10/01/2013
State Street Global Services appoints head of Southeast Asia
As branch manager she will have overall responsibility for ensuring effective governance for the Singapore office
Executive Moves
10/01/2013
BofA names sole Head of Asia-Pac investment bank
Jiro Seguchi, co-head of Bank of America Merrill Lynch's investment banking business in Asia Pacific, will move from Tokyo to Hong Kong to become the sole head of those operations,
09/30/2013
Beaufort Group chief exec Alan Easter quits
The firm’s board will continue to be managed by executive chairman Goldthorpe and the Beaufort executive team.
09/30/2013
Threadneedle Beefs up Asian Equities Team
Threadneedle Investments on Tuesday said it has hired the former chief investment officer of Nikko Asset Management, Soo Nam Ng, to head its Asian Equities team in Singapore.
09/30/2013
BNP Paribas Hires Six, Brings Tokyo Equity Desk to About 100
BNP Paribas SA has hired six people since July to strengthen its Japanese equity coverage, signaling bullishness about the nation’s stocks.
09/30/2013
Threadneedle Hires Five For Asian Equity Push
Threadneedle Investments has raided Nikko Asset Management to hire a four-strong team of investment specialists, which has been complemented with a separate hire from another rival firm.
09/29/2013
PineBridge hires fixed income portfolio manager in Singapore
Slim will lead the Singapore fixed income team and will also participate in the management of regional fixed income portfolios
09/29/2013
Malaysia's Maybank hires head of Indonesian unit
Malayan Banking Bhd, Malaysia's biggest lender by assets, said it has appointed Taswin Zakaria to head its Indonesian unit.
09/26/2013
Allianz annouces regional Asia-Pacific CEO
The Asia-Pacific position has been vacant since David Fried left the group in January
09/26/2013
HSBC makes senior appointments in Asia-Pacific equities
HSBC has made eight senior appointments in its Asia-Pacific equities unit
09/25/2013
Challenger chief joins FSC board
He was founding chief executive of Challenger’s Mortgage Management division, which grew to become one of Australia’s largest non-bank mortgage lenders.
09/25/2013
GAM Holdings appoints APAC distribution, marketing leader
The GAM Holding Group has appointed Henry Choon as head of Asia-Pacific with responsibility for distribution and marketing of its investment products and strategies in the Asia ex-Japan region.
09/25/2013
Barclays hires head of generalist equities sales, Asia ex Japan
She has over 20 years of sell and buy side experience covering the Asian equity markets
09/25/2013
Reliance MF chief Sundeep Sikka named chairman of Amfi
The Association of Mutual Funds in India has appointed Sundeep Sikka, president and chief executive of Reliance MF, as its chairman.
09/25/2013
BMO Plans Investment Team to Run HK Funds
BMO Global Asset Management is moving to hire staff for a Hong Kong-domiciled funds platform with ETFs the first products planned and to build up its Asia sales team.
09/24/2013
Old Mutual Global Investors names Asian distribution team chief
Old Mutual Global Investors aims to grow its assets under management by distributing through a variety of channels including global financial institutions, regional banks and wealth managers.
09/24/2013
Former UBS MD resurfaces
We are delighted to welcome an executive of Ben's calibre to our company.
09/24/2013
Standard Life Investments Hires GSAM Sales Head
At GSAM, Wong was responsible for business development, focusing on private banks in Asia. It is understood she has not yet been replaced,but a GSAM spokeswoman declined to confirm this.
09/24/2013
Shriram Capital MD, CEO Sridhar Quits Executive Role
Shriram Capital managing director and chief executive officer R Sridhar has stepped down from his full-time executive role in the company.
09/24/2013
Three quit Maybank Investment Bank
Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) is in a flux after two of its chief executive officers (CEOs) of key subsidiaries resigned in quick succession, raising questions over succession planning at the country’s largest bank.