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SE Asia CFOs more optimistic despite global uncertainty
Chief financial officers (CFOs) across Southeast Asia are showing increased optimism about economic prospects despite ongoing...
Feb 20
Finance, tech sectors drive HK hiring growth
Hong Kong’s job market is recovering, with financial services and technology sectors leading in headcount and salary growth. Recruitment...
Feb 19
Barclays appoints senior executives for APAC, Middle East
Barclays has appointed Vijay Shankar U.S. as managing director, head of global transaction banking, and Amaar Khan as managing director,...
Feb 17
South Korea’s National Pension Service extends CIO Seo Won-joo’s term
South Korea’s National Pension Service, the world’s third-largest pension fund, has finalised the reappointment of Chief Investment...
Feb 14
Citi Private Bank expands Asia family office team
Citi Private Bank has appointed Hoo Peng Han as director of its global family office group in Asia as it rebuilds its regional team. Hoo,...
Feb 14
Reach Alts names Divyesh Bhana head of private wealth
Reach Alternative Investments has appointed Divyesh Bhana as Head of Private Wealth following HUB24’s strategic investment in the...
Feb 13
Manulife names Benoit Meslet as Singapore CEO
Manulife has appointed Benoit Meslet, its current Japan CEO, to lead its Singapore operations starting June 1, pending regulatory...
Feb 11
Thailand to begin central bank governor selection in March
Thailand will begin selecting a new central bank governor in March to replace Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput, whose five-year term ends in...
Feb 7
Citi Taiwan gets new CEO as Aftab Ahmed retires
Citi appointed Christie Chang as CEO and chair of Citibank Taiwan Limited, pending regulatory approval. She will drive business growth...
Feb 5
J.P. Morgan appoints new CEO for Japan asset management arm
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has appointed Kaguya Komatsu as CEO of its Japan business, effective March 2025, succeeding Shoichi Ohkoshi,...
Feb 4
Asset manager PineBridge names Angie Ng as Malaysia CEO
Global asset manager PineBridge Investments has appointed Angie Ng as Chief Executive Officer for Malaysia and Managing Director,...
Jan 31
Tech billionaires lose USD108bn in AI sell-off
The world’s 500 richest people lost a combined USD108bn on Jan 27 as a tech-led sell-off tied to Chinese AI developer DeepSeek sent...
Jan 30
Hong Kong’s FSDC announces new committee appointments
The Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) has announced new appointments and reappointments to six advisory committees. The...
Jan 28
Standard Chartered names new private markets head
Standard Chartered has appointed Khoo Kian Jin as head of private markets for South and Southeast Asia, strengthening the product...
Jan 23
Morgan Stanley boosts Asia banker bonuses by 40%
Morgan Stanley is raising bonuses for top investment bankers in Asia by up to 40% after a 50% surge in regional revenue, excluding Japan,...
Jan 21
Barclays names Paul Johnson APAC equities head
Barclays has named Paul Johnson head of equities for Asia-Pacific, focusing on equity derivatives, financing, electronic trading, and...
Jan 20
JP Morgan Asset Management names Supreet Bhan as HK intermediary business head
JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has appointed Supreet Bhan as head of intermediary business for Hong Kong, effective April 1, pending...
Jan 14
Hong Kong family office association re-elects chair
The Family Office Association Hong Kong (FOAHK) has re-elected Chi-man Kwan of Raffles Family Office as chair, with Grant Ko and Jim Kwok...
Jan 14
Macquarie Asset Management expands in Southeast Asia with New MD
Macquarie Asset Management has appointed Gabriel Ho as managing director to strengthen its investment activities in Southeast Asia. With...
Jan 14
Hong Leong Bank names Jeffrey Yap head of wealth management
Jeffrey Yap, a former HSBC banker, has joined Malaysia’s Hong Leong Bank as regional head of wealth management, overseeing its wealth and...
