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Westpac hires more senior managers for Asian expansion

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Continues to poach senior bankers from global competitors. Australia’s Westpac Banking Corporation has named former J.P.Morgan managing director and head of treasury services for Greater China, David Koh, as its Asian head of corporate and institutional banking. Read ››

Philip Lee is Chief Country Officer, Singapore for Deutsche Bank

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Lee is also appointed Vice Chairman, South East Asia effective from July 8.  He will report to Gunit Chadha and Alan Cloete, Co-Chief Executive Officers, Asia Pacific, and Members of the Group Executive Committee. Read ››

Standard Chartered appoints Philip Tulk as conglomerates, hotels and gaming analyst

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In a statement, Standard Chartered announced the appointment of Philip Tulk as Conglomerates, Hotels and Gaming Analyst. Read ››

Meet HSBC's 3 new appointees in its trade and receivables management team

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According to a release, HSBC has made a number of new appointments to its Global Trade and Receivables (GTRF) Executive Committee. Read ››

J.P. Morgan appoints Dianne Challenor as head of transaction services for Asia Pacific

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Ms. Challenor was previously Citigroup's Hong Kong-based chief operating officer for Asia Pacific. Read ››

Citi appoints Dylan Halterlein as Asia Pacific head of Delta One product

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In a statement, Citi announced the appointment of Dylan Halterlein as Managing Director and Asia Pacific Head of its Delta One product. Read ››

Standard Chartered names Alvaro Patron as head, global corporate sales, financial markets

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According to a release, Standard Chartered has appointed Alvaro Patron as Head, Global Corporate Sales, Financial Markets. Read ››

Standard Chartered names Sumit Choudhary as head of emerging companies research, India

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He reports to Jeremy Sutch and Rahul Singh. Read ››

Standard Chartered appoints Petter Sternby as head, SEA financial institutions strategic coverage

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He joined the bank on April 8. According to a release, Standard Chartered has appointed Petter Sternby as Head, South East Asia Financial Institutions (FI) Strategic Coverage. Read ››

Consing takes over as BPI President

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Cezar Consing last week formally became the 13th President and CEO of the Bank of the Philippine Islands. Read ››

Citi appoints Joseph Chang as head of prime finance in Asia-Pac

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He was the former regional business manager for the equities franchise in Asia Pacific. Read ››

StanChart names Dorris Chen as head of China financials research

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She has over 10 years of experience on the sell-side. Read ››

Citi names Stewart Aldcroft CEO of CitiTrust

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According to a release, Citi has appointed Stewart Aldcroft as Chief Executive Officer of CitiTrust Limited (CitiTrust). Read ››

Standard Chartered appoints Chris Allington as global head, FX

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In a statement, Standard Chartered announced the appointments of Chris Allington as Global Head, FX, and Neh Thaker as Global Head, Options & Platforms. Read ››

BNP Paribas Wealth Management appoints Dhananjai Cadambi as new team leader

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He will lead relationship managers for non resident Indians in Singapore and Southeast Asia. Read ››

Standard Chartered appoints Peter Burnett as regional head of corporate finance for North East Asia

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He will report to Mark Dowie, group head of corporate finance. Read ››

StanChart has new head of transaction banking for Singapore

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Motasim Iqbal has been appointed to this position. In his new role, Motasim will focus on driving the cash management, trade finance and securities services business for Wholesale Banking clients in Singapore. Read ››

Citi appoints Jervis Smith as regional head of client sales management for Asia Pacific

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He will report into David Russell. According to a release, Citi has appointed Jervis Smith as Regional Head of Client Sales Management for the Financial Institutions (FI) segment in Asia Pacific for Securities and Fund Services (SFS). Read ››

Citi appoints Phillipe Jaccard as head of transaction services for Hong Kong

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He will report to Amol Gupte and Weber Lo. In a statement, Citi announced the appointment of Philippe Jaccard as Country Head of Citi Transaction Services for Hong Kong, reporting to Amol Gupte, CTS Regional Head for Asia Pacific and Weber Lo, CEO and Citi Country Officer Hong Kong As country head, he will be responsible for the operating performance, building and executing CTS’ growth strategy and ensuring alignment with both its global and domestic businesses to maximize growth. Read ››

