Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Bong, Chong and Chan named in Franklin Templeton Asia appointments

To many investors it is still best known as the corporate home of Singapore-based fund manager Mark Mobius

Tax, Wealth and Estate Planning firm adds to expats tax team in Singapore

Smithson, previously acted as senior manager and professional trustee at audit, account, tax and advisory firms

Generali Asia appoints new CEO for Hong Kong

Prior to joining Generali, Cillin started his career in Ireland in the IT field

Another senior Singapore banking professional lands a top job at Google

This is the second time in just two months that Google has recruited from a bank in Singapore.

Standard Chartered in Hiring Coup

Standard Chartered snapped up an industry veteran as regional head of global banking for greater China and north Asia

UBS nabs Credit Suisse banker to run Korea

Former Credit Suisse investmentbanker Byungil Limwill start at UBS next week, taking charge of the bank's South Korean operations, according to a source familiar with matter.

Franklin Templeton Bolsters Distribution Force

Prior to taking on the new role, Bong was head of intermediary business development for Asia at Nikko Asset Management, Franklin Templeton said in a press release

Bank of China Names New Hong Kong Head

Gao joined Bank of China in Beijing in 1986 and has spent almost all of his career at the bank

Former Head of High Value Business at IG Joins National Australia Bank

Doug Picken will apply his knowledge and experience in his new position as State Director.

Nomura hires former Barclays banker as Asia head of infra investment banking

A spokesman for Nomura, Japan’s biggest brokerage and investment banking group, declined to comment.

Theagarajah assumes duties as Cargills Bank MD/CEO

Theagarajah is a veteran banker with a wealth of experience in the banking and financial services sector and counts over 34 years in banking both locally and internationally.

Manulife Poaches From Amundi

The Asia equities team as a whole currently comprises over 80 on-the-ground investment professionals across 10 Asian markets.

ANZ Names Head of Markets India

He previously held roles at Royal Bank of Scotland and ABN AMRO the Melbourne based bank said in a press release

Bank of China Hong Kong appoints group veteran Gao Yingxin as new chief executive

The leadership change comes as the Hong Kong unit moves ahead with a plan to take over the group’s southeast Asia business

Gobi Partners expands Asean team with two new VPs

Taraec Hussein is from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Five managers to watch in 2018

As the new year gets underway, Tony Yousefian, senior fund analyst at FundCalibre, identifies five fund managers to watch in 2018

China’s Harvest Fund Management names CEO Zhao Xuejun as chairman

A HFM spokeswoman declined to answer questions from Asia Asset Management as to whether the changes will affect the company’s expansion and business strategies.

After Abandoning Snapdeal, SoftBank Executive Lydia Jett Joins Flipkart Board

Jett stepped down from the Snapdeal board in October, following the breakdown of merger talks between Flipkart-Snapdeal merger after 3 months of negotiations.

AMG Appoints Kevin Haran as Head of Australian Distribution

Mr. Haran will be based in AMG’s Sydney office and report to Hugh Cutler, Head of Global Distribution.

Nuveen names new Hong Kong real estate MD

She will lead a team focusing upon opportunities in the largest, most transparent cities across Asia Pacific, selected for their long-term geographic drivers and growth trends.

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