Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

State Street Appoints Echizenya as Head of Japan

The step is effective immediately, and Echizenya will report to Kevin Anderson, head of Asia Pacific for State Street Global Advisors.

Maddocks welcomes leading consumer law and competition lawyer Dr Wolfgang Hellmann as a new Partner

His arrival coincides with a growing demand for expertise in dealing with the challenges of the changing environment for competition law in Australia

Former UBS banker joins Raffles Family Office

The multi family office has hired a UBS banker to ramp up its Hong Kong operations.

AustralianSuper expands international equities team

The new appointments support this strategy, with London-based Steve Kelly and Anu Narula both commencing in the role of co-head of high growth global equities.

Deutsche Bank's North Asia group head to resurface at DBS Private Bank

The former Deutsche Bank banker will continue to cover the North Asia market at DBS Private Bank, based in Hong Kong.

Infinity Capital Solutions announces new distribution hire

In the newly created role, he is tasked with leading initiatives to strengthen the firm’s managed accounts offering, particularly in the independent financial adviser (IFA) market.

Knight Frank names Shishir Baijal as non-exec chair of Asia-Pacific

Knight Frank’s Asia-Pacific region consists of 11,000 people in 300 offices across 15 territories

StanChart Hires Wealth Planning Head in Singapore

In the role, he reports to Mike Tan, global head, wealth planning & family advisory.

Bravura flags growth plans with leadership appointments

Aaron Knowles has been appointed the global head of product management and marketing.

HSBC Senior Management Changes

HSBC has begun a process to appoint the permanent successor for this role

AIA appoints Fisher Zhang as Regional Chief Executive

Fisher will continue to fulfil his current responsibilities until the senior management appointment officially takes effect.

Newmark appoints new head of wholesale

Wares in his new role as head of wholesale will work closely with Newmark’s senior management team and head of distribution George Deligiannis.

Manulife WAM names new Asia head

The wealth and asset manager has tapped Citigroup to replace Michael Dommermuth.

Gensler to leave SEC in January

Gensler's term was characterised by his tough stance on Wall Street misconduct and even tougher regulation of cryptocurrency.

Fiducian names general manager, superannuation

Jonathan Green commenced in the role yesterday, replacing Ross Martin who is due to retire.

Cbus confirms CFMEU nominations to board

The findings of the review are likely to be published before the end of the year.

Manulife Promotes Asia Head to Global CEO

Manulife Financial has appointed Phil Witherington as CEO and member of the board of directors

AllianzGI appoints new CIO Asia Pacific Equity

Wilfred will join in January 2025 and will be based in Hong Kong, succeeding Raymond Chan, who will be retiring after a multi-decade career with AllianzGI.

Lighthouse Canton Expands Institutional Investor Coverage

Lighthouse Canton has announced a significant addition to its global leadership team.

Indosuez WM Asia CEO Shokur to exit

Omar Shokur is to step down in January, while the bank finds a replacement.

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