Credit Suisse has promoted Fan Cheuk Wan to be head of private banking research for the Asia Pacific region. In her new role, she will be responsible for research across all asset classes in the region, including Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia.

She will report to Giles Keating, global head of research for private banking and asset management.

Mr Keating said: "Under Fan’s leadership, we will further develop and enhance the bank's ability to service our private banking clients and to assist our relationship managers in delivering outstanding investment solutions to our clients."

She joined Credit Suisse as head of Asia Pacific equity research for the private banking division in October 2006. Previously, she had worked at ABN Amro, at Cazenove, BNP Peregrine and Standard Chartered Securities, as well as in journalism including being political editor at the Hong Kong Economic Journal.