RBC Wealth Management (RBC WM) Asia has appointed a new COO for the region, effective 1 November, according to an announcement from the bank. Bee Leng Phua will take on the role, based in Singapore, succeeding Kamran Azim and reporting to Rod Ireland, head of WM Asia and head of global markets, APAC. She will work closely with the Asia wealth […]

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June saw a fresh wave of moves in Hong Kong, with RBC Wealth Management and J. Safra Sarasin leading key hires, joined by other firms across private banking and asset management amid a series of appointments and exits following May’s Middle East momentum. Key private banking personnel moves last month included Nick Yim, head of Private Wealth Management (PWM) for […]

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RBC Wealth Management Asia has appointed its COO as head of private banking for Singapore. In his new role, Kamran Azim will drive the development and execution of RBC’s private banking strategy in Southeast Asia, with a focus on growing its client base and deepening relationships across the region. He relocated to Singapore in late 2022 as COO for wealth […]

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The North Asia market head for RBC Wealth Management in Singapore has resigned from the bank, Asian Private Banker can reveal. Singapore-based Shaun Lim, managing direct and market head for North Asia, has decided to exit the Canadian lender after less than three years, multiple sources confirmed to Asian Private Banker. RBC Wealth Management declined to comment. Lim joined the […]

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Since taking up the mantle of Asia head late last year, Rod Ireland has had his hands full managing RBC Wealth Management’s (RBC WM) business in the region while still retaining the role of head of global markets for APAC. The Australian was appointed as the permanent head of Asia for RBC WM in December last year following Terence Chow’s […]

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From the reshuffling of leadership roles across the private banking industry to wholesale changes in the competitive landscape, 2023 was characterised by heavyweight hirings in Asia Pacific. The Credit Suisse-UBS merger resulted in many of the former’s bankers jumping ship, creating some of the most impactful appointments of the year. From long-time Credit Suisse heavyweight Jin Yee Young joining UBS via Deutsche Bank […]

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RBC Wealth Management (RBC WM) has appointed a permanent head of its Asia business following the departure of Terence Chow earlier in the year. The private bank said on Wednesday that Rod Ireland would be Chow’s permanent successor after taking on the role in an interim capacity in August. He will retain his role as head of global markets for […]

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