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People Moves
Asia headcount grows fivefold at BSI
The Swiss private bank has been hiring feverishly in the region, but may find it harder to attract talent down the road.
By Joseph Marsh | 10 March 2010
Distribution
Asia trumps Europe for new Deutsche ETFs
Deutsche Bank’s latest Singapore-listed ETFs are being created around Asian demand in a Ucits fund structure, with European marketing to come second.
By Reyes Zheng | 4 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.
By Lara Wozniak | 1 March 2010
Alternatives
New start-up Saka Capital outsources corporate governance
Having launched in October, the Singapore-based credit hedge fund posted returns of 3.12% in January.
By Joseph Marsh | 26 February 2010
People Moves
Julius Baer creates regional head of IT role
Eddy Tai joins the Swiss private bank to help develop Singapore as a back-office hub for Asia and the Middle East.
By Joseph Marsh | 19 February 2010
Services
HSBC stages fund-services coup in Singapore
Schroders Singapore chooses HSBC Securities Services as its sole trustee, custodian and fund administrator, having previously split those services between HSBC and OCBC Trustee.
By Edward Russell | 12 February 2010
Distribution
Update: Deutsche Bank markets Hong Kong ETFs for Japan
The firm has also listed four exchange-traded funds in Singapore, including the first in Asia to track US and European sovereign bonds and US inflation-linked bonds.
By Joseph Marsh | 11 February 2010
People Moves
Sophis names general manager for South Asia
Jean-Sébastien Py takes on the new role in the Singapore hub and will target new markets in South Asia for the portfolio and risk software firm.
By Joseph Marsh | 11 February 2010
Alternatives
Update: Temasek confirms hedge fund plans
Charles Ong, chief strategist and former CIO at Temasek, will lead what could become Asia's biggest hedge-fund platform.
By Simon Osborne | 10 February 2010
People Moves
Barclays hires Malhotra as private bankers play musical chairs
Barclays Wealth hires Vikram Malhotra and two others from UBS, bringing to a dozen the number of senior bankers the British bank has poached from UBS in the past six months.
By Sameera Anand | 10 February 2010
People Moves
Principal's West to run non-US distribution
Kirk West, previously Asia head at Principal Global Investors, will take over international distribution, while George Jamgochian will run US distribution.
By Joseph Marsh | 9 February 2010
Business Moves
Bank of Singapore unveils plans
Having completed its merger with ING Asia Private Bank, OCBC's wealth-management unit has big international ambitions.
By Joseph Marsh | 1 February 2010
Comment
Asia faces four post-crisis challenges, says GIC's Tan
Asia's financial institutions should take advantage of an unusually open playing field, says Tony Tan of Singapore's Government Investment Corporation.
By Joseph Marsh | 19 January 2010
Alternatives
3 Degrees launches credit opportunities fund
The Singapore-based distressed-asset manager will source debt obligations from Asian commercial banks, and says Southeast Asia offers the most potential.
By Joseph Marsh | 18 January 2010
People Moves
UBS snatches Vinay Gandhi from J.P. Morgan
Private banker Vinay Gandhi leaves J.P. Morgan for UBS only weeks after he joined from Deutsche Bank.
By Sameera Anand | 14 January 2010
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