AsiaMoves: Julius Baer | HSBC | Franklin Templeton
February 13, 2018
Good morning. In today's edition of AsiaMoves we report on job changes at Julius Baer, HSBC, Franklin Templeton and many more. Please send along moves in Asia's financial sector to asiamoves@people-moves.com. Thanks for reading.
Rothschild hires UBS’s Kevin Bush for debt advisory
"Rothschild Global Advisory has hired Kevin Bush as senior adviser and member of its debt advisory team in Australia, based in Sydney.” Source: IFR (subscription)
Julius Baer’s David Lim Resigns as Southeast Asia Vice Chairman
Source: Bloomberg
HSBC's Nick Hindle relocates to Hong Kong
"Nick Hindle, a director in HSBC’s leveraged and acquisition finance team in Sydney, will relocate to Hong Kong later this week for a short-term assignment as head of credit and lending, Asia Pacific.” Source: IFR (subscription)
Australia’s Brett Blundy hires Joseph Kim
Retail billionaire Brett Blundy has hired Joseph Kim, an investment director at Allegro Funds, to run a $500 million private equity fund which will target institutional and high net worth investors. Source: AFR
Franklin Templeton Investments names Manraj Sekhon as CIO of EM equity team
“California-based Franklin Templeton Investments has appointed Manraj S. Sekhon as chief investment officer of its emerging markets equity division. He will be based in Singapore and report to Stephen Dover, head of equities for Franklin Templeton Investments. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Investments, Mr. Sekhon served as chief executive, CIO and director of Fullerton Fund Management, a Singapore-based asset manager.” Source: Asia Asset Management
Property Trust GPT Names Ex-Merrill Lynch’s Vickki McFadden to be Chair
“Experienced director and former investment banker Vickki McFadden has been tapped to take over as GPT Group chairman as its long-serving incumbent Rob Ferguson steps down. Ms McFadden was previously the managing director of investment banking at Merrill Lynch in Australia, after 18 years working in the sector as well as in corporate finance and corporate law.” Source: IFR.
VC Firm Monk’s Hill Hires Mohd Ridzwan Nordin as venture partner
“Monk’s Hill Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in high-growth, post-seed stage technology startups in Southeast Asia, has announced the appointment of Mohd Ridzwan (Reez) Nordin as the firm’s venture partner, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Reez joins Monk’s Hill Ventures from Malaysia’s strategic investment fund, Khazanah Nasional, where he was most recently part of the technology investment team.” Source: Deal Street Asia
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