Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

UBS Names APAC Co-Heads of Capital Markets for Wealth Unit

The two succeed Conrad Huber who has taken on a new role as business sector head for global wealth management (GWM) China, Singapore, Indonesia and Japan International.

Indosuez Names Hong Kong Head of Asset Management

In his new role, Koo will oversee asset management activities for the bank in Hong Kong across distribution, marketing and investor servicing of asset management-related products and offerings.

UOB makes board changes

She was the vice-chairman of Asia-Pacific global wealth management at UBS from 2016 till her retirement in 2020, and was vice-chairman of Citibank's Asean corporate and investment banking before that.

Korea’s KIC creates new investment division

Cha’s former role as head of the infrastructure group has been filled by Choi Seo Jin, who used to work in KIC’s New York office.

Australian advertising guru David Droga new CEO of Accenture Interactive

Droga takes over from Brian Whipple, who will retire after spending altogether 20 years at the professional services giant.

BNP Paribas names Sanjay Singh as CEO of India operations

BNP got the central bank’s nod to appoint Singh as CEO last week, said a person familiar with the matter.

Binance Australia appoints chief executive

He added that he hopes all Australians looking to invest in crypto will soon consider doing so through Binance as the exchange grows its presence in the country.

ING Appoints Shanghai Branch Manager

She also worked for MUFG Bank China and Intesa Sanpaolo SpA China.

UOB enhances HNW capabilities as part of plans to accelerate business growth across Asia

UOB’s HNW segment currently accounts for half of the Bank’s wealth management fee income which it aims to double within five years.

AustralianSuper appoints head of equities

AustralianSuper chief investment officer Mark Delaney said Pascoe was ideally placed to lead the equities team.

SGH appoints medical tech fund analyst

“We’re anticipating strong demand in the space for some time, and to have Sophie on board so soon after inception of the Fund is an exciting development for our clients.”

China head leaves Fidelity

The sudden departure is announced shortly after Fidelity had been approved to set up a mutual fund unit in China.

Syfe Announces Senior Hires and Hong Kong Plans

The appointment comes on the heels of three other major hires from April to June 2021, which include head of new business Jack Prickett, head of finance Brice Derouet, and head of partnerships Laurens Koppelaar.

Morgan Stanley Private Banker Sheds Role for Relocation

Wai remains with the firm but will relocate to Australia for family-related reasons.

StanChart Exec Joins Blockchain Startup

The company uses blockchain technology to solve dollar liquidity shortage issues in emerging markets, and has products like a payment escrow service and crypto-fiat exchange platform.

HSBC Bolsters ASEAN Sustainability

The region is also facing a $100 billion per year infrastructure gap, ADB added, which may have worsened during the pandemic.

Stockspot hires from Vanguard

Stockspot was founded in 2013 and offers online investment advice.

Nab Announces Appointments To Executive Leadership Team

She was chief executive of BNZ for over three years

Emmi appoints head of business development

Field had been at Conexus for just under three years

AFMA Appoints Brett Harper as its new Chief Executive Officer

He succeeds David Lynch who is retiring from AFMA after 25 years of service, including as its Chief Executive Officer since 2012.

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