Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Steps Down From Alibaba Board

The stake in the Chinese e-commerce behemoth is currently worth about $150 billion, well in excess of SoftBank’s current market cap of $105 billion.

HLB APAC appoints new chair

“It’s a time where change is being forced upon us and we need to deal with that change in appropriate ways; James is the best person to lead HLB Asia Pacific through this period.”

FEW announces new chief executive

"The team at FEW and I welcome Alex and her team with great excitement for our next phase of growth."

CBA loses private banking head

Investor Daily understands that the move is intended to create better support for the bank’s private clients, whose needs are predominantly focused on home buying and deposits as well as financial advice.

Avaloq hires in Asia to strengthen its regional footprint

Pascal Wengi joins from Crealogix

Super fund names head of portfolio design

The appointment is the first of the two new senior roles announced buy the fund in March, with the head of portfolio management yet to be announced.

Pinnacle hires Japan sales exec

The hire comes as Pinnacle builds its overseas distribution. Its distribution team of nine people reports to Andrew Chambers.

Capital Group bolsters Asia distribution team

Both associates will be based in Capital Group’s regional head office in Singapore.

Julius Baer expands onshore office in India

Gumashta added, "To stay one step ahead, we have upgraded our digital infrastructure to meet the evolving needs of our clients."

Administrators appointed to IPO Wealth

IPO Wealth's trustee, Vasco Trustees, appointed receivers to IPO Wealth on May 22 - a decision that Mayfair 101 disputed.

Wolters Kluwer hires Mourid Nasri as co-head of sales for Apac

He has also worked at Deutsche Bank in equity derivatives trading and holds a Master’s Degree in Quantitative Economics from Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany.

Super fund names chief risk officer

UniSuper chief executive Kevin O'Sullivan said he is delighted to welcome Raftis to UniSuper.

Value Partners announces Several Senior Hires

Value Partners maintains focused Business Team, and the senior leaders from the sales and client servicing divisions commit to offer the best investment solutions and advice to investors.

Bank of America shuffles Asia capital markets leaders Reuters

The pair will be based in Hong Kong from August, BofA said.

Deutsche Bank Names New Southeast Asia Wealth Head

After just 11 months with the German lender, De Sanctis rose to the ranks to become the third executive to lead Deutsche’s private bank in five years.

Asia Structured Products Head Exits BNP Paribas Wealth Unit

Hui is the second structured products veteran to be reshuffled in Asia’s private banking market.

Marianne Perkovic to depart CBA

The spokesperson confirmed that the private banking boss would be departing its ranks, but will continue to serve in the role over the coming months as CBA looks for a replacement.

Australia’s AMP Capital promotes Boe Pahari to CEO

Mr. Pahari joined AMP Capital ten years ago as head of infrastructure for Asia and Australia from Royal Bank of Scotland, where he was global co-head of principal strategies.

Capital Group Strengthens Asia Distribution

Capital Group also appointed Jasmine Huang as associate director, product marketing, Asia and Europe.

Gaurav Maheshwari named Standard Chartered Bank new CFO

Commenting on his appointment, Zarin Daruwala, CEO, India, Standard Chartered said, “The India franchise has scripted an inspiring performance over the last few years and we are looking forward to Gaurav playing a vital role in continuing with this

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