11/01/2012
Aviva India lays off over 150 employees
“To simplify our organisational model and make it more efficient, we have rightsized management layers to make the organisation more nimble and agile,” said the spokesperson.
Executive Moves
10/31/2012
HDFC Bank expands investment banking team
HDFC Bank, the second largest private sector lender in the country, today said it has made three senior level appointments in its investment banking business division.
10/31/2012
Janus Capital appoints Taiwan management team
The team will report to Gigi Chan.
10/31/2012
Newedge names key appointees in Hong Kong, Singapore
Newedge has made key appointments in Hong Kong and Singapore
10/31/2012
BofA Merrill Lynch head of small companies advisory departs
In September, the bank cut less than ten staff from its equities sales and trading division.
10/30/2012
Wall Street bank Hires Head of Transport & Infrastructure from CS
Wall Street bank Citigroup has hired former Credit Suisse analyst Anthony Moulder
10/30/2012
MasterCard Worldwide selects new director for Indonesia operations
Prior to accepting the current position, she worked as vice president, head of sales and marketing in the credit card division at PT Bank Mega.
10/30/2012
UBS Lays Off 50 to 60 Traders in Asia
The job cuts were mainly in the Swiss bank’s fixed income, currencies and commodities unit, and involved traders as well as assistants and others, he said.
10/30/2012
BNP Paribas Wealth Management appoints global head for onshore business
Prior to joining BNP Paribas Wealth Management, he was the country head of ING Private Banking in the country.
10/30/2012
Bank of America Merrill Lynch names APAC head of futures & options
Prior to that, he had spent 11 years in London with JP Morgan, heading the Europe, Middle East and Africa fixed income futures desk.
10/29/2012
UBS’s India Investment Banking Head Leaves
A number of India’s top investment bankers have changed jobs in recent months
10/29/2012
British bankers need Mandarin for local jobs
It is increasingly hard for British bankers without Mandarin language skills to get on shortlists for jobs
10/28/2012
Merrill Lynch bankers seek new posts
A scramble for jobs has started ahead of the merger with Julius Baer, which is complicated by sector lay-offs due to the economic climate
10/28/2012
Regional sales team bolstered at J.P. Morgan Treasury Services
Firm hires approximately 25 new corporate and FI sales executives to further support clients’ international growth agenda
10/25/2012
ANZ Hires Former Deutsche Head of Swaps Trading
He will join ANZ in January.
10/25/2012
AXA IM hires Hong Kong economist to cover emerging Asia
Qi Sun joins from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, where he focused on the Chinese economy and financial reform as an economist.
10/23/2012
ClearView announces further board changes
Earlier this month Anthony Eisen stepped down as a non-executive director with Michael Jeffries
10/23/2012
CFSGAM makes four new hires
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has made four new hires to the listed property securities team
10/23/2012
Barclays Bolsters Hong Kong private banking team with Senior Banker Hire
She joins from EFG Bank in Hong Kong
10/23/2012
HSBC Securities Services expands broker dealer outsourcing team
The expansion seeks to take better advantage of the continuing trend of financial institutions clients moving to an outsource model. HSBC currently offers broker outsourcing services in Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Australia and Thailand and is extending