A round-up of moves, appointments, promotions and other changes to senior personnel in the Asia-Pacific wealth management sector.

The private banking arm of Deutsche Bank appointed two senior figures to join its Global South Asia and Africa team: Ravi Mano and Naushad Khan. Manot, previously from Julius Baer, was named managing director and senior relationship manager. He has more than two decades’ experience in managing Indian sub-continent clients across Asia and the Middle East. Manot started his career with ABN AMRO in India in 2003 and, over the years, worked with other private banks such as Coutts and BSI private bank.

Former UBS figure Naushad Khan joined as director and RM. Khan managed client relationships across Asia and Middle East for more than 20 years. Prior to joining UBS, Khan worked with other global and boutique private banks such as Citibank, ANZ and EFG Private Bank.

UBS appointed Claudy Ho as market team head in the private client Hong Kong team. Ho reports to Jamee Wong, head of the Greater China private client business at UBS Global Wealth Management. Ho, who has worked at Swiss and US private banks, managing portfolios for UHNW clients, also worked at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse.

Schroders Capital appointed Junnosuke Ando as head of real estate for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Ando, based in Singapore, works with the regional team in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo. Andrew Moore, head of Asia Pacific real estate, assumed the role of chairman, Asia Pacific real estate. He is based in Hong Kong. Ando joined Schroders Capital from his position as head of real estate, Asia-Pacific at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), a Canadian pension with $29 billion of real estate net assets under management.

Schroders appointed Marita McGinley as head of operations, Asia-Pacific, adding to her role as global head of digital assets strategy. She reports to Dionne Smith, global head of platform services and Keith Frimpong, global head of platform change. McGinley joined the firm in 2016.

AsiaNext, a digital asset exchange that mainly serves institutions, appointed David Martin as CEO for its derivatives business. Martin came from FalconX, a crypto prime brokerage.

Manulife Investment Management (Hong Kong), part of Canada-headquartered Manulife, appointed Calvin Chiu as CEO. Chiu, who joined the firm in 2010. continues to serve as head of retirement, Asia, Manulife. 

Fanny Khng, a long-standing private banker in Asia, who covered the Singapore and Malaysia markets, left Bank of Singapore.

Ocorian, the provider of private client services, recruited Andrew Ho as regional head, private clients, based in Singapore, for its growing private client business in Asia-Pacific. He has more than 20 years’ experience in senior roles across the private client sector in Singapore and Hong Kong and previously the Channel Islands. Ho reports to Annerien Hurter, global head of private client at Ocorian.

The financial markets practice of international law firm Simmons & Simmons appointed Ester Chow as a partner in its Hong Kong office. Chow’s practice deals with complex lending structures, particularly in the fast-growing areas of private credit and fund finance. With more than 13 years’ experience, she has extensive knowledge of cross-border financings, net asset value facilities, limited partner financing and acquisition finance.

Columbia Threadneedle Investments, a global asset management group, appointed Soichi Kimura as head of distribution retail sales, Japan. Based in Tokyo, Kimura joined the firm in August and reports to Yoshihisa Kojima, head of Japan. He joined with more than 20 years of experience in retail asset management, having worked at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and PIMCO.

Union Bancaire PrivĂ©e in Hong Kong added three figures to its teams to bolster services to ultra-high net worth clients in Greater China. Aaron Lee joined the Geneva-headquartered bank as team head, reporting to Teresa Lee, CEO of Hong Kong and the North Asia regional head. Lee has about 20 years’ banking sector experience. UBP also brought in Charles Tam as senior relationship manager, reporting to Lee. Sue Peng joined as an RM.

Australia’s Westpac appointed former Deutsche Bank figure Stefanie Holtze-Jen as deputy chief investment officer, private wealth. At Deutsche, Holtze-Jen worked at the private banking arm of the bank in Singapore, as chief investment officer for Asia-Pacific. In total, she has worked for 30 years in investment banking, asset management and private banking across Europe and APAC.

Lombard Odier appointed Alfred Low as Hong Kong CEO and head of North Asia markets for its private client franchise. It also named Pei Pei Chern as senior relationship manager in Singapore. Low, who has more than 20 years of experience, joined from Indosuez Wealth Management, where he was managing director, head of North Asia markets and strategic partnerships. Low reports to Omar Shokur, regional head for Asia, private clients. Based in Singapore, senior relationship manager Pei Pei Chern reports to Low. Her remit includes deepening long-term client relationships in the region, in particular, focusing on Taiwan. Chern was most recently MD at Julius Baer, where she led the Greater China region. She has more than 25 years’ wealth management experience, including roles at UBS and Citibank.

UBS Global Wealth Management made senior appointments across its Asia-Pacific business.  

Neil Yiu was appointed as the market team head for Southeast Asia Hong Kong within the Hong Kong domestic and Southeast Asia Hong Kong sector. In this role Yiu reports to Adeline Chien, the head of wealth management for domestic Hong Kong and the Southeast Asia Hong Kong segments. Prior to this, Yiu was part of the direct investment and global wealth management corporate finance group, moving to the Hong Kong domestic market team head role earlier in 2025. 

Simon Chang joined the Taiwan International arm of UBS as the new market team head in Hong Kong. Chang, who reports to Damien Hsiao, the head of Taiwan International, UBS Global Wealth Management, has more than two decades’ experience in the financial service sector. 

Sherwin Wong was appointed as a market team head at the private client Hong Kong business. He joined from JP Morgan, where he served as one of the China team leads and worked for 16 years. Wong reports to Jamee Wong, the head of private clients for Greater China. 

AMINA Bank, which focuses on the cryptocurrency space, appointed former Standard Chartered, Merrill Lynch and UBS figure Michael Benz as its head for the Hong Kong and wider Asia-Pacific business region. Benz, who reports to CEO Franz Bergmueller, has worked in senior positions for more than three decades, including global head of private banking at Standard Chartered, CEO of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Asia, and head of product and services UBS Wealth Management in APAC.

Mansie Virmani, former HSBC banker, joined UBS as a client advisor for its Australia international business, located via Singapore. At HSBC, she worked in Sydney.

At Ogier in Hong Kong, Maggie Yip is now a client relationship manager, Michelle Lam and Serene Lai were promoted to manager; Miki Wong progressed to administrator.

Dragon Capital, a Vietnam-based investment manager, appointed Dr Tuan Le Anh as chief executive officer, while continuing as chief investment officer. Le Anh succeeded Beat Schuerch, who remains a director of Dragon Capital Group and Dragon Capital Vietfund Management Joint Stock Company (DCVFM). 

Allspring Global Investments appointed former Manulife Investment Management figure Sam Lo as sales director for Hong Kong. Lo, who is based in Hong Kong, is responsible for developing and strengthening relationships with financial institutions. He reports to Priscilla Phoon, head of Financial Institutions, APAC ex-Japan, who leads Allspring’s business development strategy for Asia wealth within the International Client Group.

HSBC Global Private Banking appointed Edmund Lo as regional head of investment counsellors (IC), Asia-Pacific. Based in Hong Kong, Lo reporta to Lok Yim, regional head of HSBC GPB, Asia Pacific. Lo had served in the role ad interim.

Nomura International Wealth Management made two appointments: Jessica Ng as an executive director and head of business management for Investment Products & Advisory Solutions (IPAS), and Francis Liu as a managing director to lead business development and strategic initiatives for Greater China. Ng reports to Sudhir Nemali, COO of IWM with a secondary reporting line to Akshay Prasad, head of IPAS. Based in Hong Kong, Liu reports directly to Sudhir Nemali, COO IWM.