BlackRock appoints APAC head of wealth
James Raby has been appointed as BlackRock’s head of wealth for the Asia Pacific region.
With over 15 years of experience at the firm across finance, corporate development, audit, and strategy, he was a former global head of financial planning and analysis and most recently served as APAC chief financial officer based in Hong Kong.
“APAC wealth clients are keenly focused on partners who understand their business and the challenges they face. This is critical to ensure we are bringing our clients with the most relevant solutions,” Raby stated.
“I look forward to developing closer client partnerships with an aim to meet their long-term investment goals.”
Raby, an Australian national and alum of the University of Melbourne, first began at BlackRock in 2005. He was previously director of strategy for Barclays and later a principal at BGI, which was acquired by BlackRock in 2008.
BlackRock’s chair and head of APAC, Rachel Lord, remained optimistic about the firm’s successful expansion of services in the region, especially over the last two years.
“Clients are turning to BlackRock more than ever, as we expect to offer an unrivalled platform of investment and risk solutions. We believe our ability to deliver the highest quality investment strategies and client service is unparalleled in APAC’s asset management industry,” she said.
“Our partnerships with wealth management, retail banking and private banking clients in the region have grown significantly over the last two years, powered by our sharp focus on whole portfolios to help their end clients achieve greater resilience.”
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