Bank of Singapore has appointed Ankit Swaika as team head, Global South Asia, effective 2 November 2026. Based in Singapore, he will report to Zubin Dabu, market group head, Middle East, Global South Asia and International.
Swaika (pictured) is a private banking and investment advisory veteran with more than 25 years of global experience. Through his career he has had experience in client relationship management, investment advisory, structuring solutions, family office advisory and global market research.
Swaika joins from Bank Julius Baer Singapore, where he spent almost a decade as a senior private banker responsible for supporting ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) and high-net-worth (HNW) clients across Asia, Middle East and Europe.
Prior to joining Bank Julius Baer, Swaika was a senior investment advisor at ANZ Singapore, serving clients across Southeast Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Earlier, he held senior roles including being head of investments, advisory and family office, with private wealth institutions in UK and Asia.
During the past year, Bank of Singapore has strengthened its leadership bench and relationship management team in Singapore under the leadership of Zubin Dabu. Swaika’s appointment follows another recent senior-level hire, Yatish Aron, who will also be joining Bank of Singapore as team head, Global South Asia, on 12 October 2026.
Other hires in the last year include Bikram Sen as market head, Global South Asia, Priyanka Maheshwari who joined from HSBC Private Bank, Dinesh Chaudhary who joined from Julius Baer and Ritika Patel who joined from UBS.