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.
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 firm hires a head of institutional client relationships in Southeast Asia, a regional third-party distribution specialist and a business development director for Korea.
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.