Press

5 October 2017

Barclays Keeps Tabs on Asia

Published by Finews.asia – 5th Oct 2017

British bank Barclays recruited from within for the role of head of banking for Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.

4 October 2017

Natixis GAM Acquires Majority Stake In Australian Firm

Published by Wealth Briefing Asia – 4th Oct 2017

Natixis will acquire 51.9 per cent of the specialist Australian equities fund manager.

4 October 2017

Deutsche Bank names new head for Asia-Pacific asset management

Published by Reuters – 4th Oct 2017

Deutsche Bank AG has hired Alex Prout from Morgan Stanley Investment Management as new head of its Asia-Pacific asset management business based in Hong Kong, a person with knowledge of the move said on Wednesday.

29 September 2017

INSIDE VIEW: The spirit of ’88

Published by Funds Global Asia – Sep 2017

Europe introduced Ucits in 1988. Thirty years on, Asia launches its own regional passport, the ARFP. Armin Choksey of PwC discusses the scheme.

27 September 2017

Philip Kunz returns to HSBC as head of global private banking for South East Asia

Published by The Straits Times – 27th Sep 2017

SINGAPORE – HSBC announced on Wednesday (Sept 27) that Philip Kunz will return to the bank as its Singapore-based head of global private banking for South East Asia.

25 September 2017

Commonwealth Bank to Exit Another Wealth Management Business

Published by Finews.asia – 25th Sep 2017

Following a week where it sold CommInsure to AIA then announced a review of its asset management unit, is Australia’s largest bank about sell again?

22 September 2017

Korea Investment Corp opens first Asia branch in Singapore

Published by Asia Asset Management – 22nd Sep 2017

Korea Investment Corp (KIC), South Korea’s sovereign wealth fund, has opened a branch office in Singapore, its first in Asia and the third globally, as part of its strategy to strengthen its presence in the region.

21 September 2017

CBA Names New Wealth Head

Published by Finews.asia – 21st Sep 2017

Commonwealth Bank of Australia appointed a new chief operating officer of wealth management.

21 September 2017

UBS Invests Hundreds of Millions in Digitization

Published by Finews.asia – 21st Sep 2017

Technology will make banking more efficient, according to Dirk Klee, the head of operations at UBS Wealth Management. It will also affect the number of staff the bank will employ.

21 September 2017

Comgest expands Asian research team

Published by Institutional Asset Manager – 21st Sep 2017

Comgest, an independent, international asset management group focused on growth investing, has appointed Jimmy Chen (pictured), as an Analyst specialising in Asian equities, with a focus on the Chinese market.