Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

$108 Billion Fund Plans London, New York Hiring Spree

The fund opened its London office in 2016 as it took a majority stake in the King’s Cross redevelopment project.

Citi poaches industrials banker from Deutsche

Groom will be a director in Citi's industrials and financial sponsors team

Boutique hires distribution lead from AMP Capital

Prior to joining the Sydney-based boutique, Chirakis held several senior positions at AMP Capital for more than eight years, the most recent being the head of SMSF and self-directed wealth

Ex-Hyperion manager joins Elston

Elston, which was a privately-owned wealth and asset management firm, currently manages approximately $2 billion in assets under management and advice.

KPMG adds to Asia legal presence

In January, KPMG established an affiliated law firm in Hong Kong named SF Lawyers and it intends on having a presence in Shanghai soon.

Japan’s Chikyoren hires managers for new private equity mandates

Chikyoren itself ventured into alternative investments three years ago when it outsourced its domestic real estate mandate to Resona Bank in January 2016.

MUFG appoints new regional executive for Asia

Noriato Goto will be responsible for ensuring the safety and soundness of MUFG Bank’s businesses and operating platforms in the region

Industry fund appoints inaugural CIO

The super fund has replaced that role with a newly-created chief investment officer role which is going to VicSuper's Kevin Wan Lum.

Lombard Odier’s Lee Wong on Future-Proofing the Private Banking Model in Asia

In this, the second of two recent discussions with Hubbis, Lee looks under the hood of the concepts behind her role and explains what the bank is doing to achieve its goals.

Citi taps Carney for dual role of Singapore CEO and ASEAN consumer banking head

Carney holds an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan.

BEA Chief Steps Down After 50 Years of Service

The elderly Lee is the third-generation scion of the family that founded Hong Kong’s very first Chinese-owned bank.

PM Capital head of distribution departs

In his new role, he will work alongside his old BTIM colleagues, Eben Bowditch who is now the head of sales at Invesco and Martin Franc who is the chief executive.

AFCA seeks to strengthen leadership

Locke said AFCA has experienced an unprecedented level of complaints in its first six months of operations - with over 35,000 consumers and small businesses raising issues with the authority.

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

MSCI appoints Tay Kim as head of client coverage for South Korea

She reports to Kazuya Nagasawa

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

Blue Sky enters receivership

In September last year, Blue Sky borrowed $50 million in a convertible note facility from Oaktree Capital Management.

Frontier Advisors adds consultants

Leslie joins from Mercer where he has been an investment consultant since 2016.

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.

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.

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