The latest moves in the Asia-Pacific region's wealth management industry.

AAM Advisory, Quilter
AAM Advisory, the Singapore-based financial advice business, which is part of the UK-based wealth management group Quilter, has appointed a new head of investments, Shreemati Varadarajan.

Varadarajan has joined from Farringdon Asset Management in Singapore where she was chief commercial and operations officer. Prior to this, she had senior roles at the financial planning firm Globaleye, ultimately becoming the group chief investment officer. Before joining Globaleye, Shreemati worked in various client management roles at both ANZ Bank and ING Vysya Bank.

Shreemati is frequently invited as a guest speaker on a variety of investments related topics at SP Jain Centre of Management and often helps mentor graduates from various Singapore and international universities. 

Finantix
Finantix, the wealth technology firm, has appointed Michael Gantenbein as an account delivery director in Singapore.

Gantenbein has a background in account management, software delivery, business development, team management and business process management in fintech, cloud and omni-channel technologies. Prior to joining Finantix, he was in senior roles at Flowable, Soreco and Itartis. He also has direct banking experience having served at Credit Suisse in various positions for over a decade. 

“Finantix already has a strong presence in Asia with offices in Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore and Hong Kong. This appointment is the next in a series of senior hires as part of our strategy to build local teams that really understand the region’s financial markets, local cultures and market dynamics,” Damien Piper, regional director, Asia at Finantix, said.