Bank of Singapore strengthens South Asia team with senior hire

Bank of Singapore has appointed Ankit Swaika as team head, Global South Asia, strengthening its private banking capabilities for non-resident Indian (NRI), high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) clients.

Based in Singapore and reporting to Zubin Dabu, market group head, Middle East, Global South Asia and International, Swaika will support the bank’s continued expansion of its South Asia franchise and focus on serving complex wealth management needs.

Swaika is a CFA charterholder and private banking and investment advisory veteran with more than 25 years of global experience. Through his career he has amassed extensive experience in client relationship management, investment advisory, structuring solutions, family office advisory and global market research.

Swaika joins from Bank Julius Baer Singapore, where he spent almost a decade as a Senior Private Banker responsible for supporting UHNW and HNW clients across Asia, Middle East and Europe.

Prior to joining Bank Julius Baer, Swaika was a senior investment advisor at ANZ Singapore, serving clients across Southeast Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Earlier, he held senior roles including being Head of Investments, Advisory and Family Office, with private wealth institutions in UK and Asia.

Over the past year, Bank of Singapore has significantly strengthened its leadership bench and relationship management team in Singapore under the leadership of Zubin Dabu. Swaika’s appointment follows another recent senior-level hire, Yatish Aron, who will also be joining Bank of Singapore as Team Head, Global South Asia, on 12 October 2026.

Other strategic hires in the last year include Bikram Sen as market head, Global South Asia, Priyanka Maheshwari who joined from HSBC Private Bank, Dinesh Chaudhary who joined from Julius Baer and Ritika Patel who joined from UBS.

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