Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

GQG loses top sales exec

GQG managing director of Australia and New Zealand Laird Abernethy declined to comment on Bullock's exit.

Family office appoints inaugural chief executive

Current UBank chief executive Philippa Watson has been appointed by Forrest to lead her family office and philanthropic venture, founded in 2023.

Perpetual promotes executive to head up business transformation

The investment manager has internally promoted Song Hong to the role of chief transformation officer, having first joined Perpetual in November 2024 as a separation executive.

Merilyn Gwan appointed to Auditing and Assurance Standards Board

She is the first person from the company to be appointed to the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board under the Australian Financial Reporting Council.

Nomura IWM's Greater China banker departs

The banker, who covers China ultra-high net worth market, has left the bank after one and a half years.

Bank of Singapore appoints new Head of Investment Solutions Group Hong Kong

Based in Hong Kong, he will report to Ms Vivienne Chia, Global Head of Investment Solutions Group

Appleby Expands Investment Funds Team in Hong Kong with New Hire

Bethany brings a proven track record in investment funds and legal entity set-up

HSBC Shifts UK CEO to Customer and Culture Director

HSBC has appointed Ian Stuart as group customer and culture director

Nomura hires Ong Kin Yok as Malaysia, Singapore MD, team head for international wealth mgmt biz — Reuters

Prior to HSBC, Ong was with UBS, where he held various positions, including senior client partner of the global family office for the ultra-high-net-worth clients

Citi Names Head of ECM Syndicate for Asia

He will continue to run equity-linked origination until a replacement is announced

Rathbones Asset Management makes triple hire with first Asia ex-Japan and GEM fund managers

The fund managers will be based in London and report to Tom Carroll, Chief Executive of RAM.

Praemium names interim CFO

Simon Moore is the temporary finance chief as Praemium searches for permanent replacement.

PIMCO names wealth management lead

Previously, he worked for Ascalon Capital Managers, part of the Westpac Group, for over six years.

Christophe Crétot is appointed Head of International Trade & Transaction Banking for Asia-Pacific

Christophe reports to Jean-François Deroche, Senior Regional Officer for Asia-Pacific, and Yves-Marie Gayet, Global Head of International Trade & Transaction Banking, at Crédit Agricole CIB.

Nikko Asset Management appoints Stefanie Drews as CEO

Kuniyuki Shudo joins as representative director and executive chair.

Financial Consultancy Appoints Chief Proposition Officer for Asia

She has also held senior leadership roles in other prominent financial institutions before joining Grandtag.

Nomura Announces Nomination of Members for Board of Directors

Nomura Holdings will make a separate disclosure once Outside Director Nominees are resolved

Singlife Appoints CEO of Advisory Unit

In the role, he will be responsible for the strategic direction of SFA, driving initiatives to enhance service offerings, accelerating business growth, building strong client trust and expanding the firm's market presence.

Endowus Announces Investment Leadership Team

She has over 18 years of experience in institutional sales, including 16 years in various roles at Nomura and Lehman Brothers.

Apollo Names Shimpei Kanzaki as Japan Global Wealth Head

Prior to joining Apollo, Kanzaki was a Director at KKR and head of its wealth solutions business in Japan, after joining in 2022.

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