Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Ex-CBA exec heads Macquarie's 'Project Linus'

According to a Macquarie source the program headed up by Ms Weber has been named ''Project Linus''

Manulife Hong Kong appoints chief distribution officer

He heads up all Manulife’s distribution channels in Hong Kong, covering the agency force and independent distribution including banks, brokers and independent financial advisors.

Duggal named HSBC India’s head of Asian & Indian equities

Duggal has been with HSBC Global Asset Management for over 17 years in Mumbai, London and Singapore, and will move to Hong Kong in his new role. Duggal will continue to manage the HGIF Indian Equity fund

Maybank officer-in-charge named pending appointment of president and CEO

Mohamed Rafique Merican Mohd Wahiduddin Merican has been appointed officer-in-charge of Maybank

RBS plans job cuts in Asia in bid to get costs under control

Royal Bank of Scotland is poised to announce further drastic cuts to its investment bank as the company battles to keep costs down and generate fresh capital.

Asia capital re opens branch office in Dubai international financial centre

Asia Capital Reinsurance Group has announced that it has opened its branch office in the Dubai International Financial Centre, following final regulatory approval received.

nabinvest expands institutional team

nabInvest has expanded its institutional team with the appointment of former Challenger institutional business manager Michael Gaffney to the role of investment specialist.

BAML Names New Head of Asia Consumer, Retail and Healthcare

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has named George Lin head of Asia consumer, retail and healthcare investment banking

Westpac appoints head of Debt Capital Markets

According to Westpac, this will encompass a large range of services including loan syndication

Mizuho Bank and Mizuho Corporate Bank announce change in composition of directors

There is no change in the representative directors and the directors of New Mizuho Bank as of the Scheduled Date of the Merger which were announced in the release titled“Determination of - 2 - Representative Director, etc. of Mizuho Corporate Bank,

Bank of China says appoints Tian Guoli as chairman

Bank of China Ltd has appointed a new Chairman of its Board of Directors

Deutsche Bank Picks a Director in Indonesia

Deutsche Bank appointed a new Director

BofA poaches former Credit Suisse head of Korea investment banking

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has hired SeungGu Park from Credit Suisse as its new country executive for Korea.

Asian appointment key in ANZ succession

As the bank seeks to expand aggressively into Asia, it is tipped by analysts to appoint an external candidate

UBS' Chief communications officer promoted to global role

He joined UBS in his current role two years ago and before that was head of group centre communications at Barclays in London

Mirae Asset appoints chief marketing officer

The appointment of a new chief marketing officer comes as Mirae Asset and its parent Mirae Asset Global Investments Group anticipate rising global demand for their broad range of products.

JPMorgan Hires Credit Suisse’s Leahy for New Asia Prime Services Role

JPMorgan Chase JPM & Co. has hired a senior prime services banker for a new Asia-Pacific role

Morgan Stanley Names Co-heads of Asia Pacific ECM

Mr. Leleu joined Morgan Stanley in 1998 and most recently has been involved in developing the bank’s business in Southeast Asia

HSBC Appoints Mirfendereski as Global Head of Inflation Trading

Mirfendereski, will be responsible for inflation-indexed bond and swap trading in the U.S., Asia, the U.K. and Europe

Beijing struggles to find wealth fund head

Empty chair in sovereign wealth fund's corner office worries investment industry observers and casts shadow over economic reform plans

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