03/06/2014
Henderson's property chief steps down
These funds will continue to be managed by Guy Barnard, who until now co-managed the funds with Sumner.
Executive Moves
03/05/2014
BEA Union Investment Management names new CIO
He replaces Elke Schoeppl-Jost who joined Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management as chief investment officer for the Asia Pacific region in January.
03/05/2014
AlfaSec opens Tokyo office, appoints senior banker as chief representative
Murakawa will be based in Tokyo and fully dedicated to covering the Japanese market.
03/05/2014
BNY Mellon names Head of Global Client Management for APAC
He replaces Eleni Wang who was appointed Asia-Pacific head of investment services last year.
03/05/2014
Citi announces new head of banking and wealth management
She held senior banking, investment and wealth management positions at NAB and Macquarie Bank before joining Citi.
03/05/2014
Bank of America hires Guenthardt from UBS for APAC banking-IFR
He will work alongside Jason Cox, the other co-head of global capital markets.
03/05/2014
Nomura Holdings names new CEO to lead Nomura Asset Management
Kunio Watanabe has been appointed CEO of Tokyo-based Nomura Asset Management, effective the April 1 start of the coming fiscal year
03/04/2014
Blue Sky hires ex-Certitude exec to run new office
Listed alternative investment manager Blue Sky has appointed ex-Certitude Global Investments executive Laz Siapantas to run its new office in Melbourne.
03/04/2014
Canadian group launches Asia AM business
The US$128 billion Canadian group has appointed Amit Prakash, who joined the firm in September 2012, as managing director
03/04/2014
RBC wealth management appoints head of investments and products for Asia
Je is based in Singapore
03/04/2014
Credit Suisse appoints Malaysia market leader for private banking Asia Pacific
Slöör previously served as managing director and region head Nordics at UBS Wealth Management, a division of UBS AG
03/03/2014
Goldman Sachs Head Hunts in Australia to Meet Fixed-Income Surge
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is in hiring talks with about 10 people as it seeks to expand Australian businesses from trading to capital markets with global banking regulation forcing some competitors to dial back.
03/03/2014
KPMG International appoints a new Global Chairman
He currently serves as Ch.airman and Chief Executive Officer of KPMG's US firm since 2010, and will continue in those roles as Global Chairman
03/03/2014
Goldman Sachs Australia Head Hunts Amid Fixed-Income Surge
A ferry sails in front of the central business district in Sydney.
03/03/2014
CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Nomura sets up new trading group led by ex-Barclays exec
The move comes as Wall Street banks retreat from the lucrative proprietary trading business after regulatory changes put in place after 2008 curbed banks from making bets with their own money.
03/03/2014
Nomura sets up new trading group led by ex-Barclays exec
Nomura Holdings Inc has hired former Barclays trader Pradeep Swamy to start a new proprietary trading team in Hong Kong.
02/28/2014
HSBC builds Asian secondary loan trading platform
HSBC focusses on the trading of investment grade, project finance, emerging markets and leveraged loans for third party clients and the bank.
02/28/2014
Bennelong Wealth Partners appoints new CIO
He will start in mid-May of this year.
02/28/2014
Morgan Stanley Appoints Asia Pacific Co-CEO
Last year, it sold its domestic wealth management and mutual-fund business in India and surrendered an Indian banking license.
02/27/2014
EQT creates new wealth management role
Equity Trustees Limited has created a new role within its advice and personal services team to help cater to private client and wealth management demand.