Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Mercer accelerates Asia Wealth growth through a reinforced leadership team

She is also a key supporter of the Cross Straits Pension Forum which aims to promote pension and retirement protection issues in the Greater China region.

Spring FG wealth GM departs in management restructure

This follows Spring's chief operating officer and head of advice, Frank Paul, leaving in January.

BlackRock names head of financial institution

She will report to Andrew Landman, BlackRock head of client business for APAC, and David Lomas, head of the global financial institutions group.

Lombard Odier's Asian Chief Lifted

Asia is a key strategic growth market for the Swiss bank, and Magnenat will continue to be based in the region

Nomura said to hire Brevan's Mohideen, once fired amid Libor

Mr Mohideen, who was former head of rates trading for Europe and Asia-Pacific at RBS, sued the lender for racial discrimination and unfair dismissal in 2014

Ashurst Continues Hong Kong Finance Growth

Banking partners Eric Tan and Daniel Lau arrive from Fangda Partners and Allen & Overy, respectively.

Lazard chief executive steps down

Prugue joined Lazard in 2002.

Houlihan Lokey Expands Financial Restructuring Business in Asia-Pacific Region With New Hire

Houlihan Lokey the global investment bank, today announced that Edward Middleton has joined the firm as a Managing Director and Co-Head of Financial Restructuring, Asia alongside Brandon Gale. He is based in Hong Kong.

Sun Life Investment Management Hires Head of Asia Credit Research

Sun Life Investment Management has appointed Tieu-Bich Nguyen as Head of Asia Credit Research.

Ex-Stan Chart and UOB director leaves Singapore banking, heads to start-up

While Raghupathy is currently an outlier, his move could be a sign of things to come as India’s fintech market begins to boom and start-ups there increase their hiring.

Hall & Wilcox takes in four senior lawyers

Hall & Wilcox has gained four senior lawyers to bolster its tax, insurance, and private client teams.

Grant Thornton adds financial services partner

She will focus on boutique funds and small to mid-size high growth financial organisations.

Wenting Shen joins T. Rowe Price as an APAC solutions strategist

Ms. Shen has been assigned to working with the team to create customised multi-asset solutions to meet the growing needs of T. Rowe Price’s clients across the region.

BTIM chief retires, successor named

The chief executive of BT Investment Management Australia is retiring and a former First State Super executive is taking over.

Kotak Mahindra Bank’s Suneet Weling to join BNP Paribas India

Suneet Weling to join BNP Paribas’s Indian arm as managing director and head of advisory, capital markets and financing

Lloyds Bank in Asian reshuffle

Lloyds Bank has conducted a significant reshuffling of its senior bankers in Asia.

Asia:Swiss Re launches regional HQ in Singapore, appoints new regional board

Swiss Re has eight offices and 1,900 staff throughout Asia

Taiwan Appoints Yang Chin-long as New Central Bank Governor

Taiwan’s economy will be dominated by fiscal policy this year

Veteran Asia Consultant Promoted to Wider Role

In the EY markets role, he will focus on business performance and client service across key industries like including telecommunications, media, technology, financial services, healthcare, logistics, infrastructure and resources.

Ashurst hires Damien Whitehead as restructuring partner

He advises clients on a broad range of complex domestic and cross-border matters throughout Asia, Australia, Europe and the US

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