Aberdeen Asset Management Bolsters APAC Property Group

Published by AsianPrivateBanker – 2nd March 2015

A former managing director and market head at RBC Wealth Management in Singapore has re-emerged five months after leaving the bank to take up a similar position at LGT.

A spokesperson for the Prince of Liechtenstein’s private bank has confirmed the appointment of Soh Chye Guan as managing director. Soh left RBC Wealth Management in September 2014 after less than a year in the role. While at the Canadian lender, he reported into Grace Barki, head of RBC Wealth Management Southeast Asia.

Published by AsianPrivateBanker – 2nd March 2015

Swiss pure play UPB loses its most senior banker in Asia as regional CEO resigns after five years in the role.

Stephan Repkow, UPB’s Singapore-based CEO, was responsible for hiring several bankers during his tenure – including Iu Jin Ong (Eugene Ong) as head of its multi family office business, and Suzuki Takenori as a senior relationship manager – as part of his mandate to build out the bank’s Asian franchise.

Published by AsianPrivateBanker – 27th February 2015

After 18 months in the role, the managing director of ANZ’s global private wealth arm leaves as the Australian bank merges its wealth and private bank Asia teams.

Published by AsianPrivateBanker – 25th February 2015

Goldman Sachs’ wealth management arm in Hong Kong loses a ten-year veteran.

Emma Lam exits the bank after having joined in early 2005. Lam was most recently an executive director, believed to be covering the Greater China markets.

Published by WealthBriefing – 25th February 2015

Rory Tapner, head of Royal Bank of Scotland’s wealth arm, including Coutts, is to step down, this publication understands.

A report by Sky News said Tapner was leaving RBS.  Last year, the UK-listed bank, which is majority-owned by the UK taxpayer, announced it is considering selling its non-domestic wealth business.