Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

First Sentier promotes Apac distribution head to global role

Lauren Prendiville has been appointed global head of distribution and marketing, effective 1 January.

Allfunds Appoints Luis Berruga as Senior Advisor to Drive Strategic Growth

Mr. Berruga is the founder and managing partner of boutique investment firm LBS Capital and was previously CEO of Global X, a New York-based provider of ETFs.

Paragon Capital Management strengthens advisory team

The Singapore investment boutique has hired a new managing director.

MSC Trustees names general manager

The appointment follows MSC Group's acquisition of Certane CT on 12 January 2024, formerly Australian Executor Trustees' custody and debt capital market service arm.

First Sentier Investors announces key leadership appointments

Prior to this role, he served as Managing Director for Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, where he was responsible for business development and client service across these key markets.

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.

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