People Moves – Page 40 – Huddleston Jones

19 December 2016

Senior Hire at State Street

Published by Finews Asia – 19th December 2016

The asset management unit of State Street Corporation, State Street Global Advisors, has appointed a new Managing Director and Head of Client Relationship Management for Southeast Asia.

15 December 2016

Aberdeen Makes Four Senior Hires

Published by Wealth Briefing Asia – 15th December 2016

Aberdeen Asset Management has recruited John Campbell as global head of strategic clients and Jeff Klepacki as head of distribution for the Americas, while Antony John and Richard Pursglove join on a consultancy basis.

Campbell was previously business head of global services, UK, Middle East and Africa at State Street. Klepacki was previously a director at Capital Group, while John formerly served as chief executive of BNP Paribas Investment Partners/FundQuest. Pursglove has served as head of retail at Artemis Investment Management among other senior distribution roles, according to his LinkedIn profile.

15 December 2016

Credit Suisse Hires UBS’s Stewart to Shake Up Equities Unit

Published by Bloomberg – 15th December 2016

Credit Suisse Group AG hired UBS Group AG’s Mike Stewart as head of equities, poaching a seasoned investment banker and wealth manager as it seeks to boost a business that has lagged behind peers this year.

Stewart, who had a similar role at UBS until 2015, will join Credit Suisse in New York in June, replacing Mike Paliotta. He will report to Brian Chin, who became head of global markets, the bank’s trading unit, in September, the Zurich-based lender said.

13 December 2016

Natixis names new APAC global markets head

Published by Finance Asia – 13th December 2016

France’s Natixis has appointed Emmanuel Lefort as its head of global markets for the Asia Pacific region, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.

Lefort replaces Serge Ekué, who was recently named senior country manager for the UK and head of global markets for Europe, Middle East and Africa.

9 December 2016

Hong Kong’s PWMA Appoints Managing Director

Published by Wealth Briefing Asia – 9th December 2016

The Private Wealth Management Association, which represents Hong Kong-based firms, has appointed Peter Stein as its managing director. He takes over from Joanne Leung, who will retire at the end of this year.

Stein has more than 20 years of experience. He joins from UBS, where he was head of regulatory advisory and relations. Prior to this, he was a senior editor in Hong Kong with the Wall Street Journal, working in both Mandarin and Cantonese.

9 December 2016

Wing Lung Bank private bank head exits

Published by Asia Investor – 9th December 2016

Wing Lung Bank’s head of private banking and wealth management, Joseph Tam, left the firm on December 2. The firm declined to comment on his departure.

9 December 2016

Dominic Lane exits HSBC PB Singapore

Published by Asia Investor – 9th December 2016

HSBC Private Bank’s Singapore head of international markets, Dominic Lane, has left the firm. He had taken up his latest position this year.

8 December 2016

NSSF appoints 21 external fund managers

Published by Asia Asset Management – 8th December 2016

China’s National Council for Social Security Fund (NSSF) has appointed 21 domestic asset managers to undertake its new pension mandates. The bureau is looking to establish a new pension fund scheme dedicated to provincial or local pension accounts.

2 December 2016

Deutsche Wealth Adds to Greater China Team From UBS

Published by Finews Asia – 2nd December 2016

One day on from announcing Kanas Chan as the new head of North Asia wealth management, Deutsche Bank has made an addition to its Greater China wealth unit.

1 December 2016