Asian Private Banker

Global alternatives manager KKR has named a managing director from Blackstone to lead the firm’s Japan wealth market coverage. Read the full article: https://hubs.la/Q030jfRF0

From hiring sprees to restructurings, from alternatives momentum to intermediary disruption, to India, China and Trump, Asian Private Banker highlights the top trends that dominated the world of private banking in Asia in 2024. Read the full article: https://hubs.la/Q030jfFc0

Private banks have long been striving to blend luxury elements into their value propositions, from issuing privilege credit cards offering exclusive access to high-end lifestyle experiences to tracking the cost of luxury living. Read the full article: https://hubs.la/Q030jg6V0

From the rise of the Magnificent Seven and AI, to resurgent Chinese and Japanese markets, 2024 represented a return to form in terms of private banking client activity compared to the doldrums of 2022 and 2023. Read the full article: https://hubs.la/Q030jct90

[NEWLY RELEASED] Asian Private Banker is proud to present Final Word 2024, our annual year-in-review segment that highlights all of the crucial issues occupying the minds of the top regional leaders from the likes of UBS Global Wealth Management, HSBC Global Private Banking and Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management. View the feature: https://hubs.ly/Q030hPXM0 Featuring Amy Lo, & Jin Yee Young, UBS; Lok Yim, HSBC Global Private Banking; Joseph Poon, DBS Bank; Vincent Chui, Morgan Stanley; Jimmy Lee, Julius Baer; Steven Lo, Citi Private Bank; Raymond Ang, Standard Chartered; Jason Moo, Bank of Singapore, Asia's Global Private Bank; Mika Kastenholz, LGT Private Banking; Mun Yew Chew, UOB; Edmund Kam, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Private Banking; Albert Chiu, EFG Private Bank; Michael Blake, UBP - Union Bancaire Privée; Andy Chai, J. Safra Sarasin; Alice Tan, Maybank; Nitin Singh, Barclays Private Bank; Yatin Shah, 360 ONE Wealth; Freddie Chen, CTBC Bank; Sornchai Suneta, SCB – Siam Commercial Bank; Narit Kosalathip, Kiatnakin Phatra Financial Group; Joey A. Gotuaco, BDO Private Bank; David Gibson-Moore, Gulf Analytica; Kendrick Lee, Raffles Family Office; Kevin Teng, WRISE

A former Credit Suisse senior banker for Japan coverage has joined an insurance broker in London, Asian Private Banker understands. Read the full article: https://hubs.la/Q0308tth0

[NEWSFLASH] Veteran private banker Tee Fong Seng has resurfaced at Bank of Singapore, Asia's Global Private Bank as a board member, the bank announced on its website. Read the full article: https://hubs.la/Q0307XLL0

As we approach the end of 2024, many unknowns lurk on the horizon for asset and wealth managers in Asia in 2025. With a potential bubble brewing in private markets, Asian markets – in particular, China – splitting opinions, and with continued consolidation and change in the asset management industry, APB dives into these topics and more as we enter the Year of the Wood Snake. Read the full article: https://hubs.la/Q0307F_G0

Apollo Global Management, Inc. has hired a senior executive responsible for private wealth coverage in Southeast Asia, Asian Private Banker can reveal, as the private markets firm seeks to double its wealth headcount in the region. Read the full article: https://hubs.la/Q0307H8y0

Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM) has hired a former Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) executive in a bid to enhance its wealth business in Asia. Read the full article: https://hubs.la/Q02__-570