Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

China head leaves Fidelity

The sudden departure is announced shortly after Fidelity had been approved to set up a mutual fund unit in China.

Syfe Announces Senior Hires and Hong Kong Plans

The appointment comes on the heels of three other major hires from April to June 2021, which include head of new business Jack Prickett, head of finance Brice Derouet, and head of partnerships Laurens Koppelaar.

Morgan Stanley Private Banker Sheds Role for Relocation

Wai remains with the firm but will relocate to Australia for family-related reasons.

StanChart Exec Joins Blockchain Startup

The company uses blockchain technology to solve dollar liquidity shortage issues in emerging markets, and has products like a payment escrow service and crypto-fiat exchange platform.

HSBC Bolsters ASEAN Sustainability

The region is also facing a $100 billion per year infrastructure gap, ADB added, which may have worsened during the pandemic.

Stockspot hires from Vanguard

Stockspot was founded in 2013 and offers online investment advice.

Nab Announces Appointments To Executive Leadership Team

She was chief executive of BNZ for over three years

Emmi appoints head of business development

Field had been at Conexus for just under three years

AFMA Appoints Brett Harper as its new Chief Executive Officer

He succeeds David Lynch who is retiring from AFMA after 25 years of service, including as its Chief Executive Officer since 2012.

Hang Seng Replaces Ailing Chief

Cesar replaces Louisa Cheang Wai-wan who was in the midst of a three-month medical break announced in May.

Consultum chief joins new firm

"Most importantly, it was an opportunity to join a progressive, boutique AFSL with no legacy issues or anchors to the past by being technology, product and investment platform agnostic."

AUSIEX hires head of risk from BTFG

Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed Nomura Research Institute acquired CommSec Adviser Services (CAS) last year. In June, CAS rebranded to AUSIEX.

CFS appoints risk chief from MLC

He would eventually be global chief operating officer for Mercer, a role he held for two years from 2012 to 2014.

Banking and finance lawyer joins Carey Olsen's Singapore team

Prior to joining Carey Olsen, Eng How was senior associate in the financial services department of a leading Singapore law firm, before taking a secondment in the financial institutions and structured products team of DBS Bank.

Eastspring Investments Appoints Head of Equities

He has nearly 30 years of global asset management experience.

Deutsche Hires Pictet's Ex-CEO in Singapore

Jooris was most recently CEO of Bank Pictet in Singapore, a job he left in January following a regional shakeup last year at the Geneva-based wealth manager.

Jupiter Asset Management Appoints Head of Institutional, Asia Pacific

He brings with him an in-depth understanding of the needs of institutional investors across the region and a wealth of on-the-ground experience

BlackRock appoints iShares and index investments Asia-Pacific head

Salim Ramji, global head of iShares and index investments, said Asia was already a critical hub for the firm’s wealth and institutional clients in the region.

Perpetual hires distribution lead, ramps up expansion

PAMI's total AUM contributed $73.6 billion. Perpetual chief executive and managing director Rob Adams attributed this to market movements and performance from the recent acquisitions.

New role for Future Super co-founder

Superannuation will be paid during maternity leave for up to 12 months, something that Hunter had also introduced at Future Super.

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