Lombard Odier unveils new hires, Rothschild taps UBS pro, Asia Frontier bolsters HK office, Nikko AM names marketing head, Simmons & Simmons poaches from Sidley Austin.
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After making a raft of investment and sales hires in the region, the Swiss firm is building out its middle and back office and mulling a QFII licence application.
Structural change at Pictet and Lombard Odier to corporate partnerships underlines a new reality for Swiss banks. And about time too, says Scorpio Partnership.
The privately held Swiss bank is targeting additional alliances with third-party players in Asia and is debating booking-centre status in Hong Kong. It is also seeking RMs in Singapore.
The Swiss bank hires Pranay Gupta from ING Investment Management, who will double up as global head of investment solutions. It also adds Simon Tam as a Hong Kong MD from UBS.
The Swiss firm hires a head of institutional client relationships in Southeast Asia, a regional third-party distribution specialist and a business development director for Korea.
The privately held Swiss bank is hiring institutional sales staff and is looking to bring on a long-short equities team, credit and currency specialists and a regional CIO this year.
Union Bancaire Privée, Lombard Odier, and Pictet hire new Asia heads as the competition for both talent and clients in the industry continues to intensify.
Lombard Odier has appointed Vincent Duhamel to drive its entry into Asia’s institutional asset management business, as well as to help grow its private client offering.
The firm has hired five senior relationship managers in Hong Kong, mostly from UBS, as part of an Asia build-out and amid a belief the time is ripe for boutiques to attract talent from larger rivals.
Lombard Odier and Robeco Boston Partners suggest waiting until mid-July for some certainty on the Spanish debt issue before getting back into equities.
But it's still worth having cautious exposure to the two countries, says Sandro Antonucci of Lombard Odier.
