UBS poaches three from J.P. Morgan private bank

UBS has lured Elan Cohen, Rizvan Baig and Matthew Peh from J.P. Morgan’s private bank.

Cohen has joined at the level of managing director. At J.P. Morgan, Cohen was the most senior portfolio manager in Asia, responsible for managing global discretionary portfolios for the bank’s largest private clients in Asia, as well as advising clients on tactical trading opportunities. Cohen also served on the portfolio construction team of J.P. Morgan’s private bank, which is charged with determining global asset allocation and fund selection.

Baig has joined UBS as an executive director. He held a same-level position at J.P. Morgan where he was a senior relationship manager, servicing ultra-high-net-worth UHNW families across Southeast Asia....