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Lara Wozniak is the editor of FinanceAsia. Prior to joining the magazine in 2005, Lara was a Money editor for the Far Eastern Economic Review. With 20 years of journalism experience, Lara worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer and the St. Petersburg Times in the US, and wrote and/or edited a series of Fodor's and AA guidebooks for travel in Asia. Trained as a lawyer in the US, Lara graduated from Haverford College and Temple University Law School.



Recent articles by Lara Wozniak

People Moves
Credit Suisse reshuffles Asia private banking leadership
Credit Suisse appoints Marcel Kreis as the chairman of its private bank in Asia-Pacific and Francesco de Ferrari becomes head of private banking for the region.
21 July 2011
People Moves
Barclays Wealth hires a dozen private bankers
Barclays Wealth hires nine bankers in Singapore and three in Hong Kong as it continues to expand in the region.
29 March 2011
Commentary
Paul Calello 1961-2010
Credit Suisse’s investment bank chairman passes away after a battle with cancer.
18 November 2010
People Moves
DBS continues to build private banking business
DBS Private Bank hires veteran Chan Kwee Him to spearhead the growth of its high-net-worth business in Indonesia, and also names Bryan Goh as head of alternatives.
3 November 2010
Business Moves
Monica Wong to retire from HSBC Private Bank
Wong will be replaced in Asia by Desmond Liu who will become head of private banking for North Asia, and Nancie Dupier who will become head of private banking for Southeast Asia.
22 October 2010
Business Moves
SMBC, Barclays and Nikko join forces to serve Japan's wealthy
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Barclays Wealth and Nikko Cordial Securities announce a private banking joint venture in Japan.
5 July 2010
People Moves
Deutsche Bank expands China institutional sales team
Deutsche Bank's new hires will focus on marketing global products to Chinese financial institutions.
30 June 2010
Asset Owners
The rich get richer, once more
The ranks of the truly wealthy have swelled, with Asia leading the recovery, according to the Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management/Capgemini World Wealth Report.
24 June 2010
People Moves
Georges Zecchin appointed Asia CEO of Credit Agricole (Suisse)
The new chief executive will aim to expand Credit Agricole's private banking business in the region.
18 June 2010
People Moves
Bank of America Merrill Lynch hires more private bankers
Bank of America Merrill Lynch hires Lim Eng Guan as head of global wealth management for Southeast Asia.
26 May 2010
People Moves
RBS Coutts appoints new market head for South Asia
Ranjit Khanna becomes the market head for non-resident Indians and South Asia at the Royal Bank of Scotland's international private banking arm.
24 May 2010
Distribution
Esther Heer leaves RBS Coutts
Ignatius KK (Iggy) Chong replaces Heer as the new head of private banking for North Asia at RBS Coutts.
12 May 2010
Outlooks
Will venture capitalists find greenbacks in green investing?
Gregory Heibel, a partner in the emerging companies group of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, explains how clean technology may be coming back in vogue in Asia.
30 April 2010
People Moves
Oppenheimer Investments hires Asia chief
Oppenheimer & Co continues its international expansion with the appointment of Steve Bernstein as chief executive of Oppenheimer Investments in Asia.
23 March 2010
Business Moves
Sarasin opens Hong Kong office
The Swiss private bank opens its first branch outside of Switzerland, which is more proof – if you needed it – that the growth story for wealth management is in Asia.
19 March 2010
People Moves
Werner Schlossmacher takes on a bigger role at Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse appoints new private banking head of investment solutions for Southeast Asia and Australasia.
2 March 2010
People Moves
Standard Chartered appoints Singapore head of investor sales
Former hedge fund manager Paul Absalom returns to the sell-side in a newly created role.
1 March 2010
Services
Herbert Smith launches private-client practice in Hong Kong
The law firm introduces a private-client practice for very high-net-worth individuals, families, trust companies and private banks.
22 February 2010
People Moves
UBS wealth management bolsters ultra-high-net-worth business
UBS has further strengthened its ultra-high-net-worth business in South Asia with the appointment of Reto Marx as managing director and ultra-high-net-worth country team head.
11 January 2010
Commentary
Stimulus programmes are working, for now
Stimulus programmes in China, Japan and the US have helped the world navigate out of financial ruin. But how to stop spending?
18 November 2009
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