Ms Yap will develop relationships with UK-resident, non-domiciled high and ultra high net worth clients from countries such as Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia and Greater China.

Ms Yap joins RBC from EFG Private Bank, where she was tasked with building a book of HNW Chinese resident and non-resident clients. Before that, she headed up a global Chinese initiative at Standard Chartered Private Bank, and also led the Asian business development unit at HSBC Global Asset Management.

Overall, she has 14 years of experience in the private banking industry and has spent time working in both London and New York.

RBC Wealth Management serves affluent, HNW and UHNW clients in Canada, the US, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

The firm has over C$593 billion (about $582 billion) of assets under administration, and some C$353 billion of assets under management.