Singapore Based Wealth Advisory Firm Names Industry Luminary As Deputy GM

Published by WealthBriefingAsia – 3rd February 2015

Singapore-headquartered Professional Investment Advisory Services, or PIAS, has appointed Joseph Kwok as deputy general manager and head of product strategy. Kwok has worked in a number of roles at firms including UBS and JP Morgan.

Kwok has more than 15 years of experience within the wealth management industry. He has held senior management roles including executive director with JP Morgan Private Wealth Management; managing director/chief investment officer of Platinum Capital Management (Asia); director, advisory consultant, North Asia, UBS; and head of investments and advisory, wealth management with Standard Chartered Consumer Bank, Singapore.

Published by Asian Private Banker – 23rd January 2015

Singaporean private bank, Bank of Singapore, adds to its non-resident Indian (NRI) team, adding a former Coutts banker to its roster.

After almost two years with Coutts, Rohit Punjabi moves to Bank of Singapore as a senior wealth management director. Based in the Lion City, Punjabi reports to Nikhil Advani, who heads the NRI team in Singapore.

Published by WealthBriefing Asia – 22nd January 2015

Standard Chartered Private Bank, part of UK-listed Standard Chartered, has confirmed that a banker working in the non-resident Indian space has joined the firm in Hong Kong.

Prior to joining Standard Chartered, Nitin Birla had been executive director and team head at Bank of China International in Hong Kong and also had spells with both RBS Coutts and Barclays Wealth (as the wealth arm of Barclays used to be known).

Published by WealthBriefing Asia – 21st January 2015

Standard Chartered has appointed Alison May Chan as managing director, UHNW Solutions, private banking clients, Greater China. The appointment was effective from 12 January.

Based in Hong Kong, Chan is part of the global UHNW team and will focus on developing the business in Greater China. She will report to Stephen Richards Evans, who is global Head, UHNW, privateStandard Chartered has appointed Alison May Chan as managing director, UHNW Solutions, private banking clients, Greater China. The appointment was effective from 12 January. banking clients and reports locally to Desmond Liu, head of private banking clients, Greater China.

Published by Asian Investor – 21st January 2015

HSBC Private Bank has promoted Christopher Marquis from Asia head to global head of private wealth solutions (PWS) as of January 1.

The role was previously part of the remit of Bernard Rennell, who remains Asia-Pacific head of global private banking and to whom Marquis still reports.

Published by Finance Asia – 21st January 2015

HSBC’s private bank has named Christopher Marquis as its global head of private wealth solutions.

In his new role, which became effective January 1, Marquis is responsible for the bank’s private wealth business around the world.