Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

GBST strengthens executive team with Head of APAC role to drive strategic growth and client success.

His responsibilities encompass leadership of sales, product development, account management, and client delivery teams

UBS appoints wholesale client coverage head

He will locally report to Alison Telfer, UBS country head Australia and New Zealand, and regionally report to Thomas Kaegi, APAC head of wholesale distribution.

BOQ hires ART chair as non-executive director

He will commence the role on 8 February 2024.

Former SQM Research head joins Research IP

Da Silva spent a nine-year tenure commencing in 2014 at SQM Research as its head of research, prior to joining Research IP this month.

Australia appoints former minister to head sovereign wealth fund

Greg Combet, who held the Climate Change portfolio in a Labor government when he left parliament in 2013

Sascha Banz Joins UBS Asset Management as Head of Global Wealth Management Client Coverage in APAC

In his new position, Banz will serve as the head of Global Wealth Management client coverage for the Apac region at UBS Asset Management.

Ex-APAC Head of CSAM Exiting UBS

Within mainland China, UBS signed a memorandum of understanding with ICBC last year to explore strategic collaborations across asset management, wealth management and corporate banking.

Former Credit Suisse APAC asset management head exiting UBS - sources

Prior to taking up the senior role under UBS in China, Huang was the top boss heading Credit Suisse’s asset management business in Asia Pacific.

Howden Private Wealth’s Asia Chief Takes Top Job

In the role, he will guide and lead the firm across its six operating hubs in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, Switzerland and the US.

Prudential PLC Board Changes

The attached announcement is being released by Prudential plc

DBS Private Bank on a hiring spree for Thailand business

With Thailand pegged as the next billionaire capital of southeast Asia, DBS Private Bank continues building its onshore team, now with two recent additions from Credit Suisse.

PGIM Real Estate Names Japan Country Head

He will retain his current role as senior portfolio manager of Asia Pacific value-added strategies.

Warakirri AM appoints sustainability head

In her role at Warakirri, she will report to managing director Jim McKay and lead the firm’s sustainability and ESG strategy and oversee its implementation across business lines.

BofA Unloads Asia Investment Bankers

The job cuts occur in the midst of a continued downturn in dealmaking as well as equity performance in Hong Kong and China.

Samuel Kim appointed South Korea Chief Country Officer

He will shortly relocate from Hong Kong to Seoul.

RBC Nets Ex-CS Private Banking Trio in Asia

In the role, he will work closely with Southeast Asia market head Cynthia Jacinto.

Hong Kong picks financier Angel Chia to head city’s wealth academy to woo family offices

Chia, the former chief executive of EAM SingAlliance (Hong Kong), has spent more than 20 years in the financial industry

Knight Frank Appoints APAC Trio

Knight Frank appoints Ben Schubert as head of capital advisory, Australia

OCBC Hires China Head of Corporate Banking

Previously, he was also the founding head of Infrastructure Asia, an agency set up by Enterprise Singapore and the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Deutsche Bank hires Dino Siason to be Chief Country Officer for the Philippines

Effective April 1, 2024

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