Value Partners has appointed Otto Choi as senior director for institutional business, effective May 16. Based in Hong Kong, he reports to the group’s president, June Wong.

Société Générale has expanded its shipping finance team in Asia-Pacific by establishing a presence in Singapore, to foster closer affinity with its Southeast Asian clients and support their sustainability journeys. The bank has appointed Ting Zhang and Pierre Carassus as co-heads of shipping financing for Asia-Pacific, with immediate effect.

Franklin Templeton has appointed Nor Hanifah Hashim as head of Malaysia business, replacing Avinash Satwalekar who has been named president of the firm’s India business.

Société Générale has announced new appointments within its natural resources and infrastructure division in Asia-Pacific. Lan Yang is the new head of natural resources & infrastructure for Asia-Pacific, while Stephen Krust is the new head of the energy group for the region.

First Sentier Investors (FSI) has appointed Marcus Ong as director, institutional business, of its Singapore distribution team. He reports to Christy Goh, head of distribution, Southeast Asia.

Ashurst has appointed Jean Woo as managing partner of its Singapore office. She is a partner in the global finance division. Woo joined the law firm as an associate in the Singapore office and rose through the ranks to become a partner in 2017

Sean Ma has decade of experience in securities, futures, fintech-related sectors

Robeco has announced new appointments to strengthen its sustainable investing team in Singapore. Ghislaine Nadaud has been named as senior sustainable investing specialist and Rinchen Choegyal as senior sustainable investing research analyst. Also, Laura Bosch Ferreté has relocated from Rotterdam to take on the role of sustainable investing specialist.

RBC Wealth Management, part of Royal Bank of Canada, has announced new senior executives ahead of the retirement of Michael (Mike) Reed, head of wealth management, Southeast Asia. With Reed’s retirement in mid-June, Nick Chan currently head of private banking, North Asia, will take on a broader remit to lead the firm’s sales and relationship teams across Hong Kong and Singapore.

Credit Suisse has announced two senior appointments in investment banking and capital markets (IBCM) and equities franchises in Australia. Karla Wynne has been promoted to head of consumer, retail & healthcare, IBCM, while Tim Usasz has been promoted to head of equity syndicate, both in Australia.

Abrdn has appointed Raf Choudhury as investment director on the Asia-Pacific multi-asset investment solutions (MAIS) team, further strengthening its offering for wholesale and institutional investors, financial advice groups and investment platforms in Australia and Asia.

Deutsche Bank has announced two new senior appointments to deepen expertise in its discretionary portfolio management (DPM) offering in Asia-Pacific. Stefanie Holtze-Jen has been named as head of DPM, Asia-Pacific, and Harsh Agarwal as DPM head of fixed income, Asia.