Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

EBRD appoints new Managing Director, Central Asia

In her new role, Ms Hargitai, who is currently EBRD Regional Director for the Western Balkans and Head of Serbia, will be based primarily in Nur-Sultan

Robeco taps Franklin Templeton’s general manager as China head

She will lead Robeco’s business development in China

Mason Stevens bolsters Melbourne team

The appointment follows the 2019 opening of Mason Stevens' Melbourne office to increase its distribution.

Synchron appoints Queensland manager

Synchron has been one of the dealer groups to benefit from the state of flux in the financial advice industry as major institutions have exited wealth.

Trading platform names new chief

She will commence her new role on April 20.

Income Partners Nabs Vanguard Veteran

Luk’s exit from Vanguard occurs less than a year after the firm closed its Hong Kong and Japan office to shift its strategic focus in the region to mainland China.

Changes on Perpetual Industrial Shares Fund

The strategy invests in industrial shares and is benchmarked to S&P/ASX 300 Industrials Accumulation Index.

MCP builds out team

Metrics has also appointed Ben Evans as an investment director, based in Sydney.

ClearView bolsters team

Kulikov joins from Reinsurance Group of America where he was chief risk officer for Australia and head of research.

Mercer adds investment, superannuation experts

"We are very fortunate to have two esteemed industry leaders join our board of directors," Mercer Investments chair Ross Butler said.

ISA chief economist departs

We wish him the best for his future endeavours.

Boutique hires fund services lead

Tran was also part of the Trust Company, working as an assistant manager and legal counsel before it was taken over by Perpetual.

KPMG CEO race narrows to two

At all the big four firms, whether the CEO is an auditor or consultant is closely watched.

China’s $1 trillion wealth fund shuffles some leadership roles

The personnel changes come after CIC revamped its investment committees earlier this year to improve how it allocates assets in overseas markets.

Knight Frank Names Global Head of Capital Markets

Brookes brings a track record and depth of relationships with investors based in Asia Pacific, having led over $8.5 billion in cross-border transactions and major asset sales.

Outgoing OCBC CEO Named as Board Advisor

Tsien will also step down from his role as chairman of the Association of Banks in Singapore in April.

Advice association chief steps down

Also commenting on the departure, AFA president Michael Nowak said Kewin has advanced the AFA's reputation, resulting in a larger member base and stronger relationships with government.

Sun Life Names Top Regional Managers

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Praemium appoints two

Shane brings a great understanding of the needs of large and small IFA firms from his time at HUB24 and Colonial First Wrap and will work closely with me and our head of distribution Martin Morris to further build our footprint in the market.

Raffles Family Office Bolsters Offering with New Board

Members of the independent advisory board will provide external counsel to Raffles Family Office on engagement involving complex family structures as well as identify philanthropic opportunities for clients.

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