
Lioner hires Andy Leung as consultancy MD
Leung joins the advisory firm from HSBC Private Banking.

HSBC GPB names Kanas Chan as head of North Asia and Hong Kong
Her appointment comes as the firm seeks to grow its North Asia business.

Fidelity’s global fixed income CIO exits
New hire will co-manage emerging market debt fund after Steve Ellis departs.

Manulife names new Asia CEO
Steve Finch has been appointed President and CEO of Manulife Asia.

Nikko AM appoints CIO to replace outgoing head
Mark Stoeckle is to take over from Hiroshi Yoh, who will leave after over two year at the firm to ‘pursue his personal ventures’.

Aberdeen hires Isaac Thong from J.P. Morgan
Aberdeen Investments has appointed Isaac Thong as senior investment director on the Asia Pacific equities team.

People Moves – February 2025
Here is a digest of significant wealth and asset management appointments, promotions and departures during the previous month.

Deutsche Private Bank hires Alain Bernasconi as COO emerging markets
Bernasconi joins the German private bank from UBS Singapore.

Bank of Singapore hires Joey Tang as HK head of investment solutions group
Tang was previously head of funds, alternatives, and solutions at Bank of China (Hong Kong) Private Banking.

Neuberger Berman names multi-asset strategies head
Maya Bhandari was formerly global head of multi-asset at BNP Paribas Asset Management.

Lazard appoints Peter Harrison to board of directors
Harrison retired from Schroders in 2024.

Macquarie AM hires Asia wealth distribution head
David Chang joins from Lord Abbett & Co to take up the newly created position.

Nikko Asset Management appoints Stefanie Drews as CEO
Kuniyuki Shudo joins as representative director and executive chair.