Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

QBE replaces CFO after 7 months amidst management shake-up

The CFO replacement comes amid a reshuffle of QBE’s senior management team, including the appointment of a new chief risk officer from Swiss Re.

AIST president and board director switch seats

Last month, AIST tapped in a former APRA general manager to chair its governance code monitoring panel.

Mercer expands responsible investment team

Mercer says the hires will focus on integrating environmental, social and corporate governance risks and opportunities into client portfolios.

State Street Global Advisors appoints Ellen Tsang as Asia marketing head

“We are pleased to have Ellen joining our Hong Kong office,” said Wong.

Akira Sugano becomes CEO of Japan’s Asset Management One

Asset Management One also announced two other changes to its senior management line-up in March.

Mayer Brown Expands in Tokyo

Former Ashurst banking counsel Shri Maski and Shearman & Sterling corporate associate Gordon Palmquist are now both partners at the U.S. firm's latest Asian office.

Australia FASEA’s Sanders to join Deloitte, as IFA training debate rumbles on

The FASEA was created last year by Australia’s government in order to establish mandatory education and traning requirements for advisers in the country, ahead of the coming into force there, on 1 January 2019, of new educational standards for advis

HSBC names veteran banker head of Asia belt and road initiative

In this new role, Hussain will spearhead key initiatives and relationships to grow HSBC’s Asian Belt and Road business

Goldman Sachs hires a new Asia head from HSBC in big expansion drive

Goldman announced in September that it wants to achieve an additional $1bn in FICC revenues over three years, following several quarters of poor revenues in the unit.

Copia boutique appoints new portfolio manager

He has also held a number of roles at AMP Capital, including lead portfolio manager and senior portfolio manager.

Link Fund Solutions chief to depart

According to Mainstream, Harrison will be responsible for enhancing service delivery to existing clients and further expanding the company's presence in fund services.

Taiwan’s BLF appoints seven managers for domestic ESG mandate

Each manager will receive NT$6 billion in funding.

Industry leaders join Prospa board

Two prominent female financial services executives have joined the board of online small business lender Prospa.

Westpac appoints new general manager

Westpac Institutional Bank appointed a new general manager, corporate and institutional banking following Michael Correa's recent promotion.

NAB sacks bankers as wave of cuts begins

NAB's NSW credit risk department was ground zero for the problems with NAB's Introducer Program

Report says Joseph Yam to chair SFC

Yam was the first chief executive of the HKMA from 1993 to 2009. Currently, he is a member of the executive council assisting the chief executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor.

Falcon 1MBD Recovery Hits Snag

A spokesman for the bank confirmed the exit of Zgraggen, Studach, Sauter and Schulthess, who have a combined 32 years with the Zurich-based bank.

Securities Commission Malaysia names new deputy chief executive

He succeeds Ahmad Fairuz Zainol Abidin

UBS Poaches for Fund Unit

UBS wants to expand Fondcenter, an asset management push to sell funds to other institutions, in Singapore and Hong Kong.

WAM Capital founding director resigns

WAM chair Geoff Wilson thanked Kidman for his contribution, adding: "I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Matthew and I have particularly valued his clear thinking and decisive comments."

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