03/14/2012
Liechtenstein-based boutique poaches Barclays Wealth Expat team head
He started in his newly created role this month as executive director and senior relationship manager after leaving the UK bank in December.
Executive Moves
03/14/2012
Asia-Pac transition management head exits Morgan Stanley
The bank has confirmed Surrency’s departure and that he is on garden leave. He has not been replaced and the bank declined to comment on whether he would be.
03/14/2012
Carlyle Group appoints MD of investor relations for Asia-Pacific
She had served as senior vice-president in investor relations at Paulson & Co, left the hedge fund earlier this year.
03/14/2012
ASX Chairman to Step Down to Manage Australia Future Fund
The “extraordinary delay” in naming Gonski, who will step down from his ASX role in June, raised questions about the government’s management ability, the Australian newspaper said in an editorial today.
03/13/2012
Renaissance Capital boosts Asia equity research team
He joins from Bloomberg, where he worked as a metals and mining research analyst.
03/13/2012
Deutsche Bank appoints two new GTB heads in Asia
Deutsche Bank appoints two new GTB heads in Asia
03/12/2012
Lighthouse joint CEO moves to Signature
Andrew Morris, managing director at Signature said: “Alan’s previous senior roles have seen him build, develop and grow a number of successful financial services businesses.”
03/09/2012
New director for HSBC Amanah Malaysia
Prior to his move to HSBC Amanah Malaysia, Rizwan was with HSBC Global Amanah for over seven years and has worked in several markets including the United Arab Emirates, the UK and Saudi Arabia.
03/09/2012
BofA names Asia-Pacific president
BofA has pruned the ranks of its senior investment bankers in Asia, cutting 15 of its 75 Asia managing directors.
03/09/2012
BlackRock appoints Head of BlackRock Alternative Investors Strategy Group
He was previous employers include Bain Capital
03/09/2012
Asian BofA Merrill DCM team walks out
All three were brought over to BofA Merrill two and a half years ago by Michael Luk
03/09/2012
Ibbotson appoints new head of managed account solutions
He was most recently group head of distribution at Armytage Group
03/09/2012
New St George and Westpac New Zealand CEOs appointed
He has been at the helm of St George since 2010 and was with the group for a decade, including in the role of managing director of BankSA.
03/08/2012
Citibank Singapore axes over 10 employees
The Straits Times understands that the latest cuts occurred across different management levels, but were mostly from the consumer banking business.
03/08/2012
Aflac Hires Meyer for New Post of Investment Operations Chief Out of Tokyo
The new manager will oversee support functions, such as technology and compliance, for investment operations.
03/08/2012
Base pay increases highlight regional differences in financial services
Base pay increases in the world’s financial services sector continue to be markedly different depending on region, according to new data issued by Mercer.
03/08/2012
Women make strides in workplace equality
Statistics show that more and more Indian women are heading for the corner office despite constraints on the work front as well as the home scenario.
03/08/2012
Super funds still shunning women trustees
Women make up 46% of super fund members in Australia but they are still massively under-represented on fund trustee boards, reveals new research from SelectingSuper's research partner Rainmaker Information.
03/08/2012
Swiss private bank hires two former Samsung Securities bankers
The bank has announced two senior appointments in its Asia Pacific Equity Research team, reflecting the Bank’s continued commitment to providing its clients with the very best insight and ideas.
03/07/2012
BNP Paribas’ Theam appoints new APAC head
She will also promote structured and indexed solutions in Asia including index funds and ETFs, as well as alternative investment solutions.