Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp.’s Bank of Singapore hired at least four private bankers from UBS AG, three people with knowledge the matter told Bloomberg.
In addition, two administrative staff from UBS will join Bank of Singapore in the city-state, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the moves haven’t been publicly announced. They declined to identify the employees.
Bank of Singapore was created through OCBC’s acquisition of ING Groep NV’s Asian private-banking operations for US$1.46 billion ($2.05 billion) in October. The hires bring Chief Executive Officer Renato de Guzman closer to his goal of adding 30 relationship managers this year.
Bank of Singapore has added more than 10 employees this year, said spokeswoman Donna Lee.
The majority of this year’s new hires will join Bank of Singapore’s Southeast Asia team, which is headed by former UBS banker Bahren Shaari, Lee said.
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