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Veloso is first Filipino to head HSBC-Philippines
Virtual Filipinization.
Standard Chartered appoints Alan Naughton as global product head for investors & intermediaries
And Andrew Hempshall is global head of solution delivery & service, investors & intermediaries.
Standard Chartered appoints Steven Sun as head for North Asia FI strategic coverage
He will report to James Pearson and Darcy Lai.
Meet JP Morgan's new senior hires for its regional sales team
Lillian Sim has been named Regional MNC Sales Head for Asia Pacific.
Krirk-kiat, key figure in '97 financial crisis, dies at 63
Krirk-Kiat Jalichandra, the former president of defunct Bangkok Bank of Commerce had suffered from lung cancer for years, has died.
Wong is new CEO for UOB Malaysia
Wong Kim Choong has been appointed as United Overseas Bank Malaysia's chief executive officer with immediate effect.
Korean savings bank chief gets 8-year prison term
Ryu Dong-cheon, chairman of the Jeil Savings Bank, has been sentenced to eight years in prison after extending a large amount of illegal loans and incurring huge losses to the troubled bank.
Chan appointed PayPal VP for Asia Pacific
PayPal appointed Lawrence Chan as Vice President for its Asia Pacific New Ventures organisation.
Visa appoints Ooi Huey Tyng as country manager for Singapore and Brunei
Ooi previously served as head of cards and unsecured loans at DBS Bank.
Buenaventura heads DBP
Gil Buenaventura was sworn in as President and CEO of state-owned Development Bank of the Philippines this week.
Wong appointed CEO of UOB Malaysia
Wong Kim Choong will take over as chief executive officer of United Overseas Bank Malaysia from Chan Kok Seong.
Khoo resigns as Citi’s Southeast Asia head
Citigroup’s Southeast Asia head of financial institutions, David Khoo, has resigned.
APREA appoints Andy Tan Chye Guan as Chairman of Singapore chapter
He is still the Executive Vice President of MEAG Pacific Star Asset Management.
Actis appoints Danny Koh as Director in Singapore
Mr Danny Koh will also be Head of Origination in Southeast Asia.
Kien's arrest shocks Vietnam's stock market, banking sector
Nguyen Duc Kien's arrest on suspicion of conducting illegal business activities is triggering a dramatic fall in Vietnam's stock markets.
Barclays appoints I.C. Liu as Taiwan investment banking head
Liu will oversee the bank’s advisory, capital raising and risk management businesses.
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