KGI has tapped a UBS veteran for a senior leadership post, marking the firm’s latest move to bolster its wealth management capabilities, Asian Private Banker has learnt.  Based in Hong Kong, Michelle Shi has been appointed as CIO and head of asset management at KGI. KGI has been approached by APB for comment. A seasoned investment professional with over 20 […]

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The APAC head of alternative solutions for UBS Global Wealth Management (UBS GWM) is leaving, Asian Private Banker can reveal. Michelle Shi, managing director, CIO global investment management head of alternative solutions APAC, UBS, is leaving the bank after almost three years in the role, people familiar with the matter told Asian Private Banker. Since joining UBS in May 2022, […]

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Asian Private Banker is delighted to unveil the members of its debut Alternative Investments Council (AIC), a new regional initiative that brings together Asia’s leading private bank selectors of alternative investment products. The council, which follows on from the launch earlier this year of APB‘s first-of-its-kind Fund Selection Council, comprises prominent fund selection leaders from the likes of UBS Global […]

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With increasing client appetite for private markets, private banks are being very selective when adding to their product shelves to ensure they are working with top managers, leading fund selectors said at Asian Private Banker’s Funds Selection Nexus 2024 Hong Kong. “We have to be very selective” As the private market space gets bigger, banks are looking closely at the […]

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Private wealth clients are increasingly looking to park their money in the booming private credit market for stable income amid economic volatility, wealth management experts said at the recent 2023 APB Summit. Reasons for this trend include the attractive risk-return, debt seniority and diversification, among others, which have given private credit a leg up in clients’ asset allocations, the panellists […]

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As it seeks to build out its capabilities in private markets in the region, UBS Global Wealth Management (UBS GWM) has appointed a new head of its alternatives business in Asia-Pacific, according to an internal memo seen by Asian Private Banker. Michelle Shi will join UBS as head CIO global investment management alternative solutions APAC from 3 May, the memo […]

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