Press

3 March 2015

Two advisers join Koda Captial as partners

Published by FinancialStandard – 3rd March 2015

Newly formed private wealth management firm Koda Capital has appointed two key advisers.

Ben Andreou, former director and adviser to a number of high net worth clients in the private clients business of PricewaterhouseCoopers Sydney, has joined as director of specialist advice and partner.

3 March 2015

Former Citi banker among Julius Baer new hires

Published by AsianPrivateBanker – 3rd March 2015

About a month after former Credit Agricole Private Banking Hong Kong CEO Serge Janowski resurfaced at Julius Baer, the Swiss pure play has selected a clutch of relationship managers as part of the industry veteran’s new Hong Kong team.

Johann Santer joins from investment company C-Quadrant, Jinhoo Lee from Citibank, and Xavier Bosco from Commerzbank. Bosco will focus on institutional clients and report to Janowski, who is Julius Baer’s managing director and head of special markets.

3 March 2015

Lombard Odier’s Asia head of investment services exits

Published by AsianPrivateBanker – 3rd March 2015

Lombard Odier’s head of investment services and advisory has left the bank after joining the pure play just over a year ago.

Todd James has left the Swiss boutique private bank after joining in January 2014.

3 March 2015

Aberdeen Asset Management Bolsters APAC Property Group

Published by WealthBriefingAsia – 3rd March 2015

Aberdeen Asset Management has expanded its direct property investment team with the appointment of William Shaw, as part of a growth drive in Asia-Pacific.

Aberdeen Asset Management has hired William Shaw as head of segregated property mandates, Asia-Pacific.

2 March 2015

US Private Bank Elevates Manager To New Asia Leadership Role

Published by WealthBriefingAsia – 2nd March 2015

This publication can exclusively report on a top-level appointment for the Southeast Asia region at the Wall Street-listed banking group.

Jessica Poh, who has been head of the Singapore and Indonesia market segments at Citi Private Bank in Asia, has been appointed to the newly-created role of global markets manager for Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Philippines, this publication can exclusively report.

2 March 2015

Former RBC managing director resurfaces at LGT

Published by AsianPrivateBanker – 2nd March 2015

A former managing director and market head at RBC Wealth Management in Singapore has re-emerged five months after leaving the bank to take up a similar position at LGT.

A spokesperson for the Prince of Liechtenstein’s private bank has confirmed the appointment of Soh Chye Guan as managing director. Soh left RBC Wealth Management in September 2014 after less than a year in the role. While at the Canadian lender, he reported into Grace Barki, head of RBC Wealth Management Southeast Asia.

2 March 2015

UBP CEO resigns

Published by AsianPrivateBanker – 2nd March 2015

Swiss pure play UPB loses its most senior banker in Asia as regional CEO resigns after five years in the role.

Stephan Repkow, UPB’s Singapore-based CEO, was responsible for hiring several bankers during his tenure – including Iu Jin Ong (Eugene Ong) as head of its multi family office business, and Suzuki Takenori as a senior relationship manager – as part of his mandate to build out the bank’s Asian franchise.

27 February 2015

ANZ parts ways with global private bank MD

Published by AsianPrivateBanker – 27th February 2015

After 18 months in the role, the managing director of ANZ’s global private wealth arm leaves as the Australian bank merges its wealth and private bank Asia teams.

26 February 2015

Vontobel expands Australia, New Zealand operations

Published by FinancialStandard – 26th February 2015

Vontobel Asset Management (Vontobel) has hired a former Russell Investments investment consultant as senior relationship manager to broaden its institutional client coverage in the Australia and New Zealand regions.

Prior to Russell, Bobby Bostic was director for institutional and retail distribution a Capital Group in Singapore and Sydney. In his new role, he will assist in the growth of Vontobel’s current $9.4 billion in assets under management and advice.

25 February 2015

PineBridge names ex-PIMCO Singapore CEO for SE Asia institutional business development

Published by Pensions&Investments – 25th February 2015

Ana Dhoraisingam will join PineBridge Investments in Singapore next month as a managing director and head of institutional business Southeast Asia, spokeswoman Jacinta Reddan said.

Ms. Dhoraisingam replaces Michael Chae, who left PineBridge to join the World Bank’s International Finance Corp. in Singapore. An IFC spokeswoman directed questions to Mr. Chae, who couldn’t immediately be reached for comment