Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

nabInvest expands into distribution team

"I am excited about deepening the institutional distribution capability of the nabInvest group," said team leader Rob Sullivan, global head of institutional distribution at nabInvest.

SSgA names wholesale vice president

Johnston will assume the responsibility of leading the firm's sales efforts into the wholesale distribution channel as part of an expansion of its institutional client offering to family offices, platforms, dealer groups, and independent financial ad

Manulife Asset Management invests in building Singapore as its complementary hub for ASEAN

The company boosts fixed income and equity capabilities, and strengthens relationship management as it celebrates its fifth anniversary in Singapore Manulife Asset Management today announced several initiatives to establish Singapore as a complementary hu

CFA Institute Names new MD for Asia-Pacific

He brings to CFA Institute more than 25 years of financial services leadership and deep experience in the Asia-Pacific region, a strong background in investment management and fund services, general management and business growth.

BNP Paribas IP appoints head of superannuation and government institutions

He joins from Ambassador Funds Management, where he was an institutional sales associate director, representing investment managers Fulcrum Asset Management, Copper Rock Capital, Cohen & Steers and Charlemagne Capital.

Sachin Khandelwal quits ICICI, joins Magma's arm

Magma Fincorp Ltd (MFL) has appointed Sachin Khandelwal, a key ICICI Bank executive, as head of housing finance business, and Sandeep Walunj as chief marketing officer of MFL.

Fidelity hands $400m Greater China fund to consumer specialist

Hong Kong-based Tse last month opted to step down from large-scale, institutional fund management following 22 years with Fidelity.

RBS Appoints New China, Southeast Asia Economists

Enrico Tanuwidjaja has been appointed Southeast Asia economist from Malayan Banking Bhd., where he was a senior foreign-exchange strategist covering Asian currencies and macroeconomics.

QFS Asset Management announces senior appointments

QFS also announced the appointment of David L. Zimmerman, the firm's General Counsel, as Chief Operating Officer, and Dan Bender as Chief Financial Officer.

Standard Chartered plans boardroom overhaul

The shake-up is not thought to be a response to the scandal, though, as the bank began the process before the annual meeting earlier this year.

RBC appoints director of client operations

He has also worked for Northern Trust and Deutsche Bank in senior management positions in Ireland.

BoA-Merrill suffers prime brokerage exits

A string of executive exits from Bank of America-Merrill Lynch’s regional prime brokerage team in the past year comes at an awkward juncture, with the loss of key team members around the time of a favourable report into its market share.

New property securities head for CFSGAM‎

Colonial First State Global Asset Management has appointed Stephen Hayes as head of property securities.

Barclays appoints MD, head of investment banking in Taiwan

Barclays has appointed IC Liu as managing director and head of investment banking, Taiwan.

Manulife expands operations in Korea, hires MD

In this role, Peter is responsible for developing the business strategy in Korea for Manulife Asset Management.

Morgan Stanley's Asia Pacific Equity Capital Markets Co-Head to Leave

Potel joined Morgan Stanley in March 2010 from Standard Chartered PLC where he was the global head for equity-linked securities.

Goldman Sachs raids Swiss private bank for new Aussie trading desk

Goldman Sachs is bucking a trend by bolstering its fixed income trading presence down under.

Royal London 360° expands Far East team

He was previously service account manager (Asia) at Momentum Wealth International in Hong Kong

Skandia International boosts Asian team

Skandia International has announces a number of senior appointments in Singapore and Hong Kong as it looks to capitalize on the strong growth prospects it sees in the region.

AmBank names new MD of retail banking

Lewis has over 10 years of leadership experience in retail banking since joining ANZ in 2002.

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