Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

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.

Howden Private Wealth’s Asia Chief Takes Top Job

In the role, he will guide and lead the firm across its six operating hubs in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, Switzerland and the US.

Prudential PLC Board Changes

The attached announcement is being released by Prudential plc

DBS Private Bank on a hiring spree for Thailand business

With Thailand pegged as the next billionaire capital of southeast Asia, DBS Private Bank continues building its onshore team, now with two recent additions from Credit Suisse.

PGIM Real Estate Names Japan Country Head

He will retain his current role as senior portfolio manager of Asia Pacific value-added strategies.

Warakirri AM appoints sustainability head

In her role at Warakirri, she will report to managing director Jim McKay and lead the firm’s sustainability and ESG strategy and oversee its implementation across business lines.

BofA Unloads Asia Investment Bankers

The job cuts occur in the midst of a continued downturn in dealmaking as well as equity performance in Hong Kong and China.

Executive Moves