OPINION: Are private banks in Asia hyping up their hiring? - Simon Mortlock

eFinancialCareers-gulf.com, 2 Apr 2011
Private banks in Asia are growing fond of saying they are hiring in the hundreds but talent shortages in Singapore and Hong Kong could thwart their ambitions.
Take Julius Baer. Chief executive Boris Collardi told Singapore’s Business Times recently that it intends to double its banker headcount in Asia from the current 130. The Swiss firm has offices in Singapore, Hong Kong and Jakarta. Full story