Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

NBAD Appoints Head of Debt Origination & Distribution in South East Asia

NBAD's growth strategy is to capitalise on the growing economies and markets

SSgA appoints sales executive

SSgA managing director and head of relationship management Peter Mitchell cited Artis's portfolio management skills and understanding of the challenges facing superannuation funds as reasons for the appointment.

Kotak Mahindra Asset Management appoints new Managing Director

Prior to joining Kotak, he led Axis Capital as MD & CEO, and earlier was Deputy Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer of ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co.

Morgan Stanley PWM to add alternatives funds

The US private bank aims to broaden the range of alternative funds on its platform, but is cautious about increasingly popular ‘liquid alternatives' and unconstrained strategies.

New directors for Dorchester

Listed finance firm Dorchester Pacific has appointed Turners Auctions chairman Michael Dossor and insurance specialist Antony Vriens as directors.

Citigroup Appoints Gonzalo Luchetti as Asia Retail Banking Head

Citigroup Inc. has appointed Gonzalo Luchetti as head of Asia retail banking operations,

Fidelity adds manager trio to direct fund platform

It has included Aberdeen Asset Management, First State Investments and Investec Asset Management to its open-architecture offering.

Former NAB head named Mortgage Choice CEO

He added that his experience at NAB Broker and his subsequent move to MLC Wealth will help him to add value at the helm of Mortgage Choice.

Public equity head of China’s CIC quits

Bloomberg cited market sources as saying that Mr. Zheng has resigned from the CIC in order to pursue other career opportunities elsewhere.

Baroda Pioneer AMC appoints Oliver Bilal as CEO

Baroda Pioneer Asset Management Company Ltd today said it appointed Oliver Bilal as its Chief Executive Officer.

3 CEOs, 3 auditors, 2 chairmen in 5 years, and still nothing’s wrong at 1MDB?

The departure of Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman who replaced its first CEO Datuk Shahrol Halmi in March 2013, raises more alarm bells.

ING IM hires ex-AllianceBernstein man for Japan CEO role

ING added he achieved this goal through national distributors such as Nomura, Daiwa, Nikko and Mizuho, as well as through regional banks and distributors.

1MDB CEO resigns, banker Arul Kanda takes over

Malaysian strategic investor 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman is resigning from his job today and will be replaced by Abu Dhabi-based Malaysian banker Arul Kanda Kandasamy

Nomura appoints Deputy Head of Wealth

Her appointment underlines Nomura’s ambition to further grow its Wealth Management business in Asia including Japan.

Aberdeen Asset Management appoints corporate governance chief

Paul Lee has been appointed head of corporate governance at Aberdeen Asset Management.

Nilesh Shah quits Axis Capital, to join Kotak AMC as MD, CEO

Nilesh Shah, the MD and CEO of Axis Capital, has put in his papers.

1MDB Names Banker Kanda as President in Review of Operations

The management change is part of efforts to bolster the performance of the Kuala Lumpur-based company

Friis Quits as One of Deutsche Bank’s COOs for Asia

Lisa Friis, Deutsche Bank AG chief operating officer of investment banking coverage and advisory for Asia, has left the bank, following the departure of Noah Ward from the region.

India names new heads for four state-owned banks

India on Wednesday named chief executive officers for four state-owned lenders

Change in Directorate

IAS as its Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of the Company

Executive Moves