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18 February 2015

Former DBS Private Bank fund specialist returns to familiar territory

Published by AsianPrivateBanker – 18th February 2015

The musical chair of an industry with a shallow talent pool continues as a former fund specialist from DBS Private Bank joins an old employer in HSBC.

Nicol Poon joins HSBC as an investment specialist, believed to be in a similar capacity as when he was with

17 February 2015

Contango appoints chief investment officer from UBS

Published by FinancialStandard – 17th February 2015

Contango Asset Management has appointed George Boubouras as chief investment officer, effective immediately.

Boubouras succeeds company founder, David Stevens who the company said will continue to play an “important role” for

17 February 2015

MLC Names New Head Of Retail Wealth Platforms

Published by WealthBriefingAsia – 17th February 2015

MLC has promoted Kathy Vincent to lead the team managing products on the company’s retail wealth platforms.

Australia’s MLC has appointed Kathy Vincent as general manager of retail wealth platforms.

16 February 2015

Bank of Singapore welcomes a familiar face to head fund solutions

Published by AsianPrivateBanker – 16th February 2015

Having left the bank momentarily, Bank of Singapore’s former head of fund solutions returns.

Chandrima Das rejoins Bank of Singapore after leaving late last year. The 17-year veteran wealth and asset management professional is believed to be returning in similar capacity as the Singapore private bank’s head of fund solutions. In this role, das is believed to reporting into Hou Wey Fook, managing director and chief investment officer – himself, too, a seasoned professional in fund management having spent

16 February 2015

NCFM deputy GM relinquishes post

Published by AsiaAssetManagement – 16th February 2015

New China Fund Management (NCFM) has announced its portfolio manager, Wang Weidong, has relinquished his position as deputy general manager, effective February 11.

Mr. Wang joined NCFM in 2006, and was promoted to investment director in 2009. He oversaw the firm’s flagship equity fund, which secured an annualised return of

16 February 2015

Singapore multi-family office to open in Dubai

Published by AsianInvestor – 16th February 2015

Taurus Wealth Advisors recently hit $1 billion in assets under management and has applied for a license to operate in the Middle East with a view to winning more clients there.

After recently hitting $1 billion in assets under management, Singapore-based multi-family office Taurus Wealth Advisors is moving to expand its business to

16 February 2015

AMP Capital Continues Infrastructure Hiring Drive

Published by WealthBriefingAsia – 16th February 2015

Australia-headquartered AMP Capital has continued a run of appointments to its flagship infrastructure teams.

AMP Capital has appointed Roopa Murthy and Giles Gray to its infrastructure debt team in London. Murthy and Gray will focus on supporting the team’s investment origination and management capabilities. They will report to Emma Haight-Cheng, who has been promoted to principal. The appointments are part of a series of moves announced by

12 February 2015

BlackRock Hires Non-Profit, Venture Philanthropy Expert To Spearhead New Impact Investing Platform

Published by WealthBriefingAsia – 12th February 2015

BlackRock is unifying its social and environmental investment offerings by rolling out a new dedicated platform for this field.

Deborah Winshel has joined BlackRock as a managing director and global head of impact investing, charged with unifying the firm’s approach to impact investing through the launch of BlackRock Impact – a global platform that caters to investors with social or

11 February 2015

Graham Sadler Relinquishes His Role as CFO at BGC Partners

Published by ForexMagnates – 11th February 2015

BGC Partners, Inc. a global brokerage conglomerate has reported that Chief Financial Officer Graham Sadler will be relinquishing his role and stepping down, but will remain with the firm until a succession candidate is located.

Mr. Sadler has been with BGC and Cantor Fitzgerald since 2008, having served as its CFO in both the European and Asian markets. He received a promotion back in 2009 to CFO for BGC’s global operations. Presently the brokerage has not decided on a succession candidate, promoting Mr. Sadler to remain until BGC’s next CFO is determined.

11 February 2015

New Manager Takes Helm Of China-Focused Henderson Fund; Predecessor Departs

Published by WealthBriefingAsia – 11th February 2015

There is a new manager of the Horizon China Fund, a China-focused portfolio run by Henderson Global Investors.

Henderson Global Investors’ Charlie Awdry has assumed responsibility of the firm’s Horizon China Fund. Awdry, who has been with Henderson since its acquisition of Gartmore in 2011, takes over from Caroline Maurer. The firm said in a statement that Maurer has left “to pursue