Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Standard Chartered Makes Senior Hire in Retail Banking

He joins from Santander Group where he was Executive Vice President responsible for the strategic direction of their United States cards business.

Guotai boss said to defect to rival

Mr. Xu joined CMF in July 2011

Leading Australian wealth manager appoints head of legal, risk and compliance

She will commence her role on 1 December 2014

Standard Chartered names senior heads in retail clients division

Both bring a wealth of professional experience in the banking industry which will help the Bank realise its aspiration to be the leading international retail bank in Asia, Africa and the Middle East

BMO’s LGM Investments Appoints Head of Greater China Equities

He will be based in Hong Kong and will report directly to Thomas Vester, chief investment officer at LGM.

Ipsos Australia CEO Joins Roy Morgan

The new role, for which he will travel weekly between the company's new Kent Street, Sydney office and its Melbourne headquarters, gives Amoyal responsibility for leading the firm's drive for better cost-effectiveness, flexibility and utility.

CUA names 30-year ANZ veteran as new CEO

Credit Union Australia, the country's largest customer-owned financial institution, has announced that Rob Goudswaard, an experienced banker, will take over from Chris Whitehead as its chief executive officer from 2 February 2015.

Allianz names new Asia insurance CIO

Eugen Loeffler has moved from Allianz Global Investors in Korea to Singapore to oversee the German group’s Asia insurance assets.

Swiss asset manager restructures sales team

Where the group used to have separate distribution teams in the region for its units GAM and Swiss & Global Asset Management, it is believed to have integrated them in recent months under Henry Choon, head of Asia ex-Japan at GAM Holding.

Asian equity veteran steps down from UBS

Asian equity specialist Yit-Mee Cheah has retired after 25 years in the fund management industry

Credit Suisse names new Asia hedge fund head

Credit Suisse said Thursday it has hired long-time Nomura Holdings Inc.8604.TO -1.24% hedge-fund executive Aditi Velakacharla to run a Hong Kong-based group at the bank that introduces its Asian hedge fund clients to potential investors.

JPMorgan hires former Glencore crude trader in Singapore

JPMorgan completed the sale of its multibillion-dollar physical commodities unit to Mercuria last year.

Top China dealmaker set to leave Deutsche Bank

Before Deutsche he was a top China rainmaker at UBS

Japan’s government plans to name a private-equity executive as the first chief investment officer of the nation’s $1.1 trillion public pension fund

The appointment would put the 49-year-old from central Japan in control of the world’s biggest fund of its kind as the GPIF tries to increase its returns by investing more aggressively.

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