Appointments have been made affecting a number of wealth management business segments.

UBS Global Wealth Management, part of UBS, has made a range of senior appointments across its Asia-Pacific business, this news service an confirm.  

Neil Yiu (pictured below) has been appointed as the market team head for Southeast Asia Hong Kong within the Hong Kong domestic and Southeast Asia Hong Kong sector, effective 1 September 2025. In this role Yiu reports to Adeline Chien, the head of wealth management for domestic Hong Kong and the Southeast Asia Hong Kong segments.

Neil Yiu

Prior to this, Yiu was part of the direct investment and global wealth management corporate finance group, moving to the Hong Kong domestic market team head role earlier in 2025. 

As announced in June, Pierre Widmer, the market team head for Southeast Asia Hong Kong, was appointed as the head for GWM advisory and sales North Asia, effective 1 September 2025. 

Taiwan international
Simon Chang (pictured below) has joined the Taiwan International arm of UBS as the new market team head in Hong Kong. Chang, who reports to Damien Hsiao, the head of Taiwan International, UBS Global Wealth Management, has more than two decades’ experience in the financial service sector. 

Simon Chang

Chang has more than two decades of experience in the financial and wealth management sector. Most recently, he worked at JP Morgan Private Bank Hong Kong since 2018. Prior to this, he was a client advisor at UBS Taipei from 2015 to 2018. Chang has held various positions as a relationship manager at Standard Chartered, Credit Suisse, and ABN AMRO since 2003.

Sherwin Wong (pictured below) was appointed as a market team head at the private client Hong Kong business in May this year. He joined from JP Morgan, where he served as one of the China team leads and worked for 16 years. Wong reports to Jamee Wong, the head of private clients for Greater China. 

Sherwin Wong

Wong started his career as an investment specialist and was appointed as team lead for JP Morgan's Hong Kong and the Philippines business in 2018.  In 2023, Wong moved to the China market, where he played a pivotal role in expanding its UHNW business. Wong joined the UBS investment bank in 2007.