Sameera Anand

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Co-deputy Editor, FinanceAsia

Sameera Anand is the co-deputy editor of FinanceAsia and covers mergers and acquisitions including private equity, as well as market developments in the Indian sub-continent. She spent more than 12 years working as an investment banker with the ICICI group in Mumbai before becoming a financial journalist in 2005. Sameera is an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management at Ahmedabad.



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People Moves
300 hires for UBS wealth management this year: Shih
UBS adds to its wealth management team across countries and specifically in the ultra-high-net-worth division. Senior hires include Alun Branigan as head of corporate advisory.
1 September 2011
People Moves
Credit Suisse names SE Asia private banking head
The bank appoints Francesco de Ferrari as market area head of private banking for Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Meanwhile, Julius Baer appoints Peter Siber as chief risk ...
7 March 2011
People Moves
Boutique private banks build Asia teams
Union Bancaire Privée, Lombard Odier, and Pictet hire new Asia heads as the competition for both talent and clients in the industry continues to intensify.
28 February 2011
People Moves
Valenzuela joins BarCap in key equities distribution role
Barclays Capital strengthens its equities distribution capabilities in the region by adding veteran banker Adrian Valenzuela.
22 February 2011
Alternatives
Asia still attracted by all that glitters, despite prices
Demand for gold touched an all-time high of $150 billion last year, buoyed by gold jewellery purchases in India and investment demand in China.
18 February 2011
People Moves
Permira promotes Chen and Emery
Henry Chen and Alex Emery are promoted to co-head the private equity fund's Asia-Pacific business.
18 January 2011
Business Moves
BNP Paribas restructures Asia wealth management division
BNP Paribas announces a new coverage plan for wealth management in Asia-Pacific under Mignonne Cheng as Thierry Dana relocates to Europe.
17 January 2011
People Moves
Deutsche private banking hires Tang and Dachicourt
Tony Tang and Eleonore Dachicourt join Deutsche's private wealth management team, strengthening the global investment solutions team headed by Anurag Mahesh.
6 January 2011
Business Moves
Credit Suisse appoints Fung for family office initiative
Credit Suisse opens a family office hub in Singapore and appoints Bernard Fung to run it.
9 December 2010
Services
Citi private bank tackles investment problems in the lab
Vish Venugopal of Citi private bank discusses the mandate of the recently created investments lab and why it is a unique offering.
22 November 2010
People Moves
UBS poaches three from J.P. Morgan private bank
UBS has poached Elan Cohen, Rizvan Baig and Matthew Peh from J.P. Morgan private bank to strengthen its wealth management offering.
5 November 2010
Business Moves
Julius Baer granted Hong Kong banking licence
Swiss private bank Julius Baer receives a Hong Kong banking licence from the HKMA and reiterates its commitment to Asia and its growth ambitions for assets under management in ...
5 November 2010
People Moves
UBS redeploys resources to enhance ultra-rich coverage
UBS promotes Amy Lo, Jean Claude Humair and Susan Co, and poaches Francis Liu and Philip Kunz, as it seeks to strengthen its wealth management offering.
6 October 2010
People Moves
Jonathan Dubois-Phillips and Blake Olafson join Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe Capital hires Jonathan Dubois-Phillips and Blake Olafson who both previously worked for Lehman Brothers.
16 September 2010
People Moves
BoA Merrill poaches from UBS to replace Antony Hung
Michael Benz jumps ship from UBS to BoA Merrill to replace Antony Hung as head of wealth management for the region.
8 September 2010
People Moves
GIC hires Kishore Gotety as head of India real estate
Singapore-based GIC signals its intention to focus on investments in India by appointing veteran real estate investor Kishore Gotety as country head.
1 September 2010
People Moves
Clariden Leu strengthens Singapore team
The Swiss private bank poaches Vincent Wang, Liew Chin Choy and Charles Yeoh from competitors to strengthen its offering in Asia.
31 August 2010
People Moves
Citi appoints Paul Hodes to wealth management role
Citi's Malaysian retail bank head Paul Hodes will head wealth management products for Asia-Pacific as the US bank continues to strengthen its private banking offering.
20 August 2010
People Moves
Barclays Wealth hires Bryan Henning from Standard Chartered
Bryan Henning moves to Barclays Wealth to head up global research and investments for Asia.
27 April 2010
Alternatives
Carlyle raises $2.55 billion fund
Carlyle raises its third Asia fund, adding $2.55 billion of capital to its war chest for private equity investments in the region.
15 April 2010
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