Islamic bank lures ex-Julius Baer banker

Published by AsianPrivateBanker – 31st March 2015

A Julius Baer managing director has left the pure-play after nearly 10 years to cover a different region and segment.

Nayeem Khan has left Julius Baer where he was a managing director and the head of international operations based in Singapore. He has joined Qatar First Bank (QFB) as its new chief operating officer. Khan will be responsible for overseeing the Islamic bank, based in Doha, Qatar.

Published by AsianPrivateBanker – 24th March 2015

After five years with J. Safra Sarasin, its head of investment consulting has left the bank to pursue other opportunities.

Damien Ng has left the Brazilian-headquartered wealth manager after joining the former Rabobank controlled private bank in 2010.

Published by AsianPrivateBanker – 23rd March 2015

A Singapore-based fund specialist has left Goldman Sachs’ private wealth management unit after seven years.

Published by AsianPrivateBanker – 23rd March 2015

Standard Chartered Private Bank has poached a new global head of investment advisory from Julius Baer as part of a push to build out its wealth management team.

Christian Mueller started in the new role in Singapore on March 9. He had been with Swiss private bank Julius Baer since November 2013 in the same city, most recently as Asia head of investment advisory.

Published by WealthBriefingAsia – 20th March 2015

The Canadian firm has expanded its North Asia team with two senior appointments.

RBC Wealth Management, part of Royal Bank of Canada, has hired two new senior relationship managers, Joanna Koo and Gala Shiu, as directors within its Singapore-based North Asia team.

Published by AsianPrivateBanker – 20th March 2015

Another senior manager is believed to be leaving RBS’ private banking arm, this time the Philippines market head.

Ray Chan, Coutts’ head of Philippines market, is thought to have resigned. Chan has been in the role since 2012.

Published by Asian Private Banker – 19th March 2015

Soon after being reported as leaving Coutts, the head of greater China has resurfaced at Barclays.

AsianPrivateBanker reported earlier this week that Andrew Sum was leaving Coutts. He has  since resurfaced at Barclays. Sum is believed to be taking up a similar role to the one he held at Coutts.

Published by Asian Private Banker – 19th March 2015

Canadian wealth manager, BMO Private Bank, has added one more to its headcount with the addition of another Hong Kong relationship manager.

Petty Lee joins the Toronto headquartered lender as an executive director. Previously, Lee was a senior relationship manager and team leader at ABN Amro Private Banking.

Published by WealthBriefingAsia – 19th March 2015

A number of senior figures at the private banking arm of ANZ have resigned from their posts and due to leave at different dates this year.

A number of senior figures are leaving the private banking arm of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group in Singapore, this publication can exclusively report, in moves that come amid a number of high-level recent comings and goings at the firm in Asia.

Published by Hubbis – 17th March 2015

Sylvain Gysler has left Pictet and his role as head of department for the firm’s independent asset managers (IAM) business in Asia.

Caroline Schaedler, previously a relationship manager in Gysler’s team, has taken over the position.