06/14/2012

Asia property head, CIO leave Deutsche RREEF unit

Niel Thassim, the head of real estate in Asia for RREEF, Deutsche's global alternative asset management business, has departed together with the chief investment officer for property in Asia, Paul Keogh.

06/13/2012

Goldman Sachs hires new chairman for APAC ops

The new Asian chief returns to Goldman Sachs, where he worked for 22 years, as the fifth-biggest U.S. bank by assets seeks to build business in a region that is home to more than half of the world's population.

06/12/2012

StanChart Malaysia appoints new consumer banking head

Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd has appointed Sonia Wedrychowicz-Horbatowska as its country head of consumer banking, replacing Tiew Siew Chuen who has been appointed to the same role in Taiwan.

06/12/2012

PBOC names deputy governor

The man behind two of the world’s largest initial public offerings – Agricultural Bank of China and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China – is now taking up a higher position in the government hierarchy.

06/11/2012

Headhunters fear the worst as bond banks cut Asian hiring

Also, there are concerns among banks operating in Asia about the regulatory backdrop, specifically Basel III and the impact of the Volker rule on proprietary trading. This has led to shrinking position-taking headcounts across the Asia-based investment ba