Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

AFA appoints new national president

Michelle Veitch was appointed as the associations new vice president and Victoria director, Samantha Robinson, has been appointed as treasurer.

Financial services feels talent crunch

"Many of the fund's management and superannuation businesses we work with are establishing new responsible investment teams or are increasing the size of their current teams,"

Citi Names Regional Co-Heads of BCMA

«Matt and Jon’s leadership will be instrumental in continuing the strong momentum in the increasingly important Asean market,» Citi said.

Steven Harker to retire from the Westpac Banking Corporation Board

"On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Steve for his considerable contribution to Westpac, in what has been a challenging time for the company."

Natixis hires sales director from First Sentier

Geneva-based Dwek spent more than five years at Natixis IM, starting out as a senior investment strategist.

Standard Chartered Names Chief Operating Officer for Trade

He joins from HSBC, where has has held roles as global head of trade operations and Chief product officer of Serai, a HSBC-funded fintech, since joining in 2013.

Real Estate Firm Hines Expands in Japan

Tanaka will oversee new business initiatives throughout the country alongside managing director Drew Huffman, and will report to Ray Lawler, CEO of Asia Pacific.

Corrs welcomes financial services regulatory specialist as partner

His experience includes advising retail and investment banks, fund managers and corporate advisers

State Street To Chief Risk Officer

Appointment follows planned succession of Andrew Kuritzkes

Michael Blomfield departs from Iress

Prior to Blomfield’s appointment last year, he was chief executive of Investment Trends, led the equities division at Commonwealth Bank, and was also Asia Pacific managing director for MF Global.

StanChart Nets Ex-Safra Singapore CEO

Previously, he also worked for UBS Wealth Management, Deutsche Bank and Citi Private Bank

DBS Appoints Chief Risk Officer

Soh has over 25 years of experience, having first joined DBS as a trainee officer in its corporate banking unit in 1995.

UBP Expands Sectoral Coverage in Asia

Ling was most recently a senior analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence covering the Asia internet sector and previously held senior roles at BNP Paribas and UBS.

UBP Expands Sectoral Coverage in Asia

Ling was most recently a senior analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence covering the Asia internet sector and previously held senior roles at BNP Paribas and UBS.

additiv appoints ex-Orange Director to head Asia Pacific division

Before joining additiv, he was a director of Professional Services for Orange Business Services, leading a team of digital transformation experts.

APRA appoints investment risk lead from TCorp

His previous private sector experience includes working for the likes of Challenger, Mercer, Macquarie, AMP and Russell Investments across investment analytics, research, and consulting.

Sally Loane resigns as FSC chief

"Some of the more significant challenges have included initiating life insurance's Trowbridge Review, developing the life Codes, and advocating for a sensible Compensation Scheme of Last Resort,"

U Ethical hires fixed income PM

U Ethical chief investment officer Jon Fernie said Lin's appointment will be critical in delivering alpha on a risk-adjusted basis.

ING Appoints APAC Head of Wholesale Banking

She will report to Andrew Bester, global head of ING wholesale banking, and will be responsible for driving ING’s strategy in Asia Pacific and the performance of the wholesale banking business across our 11 markets in the region.

Temasek climate strategist appointed to run World Economic Forum's nature and climate centre

Prior to joining Temasek in 2012, Gim Huay was a Management Consultant with McKinsey

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