Press

1 May 2017

Manulife AM Names New CEO For Malaysia

Published by Wealth Briefing Asia – 1st May 2017

Manulife Asset Management Services Berhad has appointed Jason Chong as chief executive, based in Malaysia, effective 1 May 2017.

27 April 2017

Michael Marquardt exits BlackRock, seeks new role

Published by Asian Investor – 27th Apr 2017

The US fund giant’s Asia-Pacific chief operating officer has left after seven years in the role and 17 with the firm. He spoke to AsianInvestor about his next move.

27 April 2017

Credit Suisse stops hiring in APAC, yet headcount target remains unmet

Published by Asia First – 27th April 2017

Credit Suisse needs hundreds of fresh private bankers for its Asia-Pacific (APAC) operations, but hiring has been momentarily stopped at the Swiss bank. Based on Credit Suisse’s chief executive officer Tidjane Thiam’s statement in 2015, the bank needs to recruit 180 more bankers to meet its target of having 800 relationship managers (RM) in the APAC region by the end of 2018.

26 April 2017

China Merchants Bank opens private banking arm in Singapore

Published by The Business Times – 26th April 2017

China Merchants Bank, China’s largest private bank by assets, on Wednesday expanded its private banking business in Singapore.

24 April 2017

OCBC Indonesian Wealth Unit Approved

Published by Finews.asia – 24th April 2017

Private lender OCBC NISP Bank, the local Indonesian unit of Singapore’s second largest lender, plans to launch a private banking service in May.

The news comes after the bank received approval and a license to do so from the Indonesia Financial Services Authority (OJK).

21 April 2017

UBS Boosts Back Office Capacity

Published by Finews.asia – 21st April 2017

Switzerland’s largest bank UBS has opened a 1,200-seat support centre on the outskirts of Mumbai to reinforce its global businesses.

21 April 2017

Ultimatum for Credit Suisse Clients

Published by Finews.asia – 21st April 2017

Dutch authorities have given hundreds of Credit Suisse clients an ultimatum, in a six-country investigation into alleged tax evasion using hidden Swiss accounts.

20 April 2017

Senior Moves at Citi Private Bank

Published by Finews.asia – 20th April 2017

Citi Private Bank has promoted internally naming a new Head of Investments for Asia Pacific. The move will also see a change in the Singapore investments and advisory team structure.

19 April 2017