Benrico Smit is a Wealth Manager at NEBA Wealth Management, based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, working with founders, senior leaders, private equity firms and family offices. He focuses on capital security, governance, and integrated decision-making across personal, business and family wealth.
He has worked in private wealth advisory in Asia since 2012, with experience spanning capital markets, transaction advisory and private wealth management across Africa, the UK and Asia. His background includes real estate investment, mergers and acquisitions advisory, private placements, capital structuring and risk management consulting, including work with large financial institutions on credit and risk matters. From 2019 to 2024 he served as CEO of DIAS Advisors in Hong Kong, leading private placement investment advisory and strategic transactions across Asia.
Benrico advises clients with assets and interests across multiple jurisdictions, many of them globally mobile as careers, businesses and family responsibilities evolve. Much of his work involves people in transition: liquidity events, role changes, refinancing, restructuring and business expansion. He provides access to global platforms, leading asset managers and specialist service providers, supported by NEBA’s international regulatory permissions and infrastructure.
Alongside his professional work, Benrico has been involved in social impact initiatives in Vietnam, particularly those supporting ethnic minority communities and women-led enterprise.
