Grosvenor Appoints Former Top-Ranking UBS Executive As Asia-Pacific CEO

Published by WealthBriefingAsia – 2nd April 2015

Grosvenor, the privately-owned international property group, has appointed a former senior UBS executive, Benjamin Cha, as its Asia-Pacific chief executive, the group’s Asia-based proprietary arm. From yesterday, he takes over from Nicholas Loup, who moves on from the company. Loup set up the Asia business in Hong Kong in 1994; operations have since expanded to Tokyo and Shanghai.

Published by WealthBriefingAsia – 2nd April 2015

A senior private banker at JP Morgan in Singapore, Harjeet Singh, has left the US firm, this publication can exclusively reveal.

Singh, an executive director at the firm, is a specialist in the India-focused market. Although this publication has heard rumours about where he has gone, it hasn’t been able at the time of going to press to establish his future firm and role, and will update in due course.

Published by HedgeFundsClub – 1st April 2015

Bryan Goh has joined Bordier & Cie in Singapore as CIO.

Most recently Bryan was Head of Alternative Investments at DBS Private Bank. Earlier he has worked at First Avenue Partners, Oaks Family Office and Arab Bank. He also founded an online retail business for fine watches in 1997.

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.