05/12/2015
Findex makes investment advisory appointment
Non-aligned financial services firm Findex Group has appointed State Street Global Advisors to provide tactical asset allocation and advisory services.
Executive Moves
05/12/2015
Equities hiring resurgent in Hong Kong
Barclays and Deutsche Bank, in particular, are hiring in equities in Hong Kong.
05/12/2015
J.P. Morgan Asset Management names head of institutional for Asia ex-Japan
Rachel Farrell, a managing director with J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPM), was promoted to head of sovereign and institutional
05/12/2015
Squire Patton Boggs Adds Private Wealth Specialist
Woo, previously at King & Wood Mallesons, is experienced in helping ultra-high-net-worth families set up and operate family offices, and in fund formation, succession and tax planning matters, according to the law firm.
05/11/2015
AmMetLife Takaful appoints new CEO
AmMetLife Takaful Bhd, previously known as AmFamily Takaful Bhd, has appointed Mohamad Salihuddin Ahmad, former head at Great Eastern Takaful Sdn Bhd , as its new CEO.
05/11/2015
ACSA appoints NAB manager as chair
NAB Asset Servicing general manager of client delivery David Knights will take the ACSA position, effective immediately, in addition to maintaining his role at NAB.
05/11/2015
Wells Fargo seeks to increase Asian banking headcount
Wells Fargo & Company is planning to increase the number of employees at its Asian banking operations by up to 10%, or about 140 people, over the next 12 months
05/11/2015
India picks private banker KV Kamath as first BRICS bank head
It was agreed that the New Development Bank, which will fund infrastructure projects in developing nations, would be based in Shanghai.
05/11/2015
Societe Generale overhauls derivatives management in Asia
Societe Generale SA announced a new line-up for derivatives trading in the Asia-Pacific region as part of a revamp of its global market activities.
05/08/2015
Old Mutual Int’l appoints Steve Hickman as Singapore head
Old Mutual International has promoted Steve Hickman to head of region and chief executive in Singapore and South East Asia
05/08/2015
UBS Investment-Banking Head for Asia Said to Retire
UBS Group AG’s head of corporate client solutions for Asia is retiring from the Swiss investment bank
05/07/2015
French Bank appoints APAC wealth management and family offices sales head
It comes on the back of a major reshuffle.
05/07/2015
Natixis continues Asia DCM push with senior ANZ hire
Ivy Pang has joined Natixis’ Hong Kong office as executive director
05/07/2015
AllianzGI set to name new Asia CEO
The regional asset management unit of the German insurer is to announce a successor for Douglas Eu, who is relocating to the US after being promoted
05/07/2015
Mirae in hiring drive in bid to grow institutional business
The Korean asset manager is looking to hire regional sales directors as it expands its institutional business
05/07/2015
Coutts International appoints new CEO
He will relocate to Zurich from Singapore and the company expects no interruption in the integration process with UBP
05/07/2015
Mercer taps Singapore CPF veteran as principal, ASEAN investment consulting
Chua Boon Lee joined Mercer's investment consulting business in Singapore as a principal, ASEAN investment consulting.
05/07/2015
Jocelyn Lam is finishing up this week at Goldman Sachs before joining KPMG on July 1.
She will, in fact, be returning to KPMG's financial services tax team in Hong Kong where she worked between 1999 and 2004. She also worked for the Big 4 firm in Vancouver.
05/06/2015
Lambe leaves Morgan McKinley for Links International in Hong Kong
Nick Lambe, former managing director of Morgan McKinley’s Hong Kong operations, has left the global recruiter to join recruitment, payroll, HR and business process outsourcing provider Links International
05/06/2015
Deutsche names Asia equities head
Deutsche Bank has named Rob Ebert head of equities for Asia, Japan and Australia