04/21/2015
BlackRock Names Ex-Japan Post Bank President as Japan Chairman
Investors at the firm have been seeking more Japanese assets as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic stimulus policies drive equity and property prices higher.
Executive Moves
04/20/2015
UBS revamps products, intermediaries divisions
The Swiss bank is integrating its global financial intermediaries unit with its investment products and services division. It has also appointed a new head of investment products and services for Asia Pacific.
04/20/2015
Former deputy premier joins investment bank Moeli
His first major role since resigning from the NSW ministry last year.
04/17/2015
OMGI chief looks to hire star managers for Asia buildout
The CEO of Old Mutual Global Investors is aiming to recruit star managers along with other staff in Asia as part of a regional expansion. But Julian Ide wants employees who fit in with the asset manager's culture.
04/17/2015
JPM appoints Goldman Sachs managing director
He joins J.P. Morgan from Goldman Sachs where he was managing director and co-head of investment banking services in Australia.
04/17/2015
Swiss private bank appoints new market head in Singapore
He's the new market head Indian Subcontinent and Non-Resident Indian in Singapore
04/17/2015
Barclays gets new head for Taiwan operations
He will report to Edward Weeks,
04/17/2015
Northern Trust appoints two sales representatives in Australia
Asset management company Northern Trust Corp appointed Shane Teunissen and Ann-Marie Garry as sales representatives to support its expansion across Australia.
04/17/2015
Coutts’ head of advisory departs
Coutts has not yet named a replacement.
04/16/2015
TIAA-CREF appoints head of sales office for the Asia-Pac region
Andrew Kleinig has joined TIAA-CREF Asset Management as director, institutional asset management business development – Asia Pacific
04/16/2015
Credit Suisse names Greater China IB heads
Credit Suisse has appointed George Chow and Zeth Hung co-heads of Greater China investment banking
04/15/2015
Bosera GM calls it a day
Mr. Wu previously worked for China Merchants Securities, the major shareholder of Bosera AM. He assumed the GM position in July 2013.
04/15/2015
Temasek CEO Ho Ching to take 3-month leave
Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings said Chief Executive Ho Ching is taking a three-month sabbatical
04/15/2015
Macquarie Singapore banking head said to quit after Asia cuts
Macquarie has decided to cut as many as 90 investment- banking jobs in Asia
04/14/2015
Citigroup’s head of Asia Pacific is moving to New York
The Scotsman will be replacing Manuel Medina-Mora who will be retiring from the position in a few weeks. Bird will be based in New York.
04/14/2015
AMP Capital NZ taps Grant Hassell as managing director
He takes over a firm with more than $19 billion under management in New Zealand. Law joined AMP capital in 2007 and was named managing director in 2009.
04/14/2015
Sime Darby Malaysia’s Martin Dsilva moves to CIMB
Sime Darby’s head of brand communications Martin Dsilva has recently left the company with no replacement being named as of yet.
04/14/2015
Senior moves in Standard Chartered Global Research
Standard Chartered Global Research has announced two senior appointments, one within its leadership team and the other a hire to its Greater China Economic Research coverage
04/14/2015
Al Rajhi Bank M'sia appoints corporate and investment banking director
Al Rajhi Bank said in a statement that he is an experienced all-rounder banker with more than 23 years of experience covering commercial banking, transactional banking, wholesale banking as well as branch banking.
04/14/2015
HSBC Paves Way For Chairman Flint’s Exit
HSBC is accelerating plans to appoint its first externally recruited chairman after instructing headhunters to begin searching for a successor to Douglas Flint.