Philip Kunz will be returning to HSBC as head of global private banking for Southeast Asia. He will assume his role shortly, according to a statement from the firm.
Tag: UBS Wealth Management
UBS WM stays with risk, for now
A slow, synchronised global recovery is providing a supportive backdrop for risk assets and driving discretionary portfolio performance, said Stefan Lecher, managing director and head of IPS client portfolio management for APAC at UBS Wealth Management.
UBS, JB lead in Asia results
UBS and Julius Baer are the 2H standouts showing big quarterly increases in Asia wealth management inflows as major private banks report first half results.
The FSA Spy market buzz – 14 July 2017
DBS hires; BNY Mellon IM adds; UBS and Maria; new funds on FSM One; searching for assets; top 400 managers; ETF hype and reality, and much more…
New appointments at HSBC PB and UBS WM
HSBC Private Banking hired a strategist from Credit Suisse and UBS Wealth Management promoted a global distribution head for alternatives and syndicate.
UBS Wealth reaches record APAC investments
UBS Wealth Management’s assets invested in Asia-Pacific grew to CHF311bn ($311.31bn) in the first quarter this year from CHF266bn in the same period last year, making it the first wealth manager in the region to exceed the CHF300bn mark, according to a statement from the firm.
APAC drives UBS WM inflows
Client assets managed by UBS wealth management increased in 2016, led by net new money from Asia-Pacific investors.
UBS WM prefers unconstrained managers
Coming from the asset management side, Stefan Lecher, new head of client portfolio management for Asia-Pacific at UBS Wealth Management in Hong Kong, said unconstrained managers have the best chance to excel.
The next US president is an issue in Asia, sort of
Many investors in Asia are not positioning portfolios for the US election and instead will wait until concrete policies with a chance of getting approved are rolled out.
Managers find yield in Asia dividends
There are still opportunities to earn healthy dividends without sacrificing capital, argue Asian fund managers.
