05/22/2019
Citibank appoints new Citi China Commercial Bank head
He will oversee all of Citi’s commercial bank operations in China, leading the team supporting the development of China’s emerging and developing corporates
Executive Moves
05/22/2019
MSCI appoints Tay Kim as head of client coverage for South Korea
She reports to Kazuya Nagasawa
05/22/2019
Singapore multi-family office adds philanthropy ambassador
Christopher Wilson will consult with Golden Equator Wealth’s clients to help them understand the benefits of philanthropy and implement it in their family office
05/21/2019
Blue Sky enters receivership
In September last year, Blue Sky borrowed $50 million in a convertible note facility from Oaktree Capital Management.
05/21/2019
Frontier Advisors adds consultants
Leslie joins from Mercer where he has been an investment consultant since 2016.
05/21/2019
RBC I&TS Australia lead departs
This was done to strengthen connections across the region and ensure consistent delivery of client service, the spokesperson said.
05/20/2019
Citibank hires Singapore CEO; FundRock names Asia markets MD
He will manage the Citi Singapore’s consumer business and lead the consumer franchise in its ASEAN cluster.
05/20/2019
Reed Smith Expands Hong Kong Office
He was previously a dispute resolution partner in the Hong Kong office of Oldham, Lie & Nie.
05/17/2019
Citi names new regional chief
Luet's new responsibilities includes developing and implementing business strategy, fostering client relationships, managing risk and controls, and protecting and enhancing Citi's reputation in Australia.
05/17/2019
Further growth for Mourant in Asia with eight promotions
The awards follow a strong start to 2019 for Mourant, which announced the appointment of insolvency and commercial litigation specialist, Justine Lau, to its partnership earlier this year.
05/17/2019
Former UBS AM research lead joins fund manager
Prior to joining UBS AM, Rossi was an equity analyst at Credit Suisse.
05/17/2019
YBR overhauls wealth arm
YBR will concentrate on mortgage distribution, servicing and manufacturing
05/17/2019
Harneys Hong Kong hire new Banking and Finance Partner
He advises onshore law firms, borrowers and financial institutions on a wide variety of structures
05/16/2019
Pennington Fund appoints investment adviser for South Africa
Mr. Yasseen will use his experience and expertise to introduce Pennington Fund to South Africa
05/16/2019
BCLP Strengthens Asia Finance Offering With New Partner Appointment
Gregory joins a team of 15 partners and another 55 fee-earners across BCLP’s Singapore, Hong Kong and China offices.
05/15/2019
DBS announces retirement of long-time CIO
Gledhill will be succeeded by Jimmy Ng
05/15/2019
RPC sees another senior departure in SG as director heads to Withers
Tan is the first partner hire for Withers KhattarWong in Singapore after the firm hired two lawyers from Morgan Lewis Stamford last year - insolvency specialist Justin Yip and disputes lawyer Amarjit Kaur.
05/14/2019
Munich Re appoints Linus Phoon as CEO of Singapore and South East Asia
The appointment is effective from May 2, 2019.
05/14/2019
DBS chief information officer David Gledhill to depart bank
Mr Gledhill's departure was confirmed by DBS, and his retirement will be effective Aug 1. DBS said he will be returning to the UK to settle down close to his family.
05/14/2019
Insurtech Australia names new chief
She was most recently Stone & Chalk head of corporate partnerships and insurtech lead, and prior to that worked at the Layne Beachley Foundation and Bauer Media.