Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Grant Samuel expands to Brisbane

Grant Samuel Fund Management has opened an office in Brisbane after reporting a doubling in business demand over the past 12 months.

Mercer Makes Senior Leadership Appointments in Asean

She will also continue in her role as Marsh & McLennan chairman for Singapore. Wong will report to Garg and Christian Edelmann, who leads Asia-Pacific for Oliver Wyman.

Maybank Ageas Appoints CEO

The 20-year veteran in the financial industry joined the Maybank Group in June 2012 as CEO of Etiqa Insurance and Head of General Business.

Happy twist in the retirement tale

There has been much speculation about her departure. Some say that she is rejoining the Hong Kong Monetary Authority while others believe she has a new job at the International Monetary Fund.

Deutsche Bank appoints Chief Country Officer for New Zealand

JT Macfarlane, Executive Chairman, Deutsche Bank Australia and New Zealand, said: “Deutsche Bank has consistently ranked top three in New Zealand across Markets and Corporate Finance for several years.

Natixis makes senior appointments

Natixis Wholesale Banking, Asia-Pacific, has named Yuri Lin as managing director, head of sales, fixed income, commodities and treasury, Asia-Pacific

Vanguard names APAC head of investment strategy and research

Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking has formed a new credit sales team in Asia, which will work with its trading and debt capital markets teams

Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking forms new credit sales team in Asia

Asian investors will also have access to comprehensive and professional advice, especially in the areas of risk analysis and credit evaluation.

Michael Lim re-appointed as chairman of Accounting Standards Council

The Minister for Finance has re-appointed Michael Lim Choo San and Nagaraj Sivaram as the chairman and deputy chairman of the Accounting Standards Council respectively.

DBS Bank India appoints new CFO

Singaporean lender DBS Bank today said it has hired Rajesh Prabhu as Chief Financial Officer for its operations here as the bank looks to expand its Indian footprint.

Cargill hires ex-Credit Suisse M&A banker for Asia role -sources

Cargill is one of the world's largest privately held corporations and a leading commodities trader.

Salient Partners Names Chief Risk Officer

Hunt spent ten years as a professor at New York University and Southern Methodist University before co-founding SmartEquip, a software firm developing parts schematics and diagrams for the construction equipment industry.

Towers Watson adds five to investment team

Towers Watson has made five new appointments to its Australian investment team in response to an expanding client base.

OneVue Appoints Senior Distribution Executive

OneVue has appointed David Storm to the newly created role of head of platform strategy, sales and service

BEA Union loses CIO, Adds Portfolio Manager

The firm has already started to search for a replacement, and in the meantime CEO Eleanor Wan will oversee the CIO responsibilities

Van Eyk Appoints Acquisitions Specialist

Ratings and advice provider van Eyk Research has appointed Anthony Vaiente to the newly created role of manager of practice acquisitions and recruitment.

Vanguard Appoints Head of Investment Strategy and Research

Vanguard has appointed Jeffrey Johnson to lead its investment strategy and research team for Vanguard Asia Pacific.

Rothschild Revamps Australia Management

They will report to Executive Chairman of Rothschild Australia, Trevor Rowe.

HuaAn HK replaces chiefs amid strategy review

He was until last year general manager at Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management (EdR AM) in Hong Kong, a firm he joined in 2006.

Former Merrill Lynch executive to succeed Sean Hughes as Financial Markets Authority CEO

Prior to that he spent 17 years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, in Europe, Asia and North America.

Executive Moves