Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Prudential PLC Board Changes

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DBS Private Bank on a hiring spree for Thailand business

With Thailand pegged as the next billionaire capital of southeast Asia, DBS Private Bank continues building its onshore team, now with two recent additions from Credit Suisse.

PGIM Real Estate Names Japan Country Head

He will retain his current role as senior portfolio manager of Asia Pacific value-added strategies.

Warakirri AM appoints sustainability head

In her role at Warakirri, she will report to managing director Jim McKay and lead the firm’s sustainability and ESG strategy and oversee its implementation across business lines.

BofA Unloads Asia Investment Bankers

The job cuts occur in the midst of a continued downturn in dealmaking as well as equity performance in Hong Kong and China.

Samuel Kim appointed South Korea Chief Country Officer

He will shortly relocate from Hong Kong to Seoul.

RBC Nets Ex-CS Private Banking Trio in Asia

In the role, he will work closely with Southeast Asia market head Cynthia Jacinto.

Hong Kong picks financier Angel Chia to head city’s wealth academy to woo family offices

Chia, the former chief executive of EAM SingAlliance (Hong Kong), has spent more than 20 years in the financial industry

Knight Frank Appoints APAC Trio

Knight Frank appoints Ben Schubert as head of capital advisory, Australia

OCBC Hires China Head of Corporate Banking

Previously, he was also the founding head of Infrastructure Asia, an agency set up by Enterprise Singapore and the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Deutsche Bank hires Dino Siason to be Chief Country Officer for the Philippines

Effective April 1, 2024

Société Générale appoints Oleron to head delta one trading

Previously, he was managing director, global head of index, exchange-traded funds and synthetic prime trading at HSBC.

Whampoa Group Names Bahrain Digital Bank Chair

In the role, he will be responsible for guiding the SGB executive leadership team

Qraft Technologies Announces Managing Director and Head of Client Coverage

In this role, he led a team that primarily offered treasury solutions for multinational clients of the commercial bank.

TAL appoints chief claims officer

She was most recently the chief customer services officer at BT Financial Group

Perpetual Corporate Trust adds staff

Previously, she was a director of institutional fixed income at FIIG Securities and an associate director of investor sales at the ANZ.

HSBC Nets Ex-CS Private Banker for UHNW Segment

She was most recently at Credit Suisse for two years as a China market team leader.

JBWere appoints philanthropic services head

Her primary focus will be on improving the governance and strategic advice offered to JBWere's expanding for-purpose and philanthropic client base.

Pension Protection Fund appoints chief executive

She also serves as chair of the International Centre for Pension Management.

Finnfund names chief investment officer

She currently also serves as a non-executive director at Nasdaq Stockholm listed investment companies Eastnine AB and VEF, and as chair of T&B Capital.

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