Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

New Head at Union Investment in Asia-Pacific

Established in 1956, the Union Investment Group is one of Europe’s leading investment managers and currently has assets under management in excess of $271 billion (EUR 200B)

Leung's Administration Hit by Resignation of Julia Leung Fung-Yee

The undersecretary for financial services and the treasury, Julia Leung Fung-yee, resigned yesterday without giving a reason

DBS names new head of supply chain financing

She will also work towards enhancing DBS’ open account working capital solutions.

Value Partners Opening Singapore Branch

Hong Kong-based fund house Value Partners is establishing a presence in Singapore and has brought in Chuck Ng Chek Siang, formerly of Credit Suisse

UBS Equity syndicate Banker Transfers to the US

Hannah Malter is joining UBS’s equity syndicate team for the Americas as the bank aims to put more focus on Latin America.

HSBC Commercial Banking Makes Senior Management Appointments

Previously, he was regional head of business management for commercial banking in Asia-Pacific, a position he held since January 2012 and prior to that, he was CEO of HSBC Bangladesh.

Nomura Appoints Asia Ex-Japan M&A Head

Japanese bank names Hajime Higuchi as head of M&A for Asia ex-Japan, replacing Nikhil Nath, who left in March.

HSBC commercial banking makes key management appointments

HSBC has made a number of senior management changes to its commercial banking business in the Asia-Pacific region .

Standard Life Investments Appoints Australia Chairman

Standard Life Investments has appointed Peter Young to the newly created role of non-executive chairman for Australia and New Zealand.

Private wealth management business head joins Credit Suisse

He joins from Julius Baer, where he was managing director of its private wealth management business.

Henderson poaches Aberdeen manager to head up Asia team

The existing managers of these funds - John Crawford and Marc Franklin - will remain at the firm.

Nan Fung Hires Blackstone's Greater China Chairman as CEO

He will also become a Senior Adviser to Blackstone and a member of its International Advisory Board.

Crowe Horwath appoints chief executive

Crowe Horwath Australasia has appointed a new chief executive and managing director after it renamed from WHK Group in mid-2013.

Societe Generale appoints chief representative officer for Indonesia

He held senior positions at various firms including Barito Mining and Ithaca Resources.

Meeta Makhan appointed head of India GTS

Meeta joins from Barclays Bank where she was head of coverage for the multinational business in India.

AMP appoints SMSF managing director

She will report to AMP chief customer officer Paul Sainsbury who will continue to have portfolio responsibility for the AMP SMSF business unit.

Jaiz Bank Appoints New MD

A statement from the bank said Nurul Islam would be coming with vast knowledge of non-interest Islamic banking experience garnered for over three decades.

BNP Paribas IP appoints APAC head of official institutions

BNP Paribas Investment Partners has appointed Puay-Lit Tan as head of official institutions, Asia-Pacific, in conjunction with his role as deputy CEO, Singapore.

Gadens Recruits KPMG Partner

Gadens has announced the appointment of a new hire from KPMG in the firm’s corporate advisory & tax group.

Montgomery Nabs BlackRock exec as Head of Distribution

Montgomery Investment Management has appointed former BlackRock managing director and head of Retail as head of Distribution.

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