10/02/2019
PwC Singapore taps Paul Pak to lead asset & wealth practice
A partner with the firm since 2009, Pak first joined PwC in Australia in 1997 following a bachelor of commerce in accounting and finance from the University of Singapore.
Executive Moves
10/02/2019
IOOF expands advice team
She was also a founding member of Financial Executive Women an organisation where women mentored other women to reach their career potential.
10/01/2019
Ambit Ropes In Amrita Farmahan As CEO Of Wealth Management
In her new role, she will be responsible for propelling the growth of Ambit’s wealth management business.
10/01/2019
BIL Nabs Credit Suisse Private Banker
Groebli is a veteran Swiss banker who left Geneva's Reyl in 2015 to run Credit Suisse's private bank for China out of Zurich.
10/01/2019
RBC hires from Citi, CLSA adds Adam Smith analyst
Street Talk understands RBC has hired Citi's Ben Nelson, who was a director at the US bank and in its institutional equity research sales team in Sydney for the past four years.
10/01/2019
MLC Wealth finalises leadership, rebrands NAB Asset Management
Meanwhile, NAB AM chief operating officer Sharon Davis has been appointed general manager, strategic initiatives and growth.
10/01/2019
Portfolio manager resigns from First State Investments
He resigned late last month, effective immediately.
10/01/2019
Former Clifford Chance Tokyo Finance Head Moves In-House
Masayuki Okamoto joins Japanese online brokerage Monex Group Inc. as general counsel after 13 years with the Magic Circle firm.
09/30/2019
Former Deutsche director joins EQT
Equity Trustees head of asset management Darren Thompson welcomed Mundell's appointment.
09/30/2019
Ambit appoints former Avendus top exec as CEO of wealth biz
In her new role, she would be responsible for spearheading Ambit’s wealth management business.
09/29/2019
Citi’s Asia hotshot Stephen Bird on shortlist to run HSBC
Bird, a potential successor to Citi chief executive Michael Corbat, served as chief executive of Citi Asia Pacific from 2012 to 2015.
09/29/2019
Leading global law firm elects new chair
He has considerable experience in mergers and acquisitions, real estate investment trusts, financial services regulation, corporate finance and corporate restructurings
09/27/2019
Eastspring's CIO Virginie Maisonneuve leaves the firm
Eastspring Chief Executive Wai-Kwong Seck says a "strategic review" has been carried out to ensure the company has the "right structure in place to capitalise on current and future market opportunities".
09/27/2019
Japanese Banking Group To Fire Workers At Its Asia-Pacific Units
The cuts come on the heels of an evaluation made after MUFG CEO Kanetsugu Mike disclosed that the bank's trading arm and worldwide profits were not bringing in the positive results and required a serious look.
09/27/2019
State Street bolsters transition team
Prior to that, he was transition manager for Goldman Sachs Australia after working his way up from an associate role in institutional equities.
09/27/2019
Sambrani joins Barclays, Singapore in EMFX options
Trader moves from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Hong Kong
09/27/2019
Mizuho’s Senior Debt Bankers in Hong Kong Are Leaving the Firm
John Wade, head of debt capital markets for Asia excluding Japan, and Vincent Wong, head of greater China debt capital markets, are among those who are departing, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private.
09/26/2019
U.K.’s Second Richest Hiring for Family Office in Singapore
Other renowned billionaires such as Alibaba’s Jack Ma and Facebook’s Eduardo Saverin have also made similar moves to secure top real estate in Singapore this year.
09/26/2019
Capital Group Bolsters Asia Fixed Income
Gwee joins from UBS Asset Management, where he was a fixed income product specialist for almost seven years.
09/26/2019
BNP Paribas lawyer leaves bank after supporting HK protests
Jason Ng’s comments on social media provoked furious response from China