LGT Vestra
PEOPLE MOVES: Citi, Guardian Wealth, Brewin Dolphin
Citi Private Bank has named two heads of investment for Asia Pacific, with GWM Investment Management adding a senior wealth manager in London. Brewin Dolphin’s Jersey office has a new head.
PEOPLE MOVES: Standard Life, Quilter Cheviot, Crowe CW
Standard Life’s chief executive for UK and Europe Pensions and Savings is to retire, with Quilter Cheviot’s chief executive announcing similar plans. Audit, tax and advisory firm Crowe Clark Whitehill sadly announced on Friday that its national head of private clients has died.
ABN Amro exits Asia and Middle East in Liechtenstein sale
The Dutch bank ABN Amro is to sell its private banking operations in Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai totalling $20bn (£15.7bn, €18.6bn) in assets under management to LGT, the two groups announced in separate statements on Tuesday.
PEOPLE MOVES: StanChart, FPI, Aviva
Standard Chartered’s Asean and south Asia chief executive has stepped down with immediate effect. Friends Provident International has appointed a regional sales director for Singapore, while Aviva has hired a tech industry heavy hitter for a new communications role.
LGT Vestra partners with Feifa
UK and Jersey-based wealth management firm, LGT Vestra, has become a partner of the Federation of European Independent Financial Advisers (Feifa).