DBS Group Holdings has appointed Helge Muenkel as chief sustainability officer, with effect from January 24. He succeeds Mikkel Larsen, who transitioned into his role as chief executive officer at Climate Impact X (CIX), a joint venture of DBS, Singapore Exchange, Standard Chartered Bank and Temasek, in November 2021.

David Lewis, former FATF secretary, has extensive anti-money laundering experience

Stella Choe has wealth of banking and finance experience

Marco Montanari has 20 years of experience in the industry

Credit Suisse Group chairman António Horta-Osório has resigned following an investigation commissioned by its board of directors, the bank announced today (January 17). He is replaced by Axel P. Lehmann, whose appointment is effective immediately.

Index provider MSCI has announced various senior leadership changes, effective immediately.

PineBridge Investments appoints Nicolas Kopitsis as head of wealth management for Asia.

Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) has appointed Robert Phua as head of wealth planning for South Asia.

Deutsche Bank has appointed Mathew Kathayanat as Asia-Pacific head of securities services product management.

Industry veteran Sophia Chong will oversee international trade fairs and digital business

PGIM Real Estate says it has further strengthened its commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing with the addition of Julie Townsend as ESG lead for Europe and Asia-Pacific. Based in London, she will report to Christina Hill, global head of ESG and head of Americas asset management.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has appointed Kerry Rooks as its chief people officer, effective January 10. She will be responsible for the group’s human resources function.

Ray Chan brings over 20 years of experience in the asset management, ETF investment advisory

Julius Baer Group will nominate Tomas Varela Muiña to the board of directors at its annual general meeting on 12 April 12 2022. Muiña will succeed Claire Giraut, who is not standing for re-election as she is about to reach her term limit of 12 years. All other current members of the board will stand for re-election.

Singaporean lender UOB has hired Khoo Lin Wein as managing director and regional market head for Southeast Asia under its private bank arm, which is dedicated to serving high-net-worth (HNW) clients across Asia.