Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

BlackRock's new Asia-Pacific chief focusing on growth

BlackRock Inc. Asia-Pacific operations are poised to make a more significant contribution to the money management giant's overall business in coming years

Colin Holdstock, Glen Goh join RBS's Asia-Pacific markets business

The Royal Bank of Scotland plc has hired Colin Holdstock and Glen Goh to head its Asia-Pacific markets business, both based in Singapore

Value Partners boosts team with McKinsey hire

Hong Kong-based fund management company Value Partners Group Ltd appointed Mayank Parekh as director and managing partner for Asia and Demetrio Di Martino to lead telecom media technology practice in Asia.

Standard Chartered names two in financial markets sales

Cheng, who joins from Pimco, will be responsible for driving all RMB-related financial market opportunities globally.

Sovereign wealth fund chief to lead China's CICC after chairman resigns

Reuters reported last week that Jin would quit this year to take up a position at Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a regional development bank being set up by Beijing.

HSBC names ex-Goldman banker Kim head of Korea securities unit

HSBC Holdings Plc has named former Goldman Sachs banker Dojin Kim as head of HSBC Securities and head of capital financing for South Korea

Former JBWere acting CEO joins Impact Investing

Madhavan spent 12 years at wealth management firm JBWere, working in a range of roles including investment advisor, head of NSW, chief operating officer and, most recently, acting chief executive.

Loomis Sayles Appoints Director, Institutional Services in Asia

In this new role, he will provide critical support and guidance on Loomis Sayles investment strategies and products to the Natixis business development offices throughout Asia.

Former Direct Report to Sberbank CEO Joins New Zealand's Auckland Savings Bank

He brings more than 25 years of experience, to the bank, managing and leading local and global scale business transformation initiatives in the financial services industry and beyond.

BMO Private Bank adding asset managers

The international private bank of Bank of Montreal will appoint fund houses to advise on European and Asia ex-Japan equity, and more are to come for other asset classes.

The “big three” banks that keep on hiring in Singapore and Hong Kong

Citi, HSBC and Standard Chartered have generated their share of negative headlines in Asia of late as they retrench some of their operations across the region.

Northern Trust Establishes Office in South Korea

Northern Trust today announces its continued expansion across Asia-Pacific with the establishment of a Representative Office in Seoul, South Korea, following regulatory approval from the Financial Services Commission

China's ex-finance minister to head new Asian bank

It has been widely assumed that the AIIB would limit itself to financing basic infrastructure projects in Asia but the roots of the institution in China's Tianjin province link it with more ambitious initiatives to launch a North-east Asia Developmen

Former BNP Paribas Securities Services MD moves to Mercer Sentinel

The announcement comes just days after he informed BNP Paribas that he would be leaving his post as managing director of the Australian and New Zealand custody business.

BMO creates intermediary sales director role

He began his career in equities at Commonwealth Bank, has a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Western Sydney and is a qualified financial adviser.

Morgan Stanley PWM hires head of sales China and Hong Kong

Morgan Stanley said she has joined the company's Private Wealth Management department as a managing director and head of sales for China and Hong Kong.

Noble Group announces senior appointments

Noble Group (N21), the Singapore listed commodity merchant, today announced a series of internal promotions aimed at enhancing its capability to deliver on its strategy

China's AgBank names PBOC's Liu Shiyu as chairman

The country's ruling elite are holding a meeting, called a plenum, from Oct 20 to 23 to discuss key legal and economic reforms.

Mercer strengthens Singapore employee health and benefits team

Mercer, a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Co, said it appointed Michel Faucher as Mercer Marsh Benefits Growth Markets Region business leader in Singapore to boost its employee health and benefits business.

AXA Investment Managers appoints three members to board

AXA Investment Managers, a unit of French financial holding company AXA SA, named three members to its board.

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