Edmond de Rothschild loses Asia head of portfolio management
After almost five years with Edmond de Rothschild, the Swiss private bank’s head of portfolio management for Asia has left. Asian Private Banker can confirm that Stephen Leung has exited his post at...
View ArticleANZ Wealth carves out new role
Despite the number of management changes at the Melbourne-based bank, ANZ Wealth carves out a new leadership role for its aligned dealers and advice standards division. Darren Whereat has become the...
View ArticleHong Kong team head exits Citi Private Bank
Amid rampant industry turnover in Hong Kong’s private banking industry, a team head overseeing the special administrative region has left Citi Private Bank. Raymond Cheung exits the American wealth...
View ArticleNAB Private names new chairman for JBWere relationship
NAB Private has named a replacement for its former chief financial officer, Craig Drummond, who left the bank in March. Andrew Hagger, group executive of NAB Wealth, becomes the new chairman of broking...
View ArticleRBC Wealth Management's North Asia head exits
Two years after joining RBC Wealth Management, the Canadian private bank’s head of North Asia has stepped down to pursue opportunities elsewhere. Michael Yong-Haron, managing director and head of RBC...
View ArticleSenior expatriate banker at Pictet exits
After more than a year at the Swiss pure-play, a Hong Kong-based senior banker on Pictet’s expatriate desk has left the bank. James Hughes, erstwhile managing director covering the British expatriate...
View ArticleBSI head of private banking Asia resigns
BSI’s head of private banking for Asia has resigned against a turbulent backdrop that includes the bank’s acquistion by Swiss peer EFG, and an ongoing probe into Malaysian state investment fund,...
View ArticleVontobel WM adds another ex-CTBC banker to Hong Kong office
Vontobel Wealth Management’s Asia Pacific business has added its second ex-CTBC private banker in less than two months, the bank announced today. Joannes Ho has been appointed executive director and...
View ArticleVeteran private banker exits Standard Chartered
A veteran Hong Kong-based private banker has exited Standard Chartered Private Bank to pursue opportunities elsewhere, Asian Private Banker has learnt. According to industry sources, Stella Kong, head...
View ArticleHSBC appoints Malaysia market head and desk head
Having just appointed a head of global private banking for South East Asia, HSBC Private Bank has named a new market head and a desk head for the Malaysia market. According to a media release, Chris...
View ArticleJulius Baer confirms former Credit Suisse veteran hire
Two months after Asian Private Banker first reported the appointment, Julius Baer has confirmed that a former Credit Suisse veteran has joined its team in Hong Kong. Angela Bow has officially been...
View ArticleLeonteq names new Singapore CEO
Leonteq has named a new CEO for its Singapore division, replacing David Schmid, who will return to Switzerland. Jeremy Ng, who joined Leonteq in May 2015 as deputy CEO, has been appointed CEO of the...
View ArticleFormer Deutsche private banker joins Swiss bank
After almost five years at Deutsche Bank Wealth Management (WM), a senior private banker has left the bank to join a Swiss boutique, Asian Private Banker can reveal. Anna Jia, formerly a director at...
View ArticleUHNW banker exits BNP Paribas WM
A seasoned ultra high net worth banker has left BNP Paribas Wealth Management’s Hong Kong team after three years with the French private bank. Carole Cheung has left the French wealth house after...
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Credit Suisse adds 30-plus private bankers in Asia including two market group...
Over the first quarter of 2016, Credit Suisse has added more than 30 private bankers including market group heads to Asia, Asian Private Banker can reveal. Among the new hires are private banking...
View ArticleBank of Singapore appoints new CIO
In the wake of its acquisition of Barclays’ Asia wealth businesses in Hong Kong and Singapore, OCBC’s private banking arm, Bank of Singapore, has appointed a new chief investment officer (CIO). Johan...
View ArticleVeteran China banker exits BNP Paribas Wealth Management
A veteran China private banker has become the latest relationship manager to leave BNP Paribas Wealth Management. Amy Shum has left BNP Paribas’ private banking arm in Asia, having first joint the...
View ArticleFormer Bank of Singapore CIO to remain with bank, but with new role
Following Bank of Singapore’s recent appointment of new CIO, the Singaporean private bank revealed that its former CIO will remain with the business, albeit in a different capacity. Hou Wey Fook,...
View ArticlePictet splits leadership role, names new Hong Kong CEO
Pictet Wealth Management has undergone a management restructure, splitting the roles of Hong Kong and Asia CEO, in what the Swiss pure play calls a reaction to “increased business growth” in Asia....
View ArticleEx-Standard Chartered veteran joins Middle Eastern Bank as PB head
A former Standard Chartered regional head has resurfaced as the head of private banking at a UAE-headquartered institution, Asian Private Banker can reveal. Rajesh Malkani, erstwhile regional head,...
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