01/04/2012
Asian investment firm hires former UBS CFO as Europe president
Temasek has been drawing on a series of executives from banks and companies as it seeks to create a deeper leadership base at the state investment firm
Executive Moves
01/04/2012
New World Bank appoints VP for East Asia and the Pacific
She previously worked as Vice President for the Latin America and Caribbean Region of the Bank
01/03/2012
Raj Kumar appointed ED of Indian Bank
He had previously served as General Manager of Andhra Bank, heading the Investments and International Banking Division at Mumbai
01/03/2012
VTB Capital Hires Ex-Merrill Lynch Managing Partner As CEO Asia
He has more than 20 years industry experience, including over 19 years in senior roles at Merrill Lynch, both in Hong Kong and London.
12/28/2011
Standard Chartered appoints new consumer banking chief
Prior joining Standard Chartered he was the Group Head of Retail and Mass Market Business at NIB Bank
12/27/2011
NIB Bank appoints new president
He recently resigned from Standard Chartered.
12/20/2011
HSBC to cut jobs in India
According to data available with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the foreign lender had 6,373 employees and 50 bank branches in India as of March.
12/16/2011
Top fund manager hires ex-INGIM head
In the new role, McKay will be responsible for building up the firm's retail business strategy and its product positioning.
12/16/2011
JP Morgan names CEO WSS for Aust, NZ
With news of his appointment, Kelley said it would be building partnerships with superannuation and investment manager clients in Australia and New Zealand that would be key in 2012.
12/16/2011
Leading wealth boutique hires five investment reps
Jack Broderick and Bill Belleville, CFA, join as Managing Directors from Credit Suisse Private Banking. As a team, Mr. Broderick and Mr. Belleville have more than 40 years of experience in wealth management, trading and solutions development for high net
12/16/2011
Bank of Singapore strengthens it mgmt structure
A key change would be the segregation of the risk and compliance functions so that Bank of Singapore can better respond to the increasingly demanding regulatory requirements of the private banking business.
12/16/2011
Top European lender seats new senior managers in Asia
Andy Chai joins BNP Paribas Wealth Management today as Head of Hong Kong market. In this new role, Andy will oversee the anchor market of BNP Paribas Wealth Management Asia, and lead the team to drive business growth in Hong Kong. Andy brings with him ext
12/16/2011
Global banking giant to begin India cost-cutting programin Jan
HSBC Holdings Plc will begin a cost- cutting program in India in January as part of its plan to reduce staff globally by 30,000.
12/15/2011
Franklin Templeton expands Aust team
Franklin Templeton and wholly-owned Balanced Equity Management have announced five new hires.
12/08/2011
Indonesia lawmakers pick new cbank dep governors
The central bank next meets to discuss policy on Dec 8 and is seen holding its benchmark rate steady after steep 75 basis points cuts in the past two months to support Southeast Asia's biggest economy in the face of a weakening global situation.
12/08/2011
Investec taps former Equigroup chief to top post
Most recently Ingram was group executive of Alleasing where he led business development and strategic partner relationships across Australian and New Zealand.
12/08/2011
Top Nomura executive steps down from role, to take a break from industry
Neeraj Hora, who has been head of Nomura's CB and corporate equity derivatives business in Asia for almost three years, is leaving the firm.
12/07/2011
IFM snaps up three senior managers from top Australian lender
All three recruits will be based in Sydney.
12/06/2011
Towers Watson hires Head of Wealth Management for Asia
He was most recently general manager for CBA (North Asia).
12/06/2011
Two top Swiss private banks continue to hire private bankers
While the rest of the industry worries about layoffs, private banks continue to hire — or at least play musical chairs among the banks.