Weekly roundup of people news, Aug 23

UBS exec joins JP Morgan prime brokerage unit JP Morgan has named Chris Barber managing director and head of prime brokerage account management for Asia Pacific. Barber joins the bank’s Hong Kong branch, where he will oversee the regional team and provide day-to-day coverage for JP Morgan’s prime brokerage clients. It’s a newly created role, says a spokesman. Before joining JP Morgan, Barber held the same title at UBS in Hong Kong from 2006-2013, having previously been an execu…