05/09/2012

Stanchart ace banker quits‎

After a successful nine-year stint, the man who took Standard Chartered to the pinnacle of merger and acquisition in India and Southeast Asia has quit.

05/09/2012

Manulife Asset Management hires asset allocation head in Asia

Her appointment represents an expansion of Manulife Asset Management’s global asset allocation arm, the Portfolio Solutions Group, into Asia. She will spearhead the development of investment solutions that help Asian investors meet an ever-widening

05/08/2012

HSBC taps new head of product management for Asia

Previously the head of global trade and receivables finance in India, Singh will report into Simon Constantinides, head of global trade and receivables finance Asia-Pacific (ex Hong Kong and Macau).

05/08/2012

Former BOCI ECM head joins CICC

At his new job, he holds major responsibilities across investment banking services with focus on investment banking advisory and broad capital markets, Nicholson said in an email message.

05/08/2012

Franklin Templeton continues expansion with new hire

The appointment is part of the ongoing expansion of Franklin Templeton's business in Australia and follows several other key appointments announced in recent months, part of the firm's plans to extend further into the retail market.

05/08/2012

Norway's DNB shuts Singapore equity research

"Equity research is being discontinued in Singapore but selected names will still be covered by our research analysts based in Norway," said Joachim Skorge, regional head of Asia and managing director for investment banking at DNB.

05/07/2012

HSBC unlikely to absorb all RBS staff in India

Scores of staff at the Indian unit of Royal Bank of Scotland are staring at the spectre of a job loss with HSBC unlikely to absorb all staff as anticipated at the time it agreed to buy the local assets of the UK state-owned bank, said three people familia

05/07/2012

RBS poaches another Australian banking boss

The head of Commonwealth Bank of Australia's (CBA.AU) group retail banking services has resigned to take over as the chief executive of U.K. retail at the Royal Bank of Scotland.

05/03/2012

UnionBanCal Corporation and Union Bank Appoint New Chairman

Mr. Morimura will assume his new role in addition to his current role as Deputy President and Chief Executive of the Global Business Unit for The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. Mr. Morimura was formerly President and CEO of Union Bank, from 2005 to 20

05/03/2012

MMADX names new executive director

He joins MMADX from the National Australia Bank where he was global chief operating officer, global markets, leading the business in Australia, the UK, USA, New Zealand and Asia.