A Career Where Your
Voice Is Rewarded.
Where the effort you put in is directly reflected in what you take home — in income, in time, and in the life you build for the people who matter most.
Sound Familiar?
You work hard. You deliver results.
But something still feels off.
If any of the following resonates with you — you're not alone. And you're exactly who this page is for.
You have limited voice.
You follow instructions that aren't yours to set. You execute strategies you didn't design. No matter how capable you are, the decisions that shape your work — and your future — are made by someone above you. Your accountability has a ceiling. And so does your growth.
Your effort. Someone else's rules.
You know you can do more.
You see the gap between what you're capable of and what your role actually allows. You've outgrown the job description. You're not looking for an easier path — you're looking for a bigger one. One where your ceiling is set by your own ambition, not your job title.
Your potential. Waiting to be unlocked.
You can't see the possibility.
The lack of differentiation in your current career makes it hard to imagine a different future. Every path looks the same. Every promotion feels like more of the same. You believe there's something better — but without a clear alternative, it's hard to take the first step.
Your imagination. Constrained by familiarity.
"I had a clear path to success in corporate. But when I looked 30 years ahead, I couldn't see myself in that picture. It wasn't the ceiling that pushed me out — it was the vision that pulled me forward."
— Darren Chia, Director, SABAS AWM
The Turning Point
From Corporate to
A 6-Figure Career Built with Purpose
This wasn't a leap of faith. It was 8 months of rigorous exploration — and a deliberate decision to build something that actually meant something.
The Realisation
Accountability has a ceiling in corporate.
No matter how much you contribute, your impact is always bounded by the structure above you. The instructions you follow aren't yours. The strategy you execute isn't yours. And the ceiling on your growth? That isn't yours to remove either.
The Exploration
8 months of due diligence — not a gamble.
Darren didn't quit impulsively. He spent 8 months rigorously exploring financial advisory — understanding the products, the clients, the career trajectory, and the income potential. He needed to know: was this a place where he could do genuinely meaningful, responsible work?
The Discovery
Responsible financial planning — done right.
What he found wasn't just a job. It was a way to plan for finances that most people have never experienced — not product-pushing, not commission-chasing, but doing proper financial planning that genuinely changes people's lives. That became the standard SABAS AWM holds itself to.
The Result
4x MDRT. 2x Centurion. 1x COT. In 4 years — personally.
Darren achieved 4x MDRT, 2x Centurion, and 1x COT in his first 4 years — while simultaneously grooming multiple MDRT, Centurion, and COT qualifiers within Ascendance Wealth Management. As a collective, SABAS AWM has achieved 19x MDRT, 4x Centurion, and 3x COT. These are not individual trophies — they are proof of a system, a culture, and a community that turns deliberate effort into recognised excellence.
Director
Darren Chia
4x MDRT · 2x Centurion · 1x COT
AWM Townhall Awards 2025
Highest AD Production
SOC Unit Champion · Darren Chia Organisation
The SABAS AWM Difference
Why Join Us?
Everyone works hard. But not everyone has a system, a community, and a philosophy that turns that hard work into something lasting.
Frontload Your Effort
Earn more. Live more.
Everyone wants more time for the people they love and more financial freedom to enjoy it. Most people never find a way to have both. We believe in one principle: frontload your effort in the early years, build your practice with discipline, and you will have far more to savour in the long run — time, income, and fulfilment together.
The sacrifice is temporary. The reward is permanent.
A Community That Pushes You
Beyond what you imagine.
The breakthroughs you can't see for yourself are visible to the people around you. A strong community doesn't just support you — it challenges you, holds you accountable, and shows you what's possible. At SABAS AWM, we believe this is how predictable success is achieved: not alone, but together, one step at a time.
Your ceiling becomes someone else's floor.
Building Predictable Success
Not luck. A blueprint.
Success in this industry is not accidental. We have a proven system — refined over years of practice — that gives you a clear, repeatable path to building a sustainable advisory business. You don't have to figure it out alone. You just have to follow the blueprint and do the work.
"Building Predictable Success."
Integrity
Authenticity
Ownership
Grow Together. Win Together.
The Power of
Building a Team
In this career, your income doesn't just come from your own effort. When you build a team around you, your impact — and your rewards — multiply. This is how you create something that lasts beyond yourself.
Be Rewarded for What You Build
As you grow your team, you earn overriding commissions on their production. Your income becomes less dependent on any single client relationship — and more a reflection of the culture and capability you've cultivated. The bigger the team you build, the bigger the impact you create.
Create Bigger Impact Together
A team of advisors doing responsible financial planning reaches more families, changes more lives, and creates more meaningful outcomes than any individual ever could. At SABAS AWM, we believe that building a strong team isn't just a career strategy — it's a way to multiply your purpose.
A Community That Elevates Everyone
The breakthroughs you can't see for yourself are visible to the people around you. Our team environment is built on shared wins, honest feedback, and a culture where every member's success is celebrated. When one person rises, the whole team rises with them.
Recognition That Reflects Your Leadership
From MDRT to Centurion to COT — the industry's highest recognition benchmarks aren't just personal achievements. They are signals of the team you've built and the standard you've set. At SABAS AWM, we build leaders who earn recognition that reflects their real impact.
Our Achievers
MDRT & COT Qualifiers
AWM Townhall Awards 2025
We win together
The Reason We Do This
Having a Say in the
Fruits of Your Labour
At the end of every hard day, every early morning, every client meeting — the question that matters most is simple: are you building something for yourself and the people you love?
Time — the ultimate currency
Most careers trade your time for a salary. In this career, you invest your time to build an asset — a practice that generates income even when you're not working. The goal is to reach a point where you have more time for the people and experiences that matter most to you.
Income that reflects your effort
There is no cap. There is no salary band. There is no annual review where someone else decides what you're worth. Your income is a direct reflection of the value you create for your clients and the team you build. You decide how much you earn.
Purpose in every decision
This isn't just about the money. It's about being able to say yes to the things that matter — a family holiday, a child's education, a parent's retirement, your own peace of mind. Every purposeful decision you make today compounds into a life you're proud of tomorrow.
"Run our careers like a smart home set up — it's going to be time consuming at the start while we build things up, but it's going to create much more comfort and certainty in the long run."
— The SABAS AWM Philosophy
Our Proprietary Edge
A Tool Built for
Responsible Planning
Most financial advisors rely on generic tools and spreadsheets. We built something different. PLSM — Pay Less, Spend More — is a proprietary web application developed by Darren Chia. Paying less for long-term commitments so you can spend more on today's priorities.
When you join SABAS AWM, you gain access to PLSM as part of your toolkit — giving you a meaningful edge in how you serve clients and build trust from the very first conversation.
Take the First Step
What Kind of Coffee Are You?
The career has to fit before you can see the possibilities. Answer a few quick questions and we'll reveal your professional personality type — then connect you with the right people at SABAS.
Before we connect further
Let's find out — based on your behavioural patterns, what kind of coffee are you?
3 quick questions. No right or wrong answers. Just honest instincts.
Common Questions