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BNP Paribas appoints Miles Remington as head of equities in Indonesia

Miles has been Global Head of Sales Trading, Head of Multi Product Client Solutions for the equity brokerage business of BNP Paribas. Read ››

Vietinbank Board Member now Deputy Head of SBV's credit department

VietinBank Board Member Tran Xuan Chau has been appointed Deputy Head of the Credit Department of Vietnam's central bank. Read ››

HSBC CEO wants Vietnam's banking system restructured soon

Based on a roadmap developed by the Vietnamese government and the central bank, The local banking system will be restructured comprehensively in 2012. Read ››

ING accountant sentenced to 7 years for stealing

Rajina Rita Subramaniam, a Sydney-based accountant, got a seven year jail sentence for stealing A$45 million from her employer, ING Holdings. Read ››

Citi revamps Asian management structure

Citigroup Inc's Asia-Pacific chief executive announced a new management structure with the region's markets head, Rodrigo Zorrilla, promoted to COO. Read ››

Azrulnizam appointed Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia CEO

Azrulnizam Abdul Aziz has been appointed CEO of Al Rajhi Bank (Malaysia). Read ››

Malaysian to lead Indonesian bank CIMB Niaga

CIMB Niaga, Indonesia's fifth-largest bank, has named Sri Nazir Razak to replace retiring president commissioner Mohd. Read ››

New directors appointed for CIMB Bank, CIMB Islamic

CIMB Group announced the appointment of new directors at CIMB Bank and CIMB Islamic Bank. Read ››

AgBank and CCB appoint chairmen

Reshuffle in China’s financial leadership brought about appointment of Jiang Chaoliang as Agbank chair and Wang Hongzhang as CCB chairman. Read ››

Summoned chairman of suspended Korean savings bank commits suicide

Ace Mutual Savings Bank chairman Kim Hak-heon was found dead by his relative. Read ››

BofA appoints Killingback head of Asia mergers advisory

Bank of America Corp. named David Killingback head of mergers advisory for the Asia-Pacific region outside Japan. Read ››

Hana chief offers to step down amid KEB acquisition

The president of Hana Financial Group offered to resign as it prepares to complete its acquisition of Korea Exchange Bank. Read ››

Bank Sarasin appoints 3 senior executives in Asia

The bank beefs up market focus on China and Southeast Asia with key promotions in Hong Kong and Singapore. Read ››

Citigroup seeks Japanese to head Japan ops

Citibank Japan  head Darren Buckley may step down as soon as regulators prepare to punish the bank for the third time since 2004. Read ››

ANZ names Michael Luk as Global Head Of Debt Origination

The ex- Bank of America Merrill Lynch banker replaces Reuben Tucker. Read ››

Hong Leong Bank appoints Raja Teh Aziz as HLISB managing director and CEO

She was once head of International Business at Kuwait Finance House Malaysia. Read ››

Citi appoints Munir Nanji as regional head for Bank Services Group Asia Pacific

Munir will continue to report to Anthony Nappi, Managing Director, Region Head, Asia Pacific, Global Transaction Services. Read ››

Citi appoints Sanjeev Jain as Head of Global Transaction Services for Indonesia

Jain was previously GTS’s Regional Head of Public Sector, Asia Pacific. Read ››

Alireza departs Goldman after 19 years

Yusuf Alireza is leaving Goldman Sachs after 19 years with the company. Read ››

Institute of International Finance elects DBS CEO Piyush Gupta as board member

This is the first time a Singapore-headquartered bank gets represented in IIF. Read ››

Hong Leong Islamic appoints Raja Teh Maimunah as CEO

She has over 18 years of experience in the financial industry and was the Global Head of Islamic Markets at Bursa Malaysia. Read ››

HSBC appoints Henry Hou as head of Energy Solutions Sales

Before joining HSBC, Hou served in a number of roles at China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange for 11 years. Read ››

What you need to know about the new appointments of BNP Paribas' AsiaPac management team

The three new senior appointments of BNP Paribas Wealth Management will give an added boost to the bank’s growth strategy for the region. Read ››

Julius Baer appoints Kaven Leung as CEO North Asia and deputy CEO Asia

He will also be Chief Executive of the Hong Kong branch as of 19 April 2012, but is still subject to regulatory approvals. Read ››

Citi appoints Andrea Fletcher as Global Equities Client Management Head

Andrea will report to David Covin, Global Head of Investor Sales Client Strategy and Business Development. Read ››

HSBC appoints Christopher Adams as director of Global Asset Management

Prior to joining HSBC, Mr Adams was Vice President for BlackRock’s Asia ex Japan active equity capability. Read ››

Société Générale appoints Yann Garnier as Head of Asia Pacific Sales

Yann is also appointed as Head of Interest Rates and Forex Derivatives business for Asia Pacific. Read ››

ANZ Bank appoints Anne Weatherston as Chief Information Officer

The only female CIO of a Australia’s big four has recently finished the lender’s technology blueprint. Read ››

Ms Sue Yang resigns as nonexecutive director of China Construction Bank

Her resignation became effective from 11 October 2011. Read ››

StanChart India names Rajeev Chalisgaonkar as SME banking head

Mr. Chalisgaonkar was picked to manage the lender’s SME business in India, which has a client base of more than 52,000. Read ››

HSBC custodian unit appoints Aaron Ng as Asian senior product manager

Former NAB banker will be tasked to develop market and product strategy for the region. Read ››

What you need to know about Lombard Odier’s new hires in AsiaPac

Lombard Odier has expanded its institutional sales team with the appointment of three new members in Asia-Pacific. Read ››

HSBC Global Asset Management appoints Elizabeth Allen as director and head of credit research

She will head the Asia-Pacific operations, effective immediately. In a release, HSBC Global Asset Management announced the appointment of Elizabeth Allen as Director and Head of Credit Research, Asia-Pacific, with immediate effect.  Based in Hong Kong, Ms Allen leads the credit research team which is responsible for providing credit analysis and supporting bond selection for the Asian bond portfolios. Read ››

Omgeo appoints Nellie Dagdag as executive director in Asia Pacific

Ms Dagdag will be responsible for senior leadership at the sales and solution delivery department. Read ››

Westpac picks Simon Power as Head of Private Bank

The outgoing Cabinet Minister eyed to bring an array of skills and experience to the position. Read ››

Westpac appoints Tony MacRae as Head of third party distribution

MacRae expected to bring strategy, sales management and specialist knowledge in distribution business to the unit. Read ››

Foong to lead strategy and change at Maybank

The Maybank group announced the appointment of Michael Foong Seong Yew as its chief strategy and transformation officer. Read ››

UBS appoints Mike Stewart as global head of equities

Mr Stewart steps in after the resignations of Francois Gouws and Yassine Bouhara as co-heads of Global Equities. Read ››

Maybank names Michael Foong Seong Yew as Chief Strategy Officer

The ex-managing director of Accenture PLC’s management is tasked to oversee the group’s corporate development office. Read ››

Group CEO Oswald J. Grübel resigns from UBS

Sergio P. Ermotti will take up the position of Group CEO on an interim basis. Read ››