Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

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."

Willis Towers Watson hires institutional risk expert

WTW chairman of financial solutions Paul Davidson highlighted the hire as an example continued expansion.

SGX enhances Fixed Income business with new leadership and post trade role

Singapore Exchange (SGX) has appointed Mark Leahy as Head of Fixed Income. In this role, Leahy will be responsible for executing the strategy for SGX’s bond trading business, SGX Bond Pro, including driving institutional participation.

Nitin Rao joins as CEO of Reliance Wealth Mangaement

Rao joined Reliance Wealth Management after 19 years at HDFC Bank, where he was executive vice president of private banking group and third party products, and had built its wealth business ground up into a significantly dominant leadership position.

LCR Capital elevates Dinesh Goel to Managing Director

Dinesh is a second-generation entrepreneur with extensive knowledge in finance, real estate, textiles and education industries. Dinesh received his MBA at Thunderbird – The School of International Management at Arizona State University.

Antipodes expands investment team, creates active ETF

Three recent hires means the investment team has grown to 17 and is now responsible for about $7 billion in assets under management

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