Based in Singapore, Mr. Gill will focus on research and analysis of regional markets and developing investment strategies for Barclays Wealth Private Banking clients in the region.
Barclays Wealth, 05 August 2008
Barclays Wealth has appointed Manpreet Singh Gill as Asia Strategist, effective today. Based in Singapore, Mr. Gill will report to Michael Dicks, Global Head of Research and Investment Strategy. Mr. Gill will be responsible for driving research and providing in-depth analysis of regional markets. He will also focus on interpreting market economics and developing investment strategies for Barclays Wealth Private Banking clients in the region.
“The Barclays Wealth research team is committed to providing world-class research platform and product capabilities that are globally aligned but responsive to local clients' needs. The appointment of Manpreet Singh Gill in Asia will ensure that both local and rest-of-the-world views are delivered to clients and awareness of investment opportunities is heightened,” said Michael Dicks.
Didier von Daeniken, Asia Pacific Chief Executive of Barclays Wealth added, “We are confident that this appointment will further enhance the ability of Barclays Wealth to service our Private Banking clients in Asia by delivering outstanding investment solutions to them.”
Before joining Barclays Wealth, Mr. Gill had been Economist and Strategist, Global Markets Group at ICICI Bank in India since 2005. There, he was responsible for driving macroeconomic research for Japan and the Eurozone, as well as developing investment strategies for structured products, with a focus on global FX.
Prior to that, Mr. Gill worked on dollar-bloc macroeconomic research at Infosys BPO and risk modelling for a number of markets at an American bank.
Mr. Gill graduated from INSEAD with a Master of Business Administration and holds a Master of Arts in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics.
For further information contact:
Barclays Wealth
Gan Lee Meng
+65 6308 3772 / leemeng.gan@barclaysasia.com
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, Hong Kong
Cindy Gan
+852 2884 8656 / cindy.gan@ogilvy.com
Rita Ngai
+852 2884 8584 / rita.ngai@ogilvy.com
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