Credit Suisse tops up private banking research

Credit Suisse announced Wednesday that Fan Cheuk Wan has been appointed head of private banking research Asia-Pacific. In her new role, she will be responsible for driving research across all asset classes in Asia-Pacific, including Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia.

She will report to Giles Keating, global head of research for private banking and asset management.

"Credit Suisse's private banking division has a very strong team of top-quality researchers across Asia-Pacific who, together with their colleagues in Europe, the US and the Middle East, offers our private banking clients a world class, dedicated global resource for investment decisions and portfolio construction. Under FanÆs leadership, we will further develop and enhance the bank's ability to service our private banking clients and to assist our relationship managers in delivering outstanding investment solutions to our clients."

Fan joined Credit Suisse as head of Asia-Pacific equity research for the private banking division in October 2006. Previously, she had 10 years of experience in China equity research, as head of China research for ABN AMRO, at Cazenove, BNP Peregrine and Standard Chartered Securities, as well as seven years in journalism including being political editor at the Hong Kong Economic Journal.