Standard Chartered appoints Raymond Cheng as CIO for North Asia region
Standard Chartered Bank today announced the appointment of Raymond Cheng as Chief Investment Officer (CIO), North Asia. Based in Hong Kong, Raymond Cheng reports to Steve Brice, Group Chief Investment Officer.
In this newly created role, Raymond Cheng will be responsible for the CIO office’s coverage and capabilities for the North Asia region, and represent the CIO office’s views to the Bank’s Affluent clients.
Raymond Cheng joins from JP Morgan Private Bank where he was the Head of Asia Equity Strategy, leading a team that was responsible for developing Asian equity views and themes as well as issuing security specific recommendations. Prior to that, he was Head of Research at Bank of Communications, and Bank of China.
Steve Brice commented,
“The ongoing global market volatility has meant that clients are increasingly looking to us to help them understand what’s happening in the markets and navigate the uncertainties. Raymond’s joining is timely as we look forward to his rich experience and knowledge of the North Asian markets to engage our clients at a different level.”