10/30/2012
MasterCard Worldwide selects new director for Indonesia operations
Prior to accepting the current position, she worked as vice president, head of sales and marketing in the credit card division at PT Bank Mega.
Executive Moves
10/30/2012
UBS Lays Off 50 to 60 Traders in Asia
The job cuts were mainly in the Swiss bank’s fixed income, currencies and commodities unit, and involved traders as well as assistants and others, he said.
10/30/2012
BNP Paribas Wealth Management appoints global head for onshore business
Prior to joining BNP Paribas Wealth Management, he was the country head of ING Private Banking in the country.
10/30/2012
Bank of America Merrill Lynch names APAC head of futures & options
Prior to that, he had spent 11 years in London with JP Morgan, heading the Europe, Middle East and Africa fixed income futures desk.
10/29/2012
UBS’s India Investment Banking Head Leaves
A number of India’s top investment bankers have changed jobs in recent months
10/29/2012
British bankers need Mandarin for local jobs
It is increasingly hard for British bankers without Mandarin language skills to get on shortlists for jobs
10/28/2012
Merrill Lynch bankers seek new posts
A scramble for jobs has started ahead of the merger with Julius Baer, which is complicated by sector lay-offs due to the economic climate
10/28/2012
Regional sales team bolstered at J.P. Morgan Treasury Services
Firm hires approximately 25 new corporate and FI sales executives to further support clients’ international growth agenda
10/25/2012
ANZ Hires Former Deutsche Head of Swaps Trading
He will join ANZ in January.
10/25/2012
AXA IM hires Hong Kong economist to cover emerging Asia
Qi Sun joins from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, where he focused on the Chinese economy and financial reform as an economist.
10/23/2012
ClearView announces further board changes
Earlier this month Anthony Eisen stepped down as a non-executive director with Michael Jeffries
10/23/2012
CFSGAM makes four new hires
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has made four new hires to the listed property securities team
10/23/2012
Barclays Bolsters Hong Kong private banking team with Senior Banker Hire
She joins from EFG Bank in Hong Kong
10/23/2012
HSBC Securities Services expands broker dealer outsourcing team
The expansion seeks to take better advantage of the continuing trend of financial institutions clients moving to an outsource model. HSBC currently offers broker outsourcing services in Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Australia and Thailand and is extending
10/23/2012
CIMB Hires CLSA’s Head of Energy
He will fill a gap created in April by former RBS head of energy and utilities research Jason Mabee, who is now part of Alinta Energy’s strategy and planning team.
10/22/2012
BNP Paribas appoints new head of asset owner relationship management in Australia
Most recently she ran the institutional relationship management team for Blackrock Investment Management (
10/21/2012
Credit Suisse, UBS could cut a total 7,000 jobs
UBS is to cut 3,000-5,000 jobs as part of cost-saving measures to offset falling profit, while rival Swiss bank Credit Suisse may announce 1,000-2,000 cuts, Der Sonntag newspaper reported.
10/18/2012
Top StanChart banker pushed out over Indonesia loan
The loan is secured, reducing the British bank’s risk, but so far it has sold down just $230 million of the loan, leaving $770 million on its books.
10/17/2012
Standard Chartered's head of leveraged finance syndicate resigns
Standard Chartered's head of leveraged finance syndication has left the bank, according to a company spokeswoman.
10/17/2012
BNP Paribas Wealth Management Announces Key Appointments in Asia Pacific
BNP Paribas Wealth Management solidifies its Wealth Planning Solutions and Key Clients Group in Asia Pacific to strengthen its client-servicing capabilities.