Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Barclays appoints head of Emerging Asia Research

Barclays announced the appointment of Dr Nigel Chalk as Managing Director and Head of Emerging Asia Research.

EFG Asset Management boosts senior management team in Asia

EFG Asset Management has made two key Hong Kong-based appointments

Goldman names new Asia Pac chair, based in Beijing

Goldman faces several challenges in China, including renewed competition from foreign securities joint ventures and the rise of domestic investment banks and brokerages.

BlackRock appoints Head of Alternatives in Australia

He joins BlackRock from Ascalon Capital

Ayaz pleads his eligibility for NICL top slot

Tariq Asad, however, contended in the CMA that Ayaz possessed the qualification as well as relevant experience.

Temasek Hires Ex-BofA Banker as India Managing Director

He will be the first MD level appointment for the fund in the country, after losing two top level executives in the recent past, which included its flamboyant former country head Manish Kejriwal.

Headhunters fear the worst as bond banks cut Asian hiring

Also, there are concerns among banks operating in Asia about the regulatory backdrop, specifically Basel III and the impact of the Volker rule on proprietary trading. This has led to shrinking position-taking headcounts across the Asia-based investment ba

Association of Asian American Investment Managers names new President

Most recently she was a Vice President at Centinela Capital Partners

BoA Merrill appoints co-heads of Asia industrials investment banking

Patrick Steinemann, and Richard Zhang from Citi, take up new roles as co-heads of Asia industrials at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Ironstone Capital Hires Three Ex-RBS Bankers

The three were part of the 10% of staff from RBS who left the bankwhen it agreed to sell its Asian cash equities and associated businesses to Malaysia’s CIMB.

Bank of America Names Steinemann, Zhang as Industrials Co-Heads

Bank of America Corp. named Patrick Steinemann and Richard Zhang as co-heads of Asia industrials investment banking, according to an internal memo obtained by Bloomberg News.

Swiss Private Bank to replace top Asia prime exec

The bank is Asia's third biggest prime broker with assets under management of about $19 billion, a survey released by industry tracker AsiaHedge in May showed.

Top-level rejig at Kotak Mahindra‎

Additionally, Mr. S. Ramesh, presently the Chief Operating Officer of KMCC, is being promoted to Joint Managing Director & Member of the KMCC board with effect from July 1, 2012.

ChinaScope Financial appoints former Deutsche Bank exec as Executive Chairman

Mr. Chaudhry spent the last 10 years working as an investment banker in Hong Kong, Sydney and London, with Deutsche Bank and Renaissance Capital and holds an Honors Degree in Chemical Engineering from UNSW.

NJ Global Invest Limited joins DIFC

Kalpesh Mehta, Director, NJ Global Invest said: "DIFC was an obvious choice for us when we decided to start an office in Dubai. It provides the gateway to the entire Middle East and will help us expand rapidly in this ever growing region.

Nomura Said to Hire Morgan Stanley’s Kim for Debt Markets

He will report to Mark Leahy, Nomura’s head of debt origination and fixed income syndicate for Asia ex-Japan, one of the people said.

Plan B invests in HNW client growth

He made a move from Shadforth Financial Group, where he specialised in providing financial advice to HNW clients.

Standard Chartered hires global head of capital markets

He joins after a 17-year long career at Credit Suisse where he was most recently head of Asia-Pacific fixed income and a member of the global fixed income management committee and Asia-Pacific management committee.

DBS announces new CEO for China

He has more than 20 years international banking experience, which has included spells in Hong Kong, Tokyo and New York.

IDBs hire top talent for Hong Kong

Clowes, previously global head of proprietary trading at Commerzbank, has brought several traders across with him to Vantage from the German lender. T

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