Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Chester AM poaches Cooper Investors talent for Melbourne team

Australian equities fund manager Chester Asset Management has nabbed an investment analyst from Cooper Investors to strengthen its Melbourne team.

Findex makes over 40 mid-year senior promotions across A/NZ

Findex noted that this year’s senior promotions and recruits span four divisions

Federated Hermes Strengthens Asia Distribution with Senior Appointment

He joins Federated Hermes from Baillie Gifford, where he led financial intermediary distribution in the region.

Nomura AM shuffles global listed real estate team

Nomura acquired the business in its entirety, including all assets, teams, offices and operating platform.

Bandhan AMC appoints Saurabh Jain as chief business officer

Jain joins Bandhan AMC from Standard Chartered Bank India, where he was managing director and head of wealth management and affluent client segments.

Former Bank of Singapore CEO, Bahren Shaari, leads Mentor List expansion across APAC to Singapore.

Shaari led Bank of Singapore from 2015 to 2022, a period in which the bank extended its global reach across Singapore, Europe, Dubai and Hong Kong, capping a finance career of more than three decades.

RBC names Kamran Azim as head of Asia wealth management

The appointment follows the retirement of Rod Ireland.

Franklin Templeton appoints Rene Buehlmann as head of Apac

Buehlmann was previously global CEO of Aberdeen Investments.

Ex-Prudential Adviser joins Team plc in Singapore

Her focus will be Singaporean clients, and she also has the technical grounding to advise clients of other nationalities on cross-border matters where required.

Farro Capital Appoints Mavis Tan as Director in Singapore

Tan brings more than 17 years of experience across private and corporate banking.

DBS names Jonathan Larsen to Board of Directors

Larsen will bring deep financial services expertise and a strong understanding of the evolving technology landscape to the DBS Boards.

1291 Group Appoints Shawn Parker as Dubai Head of Sales

He specialises in universal life insurance and estate planning solutions for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families, with a focus on cross-border planning across the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe.

Blue Owl hires ex-Barclays banker as Japan business co-head

He will share the role of Japan representative with Yoichi Nakamura, who is head of private wealth in the country.

M&G hires experienced distribution expert for Taiwan

He brings nearly two decades of experience across investment management, distribution and business leadership in Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China.

DBS hires ex-Standard Chartered banker to lead India wealth team

DBS Bank India announced that Chengappa has joined the firm as Managing Director and Head of Treasures Business and Wealth Management

Sygnum appoints Reto Marx as Chief Executive Officer; Gerald Goh assumes Executive Chairman role

Wealth management industry veteran to lead Sygnum’s next phase of growth in Singapore as the Group scales its digital wealth proposition for Asian high-net-worth Clients and Intermediaries.

Citibank Korea CEO Yoo Myung-soon to Step Down in October

Yoo took office as Citibank Korea's CEO in October 2020 and successfully secured a second term in 2023, serving two terms.

State Super names former super chief as chair

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey said Dwyer's appointment would add significant governance and investment expertise to State Super.

Sean Coughlan to Step Down as Managing Director of Trident Trust Singapore

During his tenure, he contributed to the growth of the firm’s Singapore business, strengthened its operations and helped develop relationships across its client and intermediary network.

Citigroup taps Cristina Mascanzoni as Australia, New Zealand technology lead

Last ⁠week, Citi hired five managing directors for its technology investment ⁠banking in the U.S.

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