Ex-Standard Chartered banker is new ANZ Private Bank Hong Kong head

Published by AsianPrivateBanker – 11th March 2015

A former Standard Chartered banker has joined ANZ to cover the Hong Kong market, bringing with him 15 years of private banking experience.

Ho Yan Kwan, is ANZ Private Bank’s new market head, Hong Kong. He succeeds Ellen Tang, who will continue to contribute to the Hong Kong team as a senior private banker. Kwan will report directly to ANZ Private Bank’s head of North Asia region, Arjan De Boer.

Published by AsianPrivateBanker – 10th March 2015

A former senior investment advisor from Hang Seng’s private banking arm has joined DBS Private Bank after more than three years with the local Hong Kong lender.

Clement Lai joins DBS Private Bank as what is believed to be a vice president and fund specialist.

Published by AsianPrivateBanker – 10th March 2015

Singaporean lender DBS Private Bank has appointed an investment counselor who previously worked as portfolio manager for the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA).

Harvey Lim is now an investment counsellor at DBS Private Bank, based in Hong Kong. He reports to Rocky Cheung, head of investment advisory, wealth management, Hong Kong.

Published by Asian Investor – 10th March 2015

One of the key decision-makers in the Asia fund selection team at JP Morgan Private Bank, Adam Tejpaul, is set to relocate back to the US, AsianInvestor can confirm.

Tejpaul, who has worked at the bank in various capacities and geographies for 17 years, will become JP Morgan’s deputy chief risk officer based in New York.

Published by WealthBriefing – 9th March 2015

The wealth arm of UBS has made a pair of senior appointments in Asia.

The world’s largest wealth management firm said that Karen Chen has officially taken up the role of president for UBS (China) following approval by the China Banking Regulatory Commission. She will be nominated as executive director on the board of directors, in addition to her role as head of wealth management for UBS (China), the firm said in a statement. Chen has worked at UBS since July 2014.

Published by AsianPrivateBanker – 6th March 2015

A former executive director of Coutts has left the bank after ten years to join Standard Chartered Private Bank.

Andrew Lo, who was involved in senior management at Coutts Hong Kong branch, has joined Standard Chartered in a similar role. The move was confirmed by spokesperson from Coutts. Lo joined Coutts, the wealth management arm of RBS that counts the Queen among its clients, In August 2005 as a senior vice president. Previously he was one of the first vice presidents at HSBC Private Bank to cover offshore China markets.

Published by WealthBriefingAsia – 6th March 2015

WealthBriefingAsia has an exclusive report on a move by a senior private banker in Hong Kong.

A former senior banker at Bank of China in Hong Kong, Nitin Birla, has taken up a new role in the private banking arena at Standard Chartered in the Asian city, this publication can exclusively report.

Published by WealthBriefingAsia – 6th March 2015

WealthBriefingAsia has an exclusive report on a move by a senior private banker in Hong Kong.

A former senior banker at  Bank of China in Hong Kong, Nitin Birla, has taken up a new role in the private banking arena at Standard Chartered in the Asian city, this publication can exclusively report.