Tan named president of Philippine bankers’ group

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Lorenzo Tan was elected President of the Bankers Association of the Philippines yesterday. Read ››

Xiao Gang is new CSRC boss

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He's to restore investor confidence in the listless Shanghai stock exchange. Read ››

Masayoshi Amamiya retained at BOJ

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Mastermind of Japan’s quantitative easing to continue drafting monetary policy. Read ››

HSBC appoints Jayant Rikhye as head of international Asia Pacific

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He replaces Guy Harvey-Samuel effective 18 March 2013. According to a release, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited has appointed Jayant Rikhye as Head of International Asia Pacific, with effect from 18 March 2013. Read ››

HSBC appoints Guy Harvey-Samuel as CEO in Singapore

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Mr Harvey-Samuel takes over from Alex Hungate. According to a release, Guy Harvey-Samuel has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of HSBC in Singapore. Read ››

Hong Leong Bank appoints Galvin Yeo as head of digital banking

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Yeo has nearly 20 years of experience. According to a release, Hong Leong Bank Berhad (HLBB) has appointed Mr.Galvin Yeo as its Head of Digital Banking with effect from 1st March 2013. Read ››

Meet BNP Paribas Real Estate's 3 new senior appointees in Asia

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Mark Kumarasinhe joins as Managing Director of North Asia. According to a release, as part of its international development plan, BNP Paribas Real Estate has launched two Asian platforms in Hong Kong and Singapore with the aim of attracting Asian investment into the European property markets. Read ››

Standard Chartered appoints Jeremy Amias as global head of investor coverage

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Jeremy joined the bank on March 1 and is based in Hong Kong. Read ››

Hirano is next President of MUFG

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Appointment takes effect April 1. Noboyuki Hirano, 61, will take over leadership of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Japan’s largest financial group, as the group expands overseas and has made several important acquisitions. Read ››

Standard Chartered appoints Michael Jakubik as global head of commodity structured finance

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He reports to Arun Murthy, Global Head of Commodities. Read ››

Barclays appoints Anand Ramachandran as head of ASEAN equity research

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He will report to Jon Scoffin, Head of Research - Asia Pacific. Read ››

BofAML appoints Es Venkat as head of Asia Pacific payments and receivables

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Check out who the other appointees are in Asia Pacific. Read ››

Kuroda is top pick for Bank of Japan governor

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Asian Development Bank president Haruhiko Kuroda has emerged as the leading contender. Read ››

Martin Tricaud to head HSBC Korea

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Martin Tricaud has been appointed chief executive officer of HSBC Korea. Read ››

Crédit Agricole Suisse appoints Sen Sui as chief executive for its SIngapore branch

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Victor Choi was also promoted to head of markets and investment solutions in Asia. Read ››

Bank of Singapore appoints Fidelis Oruche as head of trading advisory and product development

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He reports to Mr Marc Van de Walle, Global Head of Products. Read ››

BofAML revamps global transaction services leadership structure in AsiaPac

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See who will be leading which department. According to a release, the GTS Asia Pacific franchise is on a high growth trajectory, taking significant market share across products, segments and countries. Read ››

HSBC appoints new head of internal audit

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HSBC has appointed Manveen Pam Kaur as Group Head of Internal Audit effective April 1. Read ››

DBS appoints Vivek Batra as global head of sales for transaction banking

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Batra replaces Ken Stratton who has decided to go into semi-retirement after 32 years in banking. Read ››

Borromeo appointed Plantersbank President

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Veteran banker leads Philippines’ largest lender to small and medium enterprises. Read ››

Standard Chartered appoints Margaret Harwood-Jones as global head for investors & intermediaries, sales

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She will be based in Singapore. Standard Chartered has appointed Margaret Harwood-Jones as Global Head, Investors & Intermediaries, Sales, Transaction Banking. Read ››