02/27/2015
Next SGX honcho: Foreign or local hire?
Industry watchers have thrown three names into the ring
Executive Moves
02/27/2015
Bank Negara approves new CIMB Group CEO
CIMB Group announced that it had received approval from Bank Negara Malaysia to appoint Tengku Dato’ Zafrul Aziz as its Group Chief Executive and Executive Director
02/27/2015
DBS Names India CEO
Southeast Asia’s largest lender earlier this month posted its lowest quarterly profit in more than two years
02/26/2015
Vontobel expands Australia, New Zealand operations
Vontobel Asset Management (Vontobel) has hired a former Russell Investments investment consultant as senior relationship manager to broaden its institutional client coverage in the Australia and New Zealand regions
02/26/2015
Standard Chartered chief and chairman to leave in dramatic director exodus
Standard Chartered has announced a dramatic exodus of senior management that will see both its under-fire chief executive and chairman leave the struggling bank.
02/26/2015
CIMB trimming 50 Asian jobs as cost-cutting measure
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd., Malaysia’s second- largest lender, plans to cut about 50 jobs in Asia to trim costs
02/26/2015
PineBridge taps ex-PIMCO Singapore CEO for ASEAN institutional sales effort
She will join PineBridge Investments in Singapore next month as a managing director and head of institutional business Southeast Asia.
02/25/2015
Shinhan CFO to lead asset management unit
Shinhan Financial Group has named Deputy President and Chief Financial Officer Min Jung-kee as chief of its asset management unit
02/24/2015
HFT Investment Management GM calls it a day
Mr. Tian is one of the longest-serving senior executives in the Chinese fund industry
02/24/2015
Axa IM loses AsiaPacific chief after six months
Simon Flood exited the firm last week, having only taken up the role of regional CEO in August. Axa IM said it was for personal reasons. His replacement has already been lined up.
02/24/2015
Deputy governor of China's central bank appointed head of EXIM
The deputy governor of China's central bank, Hu Xiaolian, has been appointed the chairwoman and Communist Party chief of policy lender The Export-Import Bank of China
02/24/2015
SC Lowy names Schmidt as DCM head
Based in Hong Kong, he reports to co-founder and chief investment officer Soo Cheon Lee.
02/24/2015
Blue Sky’s hedge fund business takes Power
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has recruited a hedge fund veteran, Neil Power. to head up its hedge fund divison.
02/24/2015
CEO of Shanghai JV between Haitong Securities and BNP Paribas IP departs
Tian Rencan, the CEO of Shanghai-based HFT Investment Management Co., left the firm to pursue other opportunities.
02/23/2015
Harbour Asset Management appoints Director of Sales
Harbour Asset Management (Harbour) today announced that it has appointed Kendal Law as Director, Head of Sales at Harbour
02/23/2015
Jon Gidney to Join Greenhill as a Vice Chairman Based in Sydney
Our business in Australia has made great strides in the five years since we arrived there
02/22/2015
NH Financial, Shinhan Bank to pick new chiefs
NH Financial Group and Shinhan Bank will select their new heads next month.
02/20/2015
NAB custody executive general manager depart
Brown has over 20 years' experience in banking and finance globally, including senior roles in fund services businesses across the Asia Pacific, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
02/20/2015
Russian Finance Minister May Head BRICS Development Bank Board of Governors
The BRICS Bank's aim is to support infrastructure projects and embrace sustainable development in Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and other countries with developing economies.
02/19/2015
EPFO to raise pension age Thursday, appoint fund managers
Retirement fund body EPFO is likely to appoint fund managers Thursday for a three year term from April 1 and raise age limit for vesting of pension by two years to 60.