Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

UBS GWM mulls cutting about 70 jobs in Asia

The job cuts could include about 25 relationship managers with some in investment and solutions teams, mostly covering Greater China and Singapore.

UniSuper appoints chief risk officer

Martin will replace Andrew Raftis, who retired at the end of 2023 after three years in the role.

J.P. Morgan’s China CEO Retires

J.P. Morgan's Mark Leung is stepping down from his role as China CEO and retiring from the bank

J.P. Morgan Appoints Private Credit Executive

Ong has worked at the US lender for over 13 years and is currently its head of Southeast Asia debt capital markets (DCM).

Bank of Singapore Names Philippines Market Head

In the role, he reports to Robin Heng, co-head of private banking, Singapore.

Perennial Partners names institutional sales director

Elhage has worked in the financial services industry for more than 20 years.

Citi Unveils New China Country Officer

He first joined Citi’s Shanghai office in 2002 and held various leadership positions across corporate and commercial banking.

GAM appoints Takakiyo Iwamoto Representative and Director and President of GAM Japan

In his role, he will be leading all distribution activities and GAM’s office in Japan.

Barclays appoints Co-Head of Credit Trading, Asia Pacific

He also led their corporate financing business in India and was engaged in Special Situations.

Mark Mobius Joins Hong Kong Investment Firm

Mark Mobius joins Chartwell Capital in a non-executive, independent advisory capacity

Payton hires two investment directors

His appointment follows that of former NAB executive Grant Murphy to lead the firm’s expansion into a permanent base of operations in Brisbane in late 2023.

Lazard Asset Management Hires Amundi’s Kamisaku as Japan CEO

Kamisaku was last at Amundi Japan, where he was executive vice president and head of the Japan institutional business.

GBST strengthens executive team with Head of APAC role to drive strategic growth and client success.

His responsibilities encompass leadership of sales, product development, account management, and client delivery teams

UBS appoints wholesale client coverage head

He will locally report to Alison Telfer, UBS country head Australia and New Zealand, and regionally report to Thomas Kaegi, APAC head of wholesale distribution.

BOQ hires ART chair as non-executive director

He will commence the role on 8 February 2024.

Former SQM Research head joins Research IP

Da Silva spent a nine-year tenure commencing in 2014 at SQM Research as its head of research, prior to joining Research IP this month.

Australia appoints former minister to head sovereign wealth fund

Greg Combet, who held the Climate Change portfolio in a Labor government when he left parliament in 2013

Sascha Banz Joins UBS Asset Management as Head of Global Wealth Management Client Coverage in APAC

In his new position, Banz will serve as the head of Global Wealth Management client coverage for the Apac region at UBS Asset Management.

Ex-APAC Head of CSAM Exiting UBS

Within mainland China, UBS signed a memorandum of understanding with ICBC last year to explore strategic collaborations across asset management, wealth management and corporate banking.

Former Credit Suisse APAC asset management head exiting UBS - sources

Prior to taking up the senior role under UBS in China, Huang was the top boss heading Credit Suisse’s asset management business in Asia Pacific.

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