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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
Julius Baer appoints head of private banking for Southeast Asia
Julius Baer appoints David Lim head of private banking for Southeast Asia in addition to his current title of deputy CEO for Singapore.
By Lara Wozniak
9 March 2010
Desmond Liu's role expands at HSBC Private Bank
Amid other senior moves, the UK firm's head of China now oversees Hong Kong as well as the mainland.
By Joseph Marsh
24 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
Private Banking
Jimmy Lee from Clariden Leu discusses Asian private banking
Jimmy Lee, who heads private banking for Asia at Clariden Leu, explains the Swiss bank's strategy to win business and hire people in a highly competitive environment.
By Sameera Anand | 9 February 2010
Structured Products
The return of commodities
Commodity prices were volatile in the first half of 2009, but in the second half companies gained confidence to start hedging again, making banks optimistic about 2010.
By Edward Russell | 2 February 2010
FX
Asia’s foreign exchange policies
Asian central banks have intervened in the currency markets and forged regional alliances to maintain their foreign exchange reserves and help exports.
By Rupert Walker | 1 February 2010
Private Banking
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
People Moves
Morgan Stanley hires wealth chief in Sydney
Matthew Comyn has left Commonwealth Securities to run Morgan Stanley Smith Barney's wealth management business in Australia.
By Joseph Marsh | 29 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
View Point
Julius Baer's CEO Boris Collardi talks growth plans
Julius Baer's CEO, Boris Collardi, plans to grow the private bank and considers Asia its second home market behind Switzerland.
By Lara Wozniak | 13 January 2010
Private Banking
Upward market momentum to continue in 2010
Equities and commodities will yield returns in 2010 on the back of a global market recovery driven partly by emerging markets, predicts Credit Suisse.
By Winnie Tang | 12 January 2010
Private Banking
Julius Baer hires Lee Boon Keng from UBS
The Swiss boutique private bank poaches UBS Wealth Management's Asia chief investment strategist as its regional co-head of investment solutions and deputy CIO.
By Joseph Marsh | 12 January 2010
Business Moves
Newedge wins full futures licence in Korea
Broker Newedge has become the first foreign firm licensed to sell all futures and options products in Korea.
By Nick Ferguson | 8 January 2010
Structured Products
Warrant and CBBC volumes recover after slump
Appetite for warrants and callable bull/bear contracts in Hong Kong improved over the course of 2009, a trend HSBC expects will continue in 2010.
By Winnie Tang | 6 January 2010
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