicity or privacy), or which may abuse, harm, interfere with, or disrupt the integrity or performance of our Website or any person’s enjoyment or legitimate use of the same; and/or

f. engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits any person from using or enjoying our Website, or that we reasonably believe exposes us or any of our users, affiliates, or any other third party to any liability, damages, or detriment of any type, including reputational harm.

2.2 We reserve the right to determine, in our sole discretion, whether any use of our Website violates these Terms, even if not explicitly stated herein.

3. Intellectual property

3.1. All images, text, graphics, illustrations, logos, patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, photographs, materials, and all related intellectual property rights (“Our Content“) in connection with our Website are either owned by or licensed to us.

3.2. Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a revocable, non-exclusive, personal, limited, and non-transferable license to access and use Our Content solely in accordance with these Terms and such other guidelines, notices, and directions as we may specify from time to time. We and our licensors reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in and to Our Content. 

4. General

4.1. Interpretation. The headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of these Terms.

4.2. Severability. The illegality, illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of any provision (or part thereof) of this Agreement under the law of any jurisdiction shall not affect its legality, validity or enforceability under the law of any other jurisdiction nor the legality, validity or enforceability of any other provision (or part thereof). 

4.3. Governing law and dispute resolution. These Terms and your access to and/or use of the Website and any dispute, claim, or proceedings arising out or in connection with the same shall be governed in all respects by the laws of Singapore. You hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Singapore Courts. 

Last updated: 07/07/2025

KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. For more information on KKR, please visit www.kkr.com.

 

In late 2024, KKR established Ascend Asia as an independently run platform that seeks to support the growth of financial advisory firms, with a primary initial focus on Singapore. KKR will draw from its global network, operational expertise, and deep insurance experience, which has included APRIL Insurance in France, Söderberg & Partners in the Nordics and Netherlands, and USI Insurance Services in the US, to accelerate Ascend Asia’s growth.